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Getting rid of the USP,  I know the velocity isn't much lower than a Glock 22, but what ammo will perform best in both? and what is best for a g27?

40 S&W

Winchester Ranger T series (box says SXT, make sure the model # is RA9T, RA40T, or RA45T) or Speer Gold Dots. I wouldn't use anything else. Speer ammo can be found in many gun shops. The Ranger stuff can be tough to get a hold of sometimes. There's a guy in Florida that will ship some to you if you want though, or at least he did a couple of years ago when I bought from him. I can try and digup the e-mail address if you want it.

I am not sure what caliber the G27 is, but just buy either of these types of ammo in your caliber and you're good to go!

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I carry Hornady TAP after seeing it penetrate numerous windshields without much deflection and mushrooming to .75"

it's a .40  I've carried a Glock 22 (.40) for years and didn't know if the lower velocities would rate a different ammo.  I keep Ranger sxts in the 22.

Great, now i'm doing Zukhov's job....

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My G-Lock 22 is stoked with 180gr. Winchester Ranger T [RA40T] in the summer, and i switch to a .357 barrel for the winter

now go get your fuckin shine box

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I know what performs good all around.I'm asking this due to lower velocities of the shorter barrel.  I bullets are designed to perform at different velocities.  I didn't know if there was one that performed better at lower speeds.

I use the Gold Dot short barrel load in my Glock 27.

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I have been pretty happy with the performance of the Federal HST's

Quoted: Quoted: Great, now i'm doing Zukhov's job.... www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=237 My G-Lock 22 is stoked with 180gr. Winchester Ranger T [RA40T] in the summer, and i switch to a .357 barrel for the winter now go get your fuckin shine box I know what performs good all around.I'm asking this due to lower velocities of the shorter barrel.  I bullets are designed to perform at different velocities.  I didn't know if there was one that performed better at lower speeds.

You are over analyzing in my opinion. Is a slightly faster burning powder going to give you that much more velocity? Why the switch from the USP to the Glock? I carry a USPc 9mm everyday and love it.

Seriously, get some Rangers or Gold Dots in the short barrel variant if you are concerned about velocity.

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Gold Dot works just fine.  I've done wound ballistic workshops with ATK and I can tell you that GD is the most consistent performing ammo there is.

I like Corbon DPX personally.   The Barnes X bullet was designed for short barreled guns.

Quoted: I like Corbon DPX personally.   The Barnes X bullet was designed for short barreled guns.

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DPX is awesome.

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Can't argue with you about the cost of Corbon DPX, now can I? hough,
I can't argue the good price of Ranger's for a box of 50, but I have had problems with the .45 cal rounds because of the stubby bullet they use (.40 is OK).  I have also had problems with Corbon DPX in .45 cal with my Colt CCO because of its longish bullet length, so I stick with Gold-Dots in it.  But I still feel better carrying my .40 cal Glock with DPX loaded in it.

Quoted: Quoted: Just how much is your ass worth? Can't argue with you about the cost of Corbon DPX, now can I? <snip>  But I still feel better carrying my .40 cal Glock with DPX loaded in it.

I recently bought some .45acp DPX made by Taurus and have been meaning to give a full range report - wet pack included [i'm waiting on a chrony]

note the size of the hollowpoint cavity of these .45acp's


Two quick observations of DPX ammuniton:

1.) it has a large hollowpoint cavity which may or may not feed reliably in some pistols

2.) it's made of hard copper allowing it to [arguably] feed better than 'standard' hollowpoints - - What i mean is that the hard copper bullet will not deform on the feed ramp, or chamber roof during the actual firing sequence, whereas a standard lead/copper bullet may deform or flatten out causing a malfunction.  
Remington Golden Sabre's have a great feed profile and are made of hard brass, and like DPX ammunition, will actually 'bounce' more during the firing/chambering process making a very efficient feeding hollowpoint

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Great, now i'm doing Zukhov's job.... www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=237 My G-Lock 22 is stoked with 180gr. Winchester Ranger T [RA40T] in the summer, and i switch to a .357 barrel for the winter now go get your fuckin shine box I know what performs good all around.I'm asking this due to lower velocities of the shorter barrel.  I bullets are designed to perform at different velocities.  I didn't know if there was one that performed better at lower speeds. You are over analyzing in my opinion. Is a slightly faster burning powder going to give you that much more velocity? Why the switch from the USP to the Glock? I carry a USPc 9mm everyday and love it. Seriously, get some Rangers or Gold Dots in the short barrel variant if you are concerned about velocity.

About the over analyzing, I'm not, I just don't know, I don't know a lot about ballistics.

I'm switching to the Glock to standardize.  I already have a Glock22 that's been my faithful carry piece forever, I started carrying the USP when I got a great deal on it, $449 with night sights.  I already have stacks of ranger SXTs, no problem staying with that.

Gold Dot +P

I carry a Glock 22 on duty, a Glock 23 off duty and a Glock 27 as backup...all .40 S&W.  I carry 155 grain Gold Dot .40 S&W in all.  Performs well on windshields and has a lot of energy...more the 230 grain .45cal.

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40 S&W would perform far better in a G27 than 9mm or 45 would.

Over the years I have tested many loads in a consistent manner: a round fired through a bath towel folded so there are 4 layers to penetrate (simulating moderate to heavy clothing) into my swimming pool---straight down of course! The towel is laid on the water and the round fired before the towel soaks up very much water, like within a second. I have tested many different calibers and loads this way, all for consistency's sake. I have also chronographed many different rounds out of different barrel lengths. Obviously this used to be quite an interest of mine!

Some observations:

***Gold Dots, regardless of caliber or velocity, seem to do quite well until you fire them through the simulated clothing. Then they don't open up very well. I won't carry them for that reason. CAVEAT--> I haven't tried the newer "short barreled" rounds.

***Ditto with HydraShoks.

***CorBon's Sierra JHP's work well even after clothing, regardless of caliber or velocity.

***CorBon's DPX loads work well also, even after clothing (tried .40 and .45).

***Remington Golden Sabers are "okay", but the clothing retards expansion to a degree (but you still get SOME).

***Factory published velocities are utter BS. They are almost always a good deal less than advertised. CorBon, however, seems to be pretty close to advertised velocities.

***Don't believe the "50 fps loss of velocity per inch of barrel" rule. It's more like 50-100 fps per HALF INCH. This is regardless of manufacturer. Example: a CorBon 135gr .40 load does about 1300 fps out of a Glock 23 (4" barrel). However, it drops to a little over 1200 fps out of a Glock 27 (3.5" barrel). So that's what, maybe an 80-90 fps loss? This DOES affect bullet performance, trust me.




Oh, BTW. The Winchester 155gr .40 Ranger load penetrated the towel and about 48" of water to punch a hole through the bottom of my pool! A little too much penetration. I stopped carrying them and my wife stopped my testing! Thank God for underwater patching kits!