Concealed Carry Performance: Short Barrel Federal 9mm 147gr HST gel test
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We shoot Federal 9mm 147gr ammunition from a S&W Shield with a 3.1″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight.
Results:
Bare gel:
Penetration: 18.1″, 15.6″
Retained weight: 147.2gr, 147.6gr
Max expansion: 0.686″, 0.722″
Min expansion: 0.382″, 0.384″
Heavy clothing:
Penetration: 14.8″
Retained weight: 147.5
Max expansion: 0.459″
Min expansion: N/A
Velocities in fps:
883
889
903
901
Average: 894.00
StdDev: 9.59
Min: 883
Max: 903
Spread: 20
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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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Test the Barnes 9mm TAC-XPD.
ShootingtheBull410 already posted a much better video and review on his YouTube channel of this round being fired out of a short barreled concealed carry pistol.
https://youtu.be/K3VfWkWMzOI