Posted: 10/10/2007 3:48:54 PM EDT
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Any recommendations for this little gem? How does it feed hollow points? |
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Mine feeds HP just fine. No failures with Gold Dots or Hydroshocks, but I usually carry Gold Dots. Also feeds the winchester truncated cone rounds which will usually hang up most pistols with feeding issues. Lots of folks also like the Golden Saber because of the weight (102 grains). The GS rounds are known to be subject to core/jacket separation, but it's not that big a deal IMHO. |
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I just buy the 100 round Winchester value packs in the white box at Wal-Mart. P3AT rides in my front left pocket for if something happens and I cant draw my primary Glock 19 on my right hand side so I'm assuming I'll be shooting someone point-blank and wanting to get them off me long enough to get my primary. |
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Some good info here on wetpack and water jug test. www.ktrange.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1523 |
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So far I have ran Winchester WWB, American Eagle, Blazer, S&B and Wolf Hard Ball through mine. It doesn't like the Wolf and Blazer. I've had Numerous jams with the Blazer. Twice it's pushed the bullet back in the case. I've polished the feed ramp but I haven't taken it to the range since. Is there anything else I can do to improve the reliability? |
Um, don't shoot Wolf or Blazer? There are many reports that the P3AT does not like aluminum or steel cased ammo. And if it is pushing the bullets in to the case there is something wrong with the ammo, not the gun. |
| corbon dpx for me. Corbon designed the 380 dpx strictly around the kt 380 handgun. They were the only two guns used in corbons R & D of the 380 dpx round. So I know it works right in the kt 380. Great round to, great expansion with the all copper barnes bullet, Not to many 380 hp's will give 100% expansion and 100% bullet retention but the 380 dpx round does both... |
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I've read a lot of stuff (much of it from Old_Painless) that says the .380 just doesn't get adequate penetration with hollow points, and you'd be better off using FMJ. Have any of you guys done any paper or gel tests with yours? I'm thinking of getting the wife a .380 (almost got her talked into a CCW), and any advise would be welcome. |
Same deal here. Winter is Federal FMJ, summer is JHP (Gold Dot). |