Hornady .357 Sig 147gr XTP gel test and review

Andrew
by Andrew

We shoot Hornady .357 Sig 147gr XTP ammunition from a Glock 22 with a 4.25″ .357 Sig conversion barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight.

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Bare gel

Penetration: 23.6″, 26.5″
Retained weight: 140.2gr, 139.1gr
Max expansion: 0.471″, 0.460″
Min expansion: 0.423″, 0.425″
Heavy clothing

Penetration: 22.9″
Retained weight: 147.4gr
Max expansion: N/A
Min expansion: N/A

Guns in this video:
Glock 22

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Andrew
Andrew

Andrew is a combat veteran of OEF and has performed hundreds of ballistic tests for his YouTube channel, The Chopping Block (https://www.youtube.com/user/chopinbloc). He is an avid firearm collector and competitor and lives with his family in Arizona. If you have any questions, you may email him at choppingblocktests@gmail.com

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  • Chuck Perry Chuck Perry on Dec 19, 2017

    I hope Santa is bringing you a new chronograph this year.

  • Pvw20 Pvw20 on Dec 19, 2017

    Two points of contention: first, 147 grain bullet? Not in this caliber. 125's please. Second, XTP bullets don't expand; they are known for penetration. Bullet technology has moved way beyond the XTP. I would imagine very few people carry XTP's. Test some relevant loads por favor.

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    • Vic Nighthorse Vic Nighthorse on Dec 19, 2017

      @pvw20 It has been my experience that they do expand and expand reliably, just not very much and kinda look malformed when they do. This test is the first time I have seen this little expansion from them. Then again, I am not interested in XTPs so I haven't been paying much attention and could have missed the failures posted. I too know why the .357 Sig was designed but don't understand why people still wouldn't be interested to see how weights other than 125gr do, they are hardly irrelevant. I also agree that it would be much better if he didn't keep churning out videos where the chrono errors out.

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