Posted: 12/31/2019 7:46:08 PM EDT
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Test Gun: Beretta 70 Barrel length: 3.5 inches. Ammunition: Hornady .32 ACP 60gr XTP Test media: 10% Clear Ballistics Gel. Distance: 10 feet. Chronograph: Caldwell Ballistic Precision Chronograph G2. Five shot velocity average: 800fps Gel Temperature 70 degrees. A new caliber I thought some would be interested in seeing. While the .32 ACP has largely been overshadowed by the .380 there still some people who may consider it as a carry round. I got a five-shot average velocity of 800fps with a high of 838 and a low of 718fps. Shoots a little low at 5 yards. The one round out of the group was a called flyer. 
Five rounds offhand at 5 yards. The first round in the bare gel had a velocity of 780fps and penetrated to 12.25 inches. The recovered weight was 59.9 grains and there was no expansion, It tried to expand but didn’t quite make it. Round number two had a velocity of 726fps and penetrated to 20 inches. Odd I know but that’s what it did. Again, there was no expansion and the recovered weight was 60 grains. 
In case you can’t Guess there was no expansion with either of the rounds in the clothed covered gel. The first round had a velocity of 764fps and it penetrated to 14 inches, the recovered weight was 60.1 grains. The second round was very similar and had a velocity of 832fps and penetrated to 13.5 inches with a weight of 60.1 grains also. 
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| Thanks for doing the testing. No hollow point expands every time especially against human bodies. I’ve seen 40sw 180 Hydrashock fired from a G22 pass through a bad guy’s stomach and exit his ass without expanding. A 9mm 147 Black Talon fired from a 16” AR15 pass through both lungs on a side shot with no expansion. I’ve also seen a 9mm 115 FMJ hit in left arm enter chest and strike heart but fail to exit on a fellow officer who was killed. Bullets can definitely do the unexpected. |
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Originally Posted By 6GUNZ:
I have a .32 ACP I will carry if no other options are available, but it's FMJ only for me. |
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I love the 32ACP, and own more pistols of this chambering than any other
but they are all FMJ only guns, primarily due to rimlock. But hot Euro ball ammo penetrates 12", even with the short barrels, so I don't mind. penetration is King 
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Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
General education should not be mere job training, but training of the mind to reason. https://welltrainedmind.com/a/classical-education/
General education should not be mere job training, but training of the mind to reason. https://welltrainedmind.com/a/classical-education/
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Originally Posted By MRW:
I love the 32ACP, and own more pistols of this chambering than any other but they are all FMJ only guns, primarily due to rimlock. But hot Euro ball ammo penetrates 12", even with the short barrels, so I don't mind. penetration is King https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/5205/4C18ADED-B85D-4A0C-A530-2C412E7DAA8D-1087959.jpg 
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