+P
I just got a S&W 642. Trying to find ammo, and the only JHP I can find is +P. Gun is rated for it, but I'm not sure I like the idea of overpressure.
What do you guys think of +P ammo, especially for use in a 642? :munchin |
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I tell you these things because the wife has one - and I know whereof I speak. :p |
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IMO, that round will deliver a lighting-bolt effect. I'm weird, though-I like .45 over 9 mm and 45-70 over .270. ;) |
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It don't take long to practice with Buffalo Bore: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/171...heck-box-of-20 |
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It's more fun. It's cheaper. It's less fatiguing. All of which means you will practice a lot more. You will get better results. Remember - (perfect) practice makes perfect and you will get much better results with modest practice ammo. When it comes time to "do the deed" you won't know the difference (and that first box of JHPs will last you years - so get good ones!). NOTE: I am NOT saying you shouldn't occasionally shoot your carry ammo; on the contrary, you must shoot it occasionally for familiarity and to keep the ammo rotated. It's just that you don't need to shoot a steady diet of it. Here's a link to a pretty good article about 642s: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...son-model-642/ There is a decent mix of humor and wisdom here with very little "reading between the lines" required. |
Speer, Remington and others make a +P for short barrel revolvers. If you can't pick up the front sight paint it orange or red with enamel paint the paint is cheap and if it doesn't work for you it is easily removed. A little black magic marker on the back cut of the rear V "sight" may help too.
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While I can put bullets through bullet holes (not necessarily the preceding one ;)) with my USPc .45 at 7 yards, I have yet to hit the target with my wife's LCR 9mm at the same distance. And when you've only got 5 chances... :eek:
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I don't know of any current S&W J frames that can't eat +P all day long.. I thought they had stretched the frame .1 inch and the current models use the .357 Mag cylinder??
As an owner if a 342, Lite the older 10oz version of the current 642/442 J frames,, the limit is the pain your hands can handle.. I use anything for the range. It's a 25ft last choice defense. So I don't dwell on ballistics.. Having said that.. When I do carry the 342, I carry Speer Gold Dot "SHORT BARREL". It's +P, but also tuned to 2-3 inch barrels, without pressure problems. AND I carry two speed sticks, the 8rd version. My $00.00002 :D |
Thanks to all of you.
And Peregrino, that article was terrific. |
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9mm plus p is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to inch the power of a weak-sister caliber closer to that of the magnificent and venerable .45 ACP. It's like putting a four-barrel carb in a Pinto. |
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Especially after runnin' up a few hundred ML's of liquid adrenalin... |
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