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Hello. Many of these can be had (or close to it by handloading), but many don't reload. Many who do don't use them for defensive purposes.
.380 ACP: Corbon DPX load in as near standard weight as possible with at least 12" penetration as in other loads. This one may be coming.
9mm Makarov:Ditto as for the .380 ACP
.38 Special: 140-gr. HCSWC or even WC loaded to at least 800 ft/sec from a snub. By dropping but 18 grains, perhaps this could be done at standard pressures and give those wanting solids something with more smack than the wadcutters currently available that clock in the mid-500's in some versions to about 600 in others from the J-frame snubs.
9mm:Much exists and we're not really "short" in this caliber, but I do wish Federal would put the 124-gr. Nyclad
HP back on the open market. This standard pressure load from a service pistol seems to work better than might be expected from its paper ballistics.
.44 Special: A 240-gr. Keith-style hardcast SWC at an honest 900-950 ft/sec from a major maker and at reasonable prices. It wouldn't bother me at all to see a full WC offered to the same specs.
.45 Colt: A 260-gr. hard cast SWC and full WC at about 875 to 925 ft/sec.
Either of the .44 Special or .45 Colt loads should be controllable in N-frame guns. For those not concerned with overpenetration in humans, they could do nicely for much field work as well as more serious matters.
.45 ACP: It'll never happen as it would not feed in many guns, but a hard cast SWC similar to that used in the .45 Colt that weighs about 230-245-grs @ 830 to 860 ft/sec. The speed/accuracy of the auto is not compromised at this level of recoil and for those not happy with JHP's, the large meplat on these do make a visible difference in animals I've seen shot with the handloaded equivalents.
Anyone else got any loads they'd like to see offered from the factories?
Best.
.380 ACP: Corbon DPX load in as near standard weight as possible with at least 12" penetration as in other loads. This one may be coming.
9mm Makarov:Ditto as for the .380 ACP
.38 Special: 140-gr. HCSWC or even WC loaded to at least 800 ft/sec from a snub. By dropping but 18 grains, perhaps this could be done at standard pressures and give those wanting solids something with more smack than the wadcutters currently available that clock in the mid-500's in some versions to about 600 in others from the J-frame snubs.
9mm:Much exists and we're not really "short" in this caliber, but I do wish Federal would put the 124-gr. Nyclad
HP back on the open market. This standard pressure load from a service pistol seems to work better than might be expected from its paper ballistics.
.44 Special: A 240-gr. Keith-style hardcast SWC at an honest 900-950 ft/sec from a major maker and at reasonable prices. It wouldn't bother me at all to see a full WC offered to the same specs.
.45 Colt: A 260-gr. hard cast SWC and full WC at about 875 to 925 ft/sec.
Either of the .44 Special or .45 Colt loads should be controllable in N-frame guns. For those not concerned with overpenetration in humans, they could do nicely for much field work as well as more serious matters.
.45 ACP: It'll never happen as it would not feed in many guns, but a hard cast SWC similar to that used in the .45 Colt that weighs about 230-245-grs @ 830 to 860 ft/sec. The speed/accuracy of the auto is not compromised at this level of recoil and for those not happy with JHP's, the large meplat on these do make a visible difference in animals I've seen shot with the handloaded equivalents.
Anyone else got any loads they'd like to see offered from the factories?
Best.