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Hollow Point Question

niklasalniklasal Member Posts: 776 ✭✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
How far does a hollow point enter into a mass before it expands? I was curious because I have fired some JHP's at hard wood, soft wood, and though sand and whatever but the tip never expands, not even slightly.

Any info?

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  • fergusonmorse392fergusonmorse392 Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    it will depend on the type/kind of HP & speed, you didn't say what caliber, example the older style 32, 380 or 9m/m didn't, open much, the winchester silver tip, xtp, golden sabor, sxt, do very well, try wet telephone books.
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  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Also, velocity is important. If the velocity is too low this will sometime interfere with expansion.

    Like the previous post suggested, try wet phonebooks or bundled wet newspapers.

    Occasionally material will plug the hollowpoint and prevent expansion.
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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get an old card table and put about 8 milk jugs filled with water on it in a row. Shoot through the line of milk jugs and you will find the bullet in probably the 3rd or 4th jug. Yep its messy but fun :)

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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hollowpoints are often known to plug up and not expand when going thourgh certain kinds of materials. Denim is well known for this attribute. This is all the more reason to pick a sufficiently large caliber with good penetration and take expansion as a secondary benefit.

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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The federal hydra-shock hollow point has a small rod looking point in the middle of the cavity in the end of the hollow point thats supposed to prevent that from happening.

    From what I understand alot of factory hollow points dont really expand as advertised because they shoot it into material that doesn't accuratley simulate human flesh.

    I'd say if you wan't to really know how good a hollowpoint is going to perform you should shoot a sheep or something with it. Something with a little hair, thin skin, and that will work best. Or go down to your local county morgue and ask the pathologist what works best, he'd probably know better than anyone.

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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    Sorry, can't help you with your question. You see, we here in NJ are not allowed to play with HP ammo, lest we hurt someone. We can buy it, and keep it in our homes, but NOT in our guns.

    Said it before and I'll say it again, you gotta love NJ, lol.

    -Charlie

    "It's the stuff dreams are made of Angel"NRA Certified Firearms InstructorMember: GOA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2ndAMPD. njretcop@copmail.com
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Charlie, do you mean to say that even the LEOs cannot use HP ammo in NJ?! If so, that sure is carrying political correctness to new heights of inanity!
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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I understand NJ also doesn't allow citizens to own semi-autos. An old school friend from back there told me hated my guts when I mentioned my Colt 1911...

    I think the skulls of NJ politicians are too hollow to get the point

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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm sorry I just couldn't live in a place like that, I'm going to have to but NJ on my BAD/EVIL PLACES list along with Kalifornia.

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