tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post9062605742465654494..comments2024-02-13T14:28:21.282-05:00Comments on New Jovian Thunderbolt: FMJ or...?New Jovian Thunderbolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-51692355986310997572010-04-01T14:14:06.651-04:002010-04-01T14:14:06.651-04:00I had issues with my 79' Sig P6 and HP's w...I had issues with my 79' Sig P6 and HP's with large cavities. Got the feedramp altered & polished and never had another problem.<br /><br />I have had JHP's (remington Golden Saber's) that wouldn't feed well because of OAL issues.<br /><br />For the most part though my guns have digested whatever I chose to shoot.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-57884648648198002212010-03-31T23:02:11.314-04:002010-03-31T23:02:11.314-04:00Yep :-)Yep :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-51340216936530578462010-03-31T19:17:18.149-04:002010-03-31T19:17:18.149-04:00I've never once had a JHP fail to feed in any ...I've never once had a JHP fail to feed in any of my pistols(two 1911's, an XD45, and an XD9).<br /><br />I just picked up a Ruger LCP, we'll see how that one goes - but with the price of .380 it will be a while before I get a high number of rounds downrange.Unrepentant Gun Loving Tattooed Yuppiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503122170846685647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-34355508669827832010-03-31T14:06:24.057-04:002010-03-31T14:06:24.057-04:00well, the one on the right is certainly not 'B...well, the one on the right is certainly not 'Ball', Fo.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-1069872674820246232010-03-30T23:23:25.669-04:002010-03-30T23:23:25.669-04:00FMJs tend to make through and through wounds, and ...FMJs tend to make through and through wounds, and potentially wound others... JHP's WILL expand to some extent even if 'jammed'... FYI, the bullet in the picture is actually a semi-wadcutter...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-5314353303104659232010-03-30T19:04:13.685-04:002010-03-30T19:04:13.685-04:00Different handguns have different rates of failure...Different handguns have different rates of failures, both in feeding and ejecting. A dependable gun makes much more difference than the ammo you use. However, the best thing to do is to pick the firearm you're going to carry, pick the ammo you intend to carry in it, and test it until you're comfortable with the combination. If it fails to feed or eject in the first 100 rounds though, I'd find a different combo. <br /><br />I carry a Ruger P95. I thought about other brands and models, and decided to go with the P95 for my own reasons, not least of which is its reputation for feeding anything. Plus, if you run out of ammo, it's a good weight to throw. :-)Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244142931909670053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-19811731504052457412010-03-30T17:06:36.936-04:002010-03-30T17:06:36.936-04:00What HAVE you had a problem in?What HAVE you had a problem in?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-15419478222293237292010-03-30T16:47:10.781-04:002010-03-30T16:47:10.781-04:00Never had a single JHP problem with with either of...Never had a single JHP problem with with either of my Glocks (19, 21) in either 9mm or .45.<br /><br />Never had a prob in my XD-9 or my S&W 569 9mm's.JB Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-3401307717037221112010-03-30T15:52:07.748-04:002010-03-30T15:52:07.748-04:00Even if my JHPs fill up and somehow don;t expand a...Even if my JHPs fill up and somehow don;t expand at all (something that doesn't generally happen, as knie said) <i>my</i> JHPs will, at worst, hit like FMJ ball.<br /><br />Becuase I carry JHPs with the same weight as standard ball projos. With the notable exception of my .38 Special and .357 Magnum revolvers -- I use 125gr JHPs in both, and as far as I know the only "standard" FMJ load for either is the USGI 130gr ball that's pretty much the same as the Winchester White Box stuff. . .Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328915597574377444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-27890911948377890192010-03-30T14:19:57.712-04:002010-03-30T14:19:57.712-04:00Having been to a few autopsies I can tell you that...Having been to a few autopsies I can tell you that plugged HP's still expand, although not to their full potential. From a liability standpoint, find out what the local cops carry and if it shoots well in your choice of handgun, I would carry that.knicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806165176929604266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-47365994664592194692010-03-30T13:27:32.309-04:002010-03-30T13:27:32.309-04:00If you fill the cavity with clothes or what not do...If you fill the cavity with clothes or what not don't you just get the same thing as a FMJ but less heavy?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-75237385491818202152010-03-30T13:22:20.124-04:002010-03-30T13:22:20.124-04:00Federal EFMJ is my current carry ammo. Seems to be...Federal EFMJ is my current carry ammo. Seems to be the best of both worlds if it works as advertised.<br />I agree with Tam that the feeding problems with JHP's(where they occurred) have largely been solved. <br />There are other considerations with JHP bullets; some folks have asserted that the cavity can become filled by clothing and thus inhibit expansion. Dunno. I have yet to shoot them at a clothed target.Boat Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-11911957166657303912010-03-30T09:08:48.651-04:002010-03-30T09:08:48.651-04:00I pretty much shoot hollowpoints exclusively out o...I pretty much shoot hollowpoints exclusively out of my pistols because I reload for them. The price difference between ball projectiles and JHPs is negligible or non-existent, so I figure "why not just load JHPs?".<br /><br />That said...I've had no feed problems that weren't my fault or the fault of an under charged load during load development, though granted the pistols in question are all modern (XD-45/Glock 23/Sig P226).Frozennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-71719036062525960722010-03-30T09:04:02.041-04:002010-03-30T09:04:02.041-04:00The difference in feed reliability is greatly exag...The difference in feed reliability is greatly exaggerated.<br /><br />A lot of old guys remember getting '80s-era Speers and SuperVels hung on the un-throated feedways of their Series 70 Government Models, and thus has the matter become taken as gospel: "Hollowpoints make your gun jam!"Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.com