Monday, February 04, 2008

Ballistics

Ballistic and price comparisons of some common pistol rounds.

Some conclusions to date:
  • 9mm Price/Performance can't be beat for a "real gun".
  • The good old .22 is AMAZING on price, velocity and even energy.
  • A Glock 32 or Sig Sauer 250 shooting the .357 Sig seems like a "must have"! The current ammo price listed is Cabela's bulk (so I bet I find it cheaper), it is easy to see why CIA, SS, Seals, FBI, etc have almost all gone .357 Sig
  • The .38 Special / .357 Mag setup in a revolver is still an excellent option
CaliberWt(gr)Speed(fps)Energy(ft-lb)Cost/100
.22Rem361280131$2
.32Auto71900128$38
.38Spc+P125945248$25
.380Auto95955190$26
.401651060412$22
9mm1151190362$16
.357Mag1251450583$56
.357Sig1151564624$38
.44Mag18016101036$58
.45ACP230835356$58

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:23 AM

    Also, I should point out, the .38 Special listed is the +P variety. The run-of-the-mill Winchester 38 Special round has substantially poorer stats: 130gr, 800fsp, and 185 ft-lbs.

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  2. Anonymous7:35 AM

    Here's another interesting datapoint and an even better reason for the good old .22LR:

    CCI Stingers (@32 gr) have a velocity of 1640 fps and energy of 191 ft-lbs at muzzle! All for $10/100 (at MFF).

    Just for kicks, I did look up .45 Colt ammo. Its a big ole piece of lead but is expensive with unimpressive stats. Its about $70/100 (GM)! And it has fairly crappy ballistics numbers: @250gr, 929 fps, 479 ft-lbs.

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