Berry's HHP 124gr 9mm Initial Gel Test
This might be more appropriate under the reloading forum. Anyway here goes:
I've seen a number of posts on a couple boards related to the new Berry's HHP line of bullets but, up until now, haven't seen anyone firing these into gel.
I've seen a few threads where these bullets have been fired into water jugs or some other test material so I thought I'd try a bullet in 10% gel from Clear Ballistics. While it is true that this synthetic gel isn't a direct match for true ballistic gel it likely is a better representative than water, wet phone books, sand, etc.
Anyway, this is the 124gr loaded with a +P charge of Ramshot Silhouette. Seated length of 1.145" with a Federal primer. Chrono'ed average from 10ft is right at 1,150fps from a SIG P320 Carry.
I only loaded six of these. Five were used for chrono with last one being fired into the gel.
Here are some photos of the bullet. Penetration was just at 10" and the bullet appears to have expanded within the first 1.5" of gel. The one missing petal broke off at the 2" mark.
Of course I forgot to bring my little battery operated scale to the range. But I'll get a retained weight this evening.
Overall I am pleased and impressed with the HHP. More experimentation is in order. I'm also eager to try the 147gr loaded up to 1,000fps or so. Also need to put some denim up to see what clothing does to penetration and expansion.
Thanks for reading!
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