Energy figures are not really applicable to gauge the damage a projectile might do, although they are interesting: actual damage is what matters. There are those who prefer the fragmenting bullet that trails fragments behind the bullet and takes off in all directions like a bursting melon. (For more on the XTP read 21st Century Stopping Power, Paladin Press, by Matthew Henry Campbell.) Captain Campbell demonstrates control with the Springfield TRP. A good point concerning standard pressure XTP loads is that they are accurate and controllable.
Just the same, if you need a +P load, the XTP delivers impressive performance. If you fire a box or two, you just may decide Hornady made the right choice in loading its personal defense loads to standard velocity. This is a powerful loading I reserve for steel frame five-inch guns. The faster the bullet, the greater the expansion with no loss in penetration. No matter the speed at which the bullet strikes the test media, there is expansion. These loads are easy to control in rapid fire and accurate. 45 caliber loads are often loaded lighter than some competitors. In factory ammunition, I have found Hornady loads are consistently reliable with excellent cartridge integrity. If you handload, and you should, the XTP is probably the best all around choice as a go anywhere, do anything, jacketed, hollow point bullet. The 90-grain XTP expanded like mad, of course, at this velocity and refused to fragment and penetrated over 10 inches! If you handload-and you should-the XTP is an excellent choice as a go anywhere, do anything, loading. However, when fired into ballistic media, I was surprised. Accuracy was brilliant from my five-inch Colt at a sizzling 1600 fps. I loaded the 90-grain XTP, designed for the. Before the XTP, the rule was heavy bullets do not expand well-the XTP does expand-and light bullets fragment. The XTP breaks some of the rules concerning light bullets. 357 Magnum stays together and penetrates deep, which makes the four-inch Magnum usable as a field gun.Īs an experiment, and simply for the joy of handloading, I have loaded a number of unlikely combinations over the years. Unlike most light bullets, the 125-grain XTP in. The 180-grain XTP bullet is among the most accurate I have ever fired in the. In personal defense calibers, the 124-grain XTP in 9mm, 155-grain XTP in. In my service grade carry guns, the XTP is often the single most accurate bullet to pass through the lands and grooves. (Although the XTP does well in my Bar-Sto barrel pistols.) When loaded to high velocity in Magnum hunting revolvers, few JHP bullets are rugged enough for taking large game. Titegroup powder is the sweet spot in the recipe for this bullet, and I am not discussing match grade pistols with fitted barrels. In particular, the 200-grain XTP has proven extremely accurate in. Among the most accurate combinations I have ever fired have been those using Hornady bullets. I also prefer a bullet that is not deflected by bone or stopped by intermediate objects.Īnother advantage of the XTP is Hornady’s famous quality control. If the bullet expands less and penetrates more, it damages a lot more tissue. Remember, the total wound volume is what counts. There is a balance between expansion and penetration, and without adequate penetration we have nothing. We train for the worst case-not the average-and I want a bullet that stays together. This is a recovered XTP in a 9mm Luger loading. The Hornady XTP bullet is that kind of bullet. The ammunition using the Hornady XTP bullet is accurate, reliable, expands over a wide range of velocity, maintains a good balance of expansion and penetration and may be match-grade accurate. Or I may have loaded it myself even though it is not a single-purpose load. Hornady, or another reputable maker, may put up the load. In the big bore and Magnum calibers, the XTP is in a class by itself. When I deploy a pistol for serious use, it is often loaded with ammunition using the XTP bullet. Some ammunition is designed to break up on metal surfaces and still others designed for target-grade accuracy. There are specialized types of ammunition featuring low penetration for use in home defense and others that feature deep penetration. Note: even the least expansion exhibited (second from left), exhibits a nose profile that would cut flesh rather than push it aside. The XTP bullet performs well at diverse velocity. These handguns are versatile, accurate and, most of all, reliable. When hiking, or in an area where large animals might be a threat, a four-inch barrel Magnum revolver is on hand. I most often carry a Commander-size 1911. Most of my handguns are all around-do-anything-go-anywhere handguns.
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