[erich]

Hi folks,

Thought I'd pick the group mind on this one. What's the fastest c. 95-gr .380 FMJ or SP load available? Is it the Santa Barbara stuff that SOG has?

Anybody know pre-release info on the stuff Mcnett at Double Tap will be selling? Will it include FMJs?

(I've been thinking about what that pathologist told me about carrying FMJ .380s in a tiny gun, and working hard to target specific anatomical structures that will get results. I've been reading Gray's Anatomy a lot, and thought I'd check to see what's out there in the .380 world.)

cheers, erich

 

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. The fastest I'm aware of is the Santa Barbara 95-gr. It looks like a JSP with very little lead exposed, but it doesn't expand at all. From a Walther PP, it averaged 1161 ft/sec. When fired from a SIG-Sauer P230, 1079 ft/sec, and from a Bersa, 1029 ft/sec.

Best.

 

[erich]

Thanks for the favor of your reply. The SB stuff is cheap enough that I might get a few boxes to try out - got to get the pistol first, though!

 

[Chris Stephens]

Hi there Erich,

Kel Tec P3-AT maybe?

Chris

 

[erich]

Actually, my partner Gil has one - talk about a great ultimate hide-out. I was thinking of a Kel-Tec P3-AT for deep concealmend, and maybe a PPK for fun.

 

[Chris Stephens]

Hi Erich,

A lot of the boys over on the KTOG forum run Santa Barbara through their Kel Tec P3-AT's and are on a constant search for sources for it.

They seem to favor it for a defensive load. Its kind of like running "high test" through your plastic pistol and they seem to enjoy it!

I have never been able to find a consistant source for it.

Chris

 

[oldgranpa]

Best, readily available ammo off the dealers shelves around here for my P3AT is the Remington 102gr GoldenSaber JHP. Here in ******* country we've never heard of the SB stuff.
Cheers,
og