Why Jacketed Hollow Points Are Used for Defense
Jacketed hollow points balance sufficient penetration with controlled expansion, greater frontal resistance, and a more defined permanent wound path.
Defensive Ammunition
5.7×28: Useful Cartridge, Not a Wonder Round
The 5.7×28 cartridge offers low recoil, capacity, and accessibility advantages, but pistol performance should be judged by evidence rather than P90 mythology.
A Missing Terminal Ballistic Frame of Reference
There is an interesting pattern with people who are looking for the best possible defensive pistol ammo and yet are drawn to questionable unproven solutions that feature misleading information to sell it. They buy the questionable ammo and defend it while repeating advertising claims without having an understanding of how it actually compares to known … Read more
EDC Snakeoil
Commercially available defensive duty caliber pistol ammunition designed to defeat soft armor (NiJ IIIa) is a gimmick. 1 – Does the ammunition perform at the same level as HST or Gold Dot on non-armored targets? No. 2 – Does the ammunition perform at the level of HST or Gold Dot after penetrating soft armor? No … Read more
P&S ModCast 125 — Terminal Ballistics
An evidence-based discussion of terminal ballistics, FBI-style ammunition testing, penetration, barriers, projectile design, service calibers, and duty-ammunition selection.