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malignantbum
02-17-09, 22:01
It seems as if this round was once the current rage but has now taken a back seat to the Gold Dot. In my personal BUG, S&W 36, I carry the Gold Dot as opposed to the 110grn because ammo is issued by dept. Just curious if this round has fallen out of favor due to cost. The testing I had viewed appeared to give adaquate performance but, not as much to justify the increase in terminal ballistics vs cost per round from a LEO cost analysis perspective. Just curious on the status of this round.

thank you for your time

DocGKR
02-18-09, 18:09
It is a great round; I have them in my J-frame: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=25310&page=2

LDM
02-19-09, 10:55
Is the felt recoil of the Corbon 110 gr DPX less than that of Gold Dot 135 gr round in a .38 J-frame?

Thanks.

DocGKR
02-19-09, 11:12
Much less.

malignantbum
02-19-09, 15:50
in my opinion with my 36 with aftermarket houge synthetic stock, it is less

DocH
02-25-09, 16:58
Is the 110gr. DPX actually +P,or standard pressure.I'm thinking for use in an older Mod.37 airweight.

RWK
02-25-09, 21:42
Is the 110gr. DPX actually +P,or standard pressure.I'm thinking for use in an older Mod.37 airweight.

+P. Advertised muzzle velocity from a J-frame is 1050 fps. It appears that some early packaging didn't advertise that it was +P.

DocH
02-26-09, 07:03
Thanks for the info.I like the DPX's I've tried,but I guess I better stick with something milder for this older airweight.:)

RWK
02-26-09, 11:56
Thanks for the info.I like the DPX's I've tried,but I guess I better stick with something milder for this older airweight.:)

You're welcome. It might be time to upgrade that old M37 to something +P-friendly...

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=53911&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=15704&isFirearm=Y

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=82463&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=15704&isFirearm=Y