Handgun Ammo Comparison (Ballistic Info)

[jabara83]

so did i hear u right? the 40 actually has a bit more kinetic energy than the 45?

[Solingen1000]

hmmm. I would have liked to see the comparison with the most common weight not the lightest. Idk many ppl who carry 95 grain 9mm

[MeShell954]

to much talking. Where Are The Guns!!!

[MikeInTheMachine]

OMG. I totally know what I'm buying my step mother for Christmas this year!

[thunderroad2011]

damnit i couldnt stop looking at the ball!!!!!!!

[snyper3425]

dude paper weight really?? I'm gonna like this video only cuz of how ridic that is

[npnell]

you are soooo boring, who cares? this can all be read on wiki 20x faster than your slow ass blathering on

[187trublue]

The .38 Special was introduced in 1899 as an improvement over the .38 Long Colt

[187trublue]

still you gave false info the 45acp was design by John Browning in 1904 and it has +p load up to 720psi.double tap have load that are rated at 616psi and they're not even +p.

Ballistics : 1225fps - 616 ft./lbs. - 5" 1911

[phantomkitsunezero]

I could have swore the .50 AE was invented by Magnum Research before they sold the Eagle specs to IMI

[TheeMcDonger]

he likes staring at balls

[dave777blaster]

44 Rem mag ,357mag and 9mm are the most accurate. 40 s&m 45acp 38sp

are not as accurate.

[Gewehr7]

well being wrong is alright sometimes hee hee

[Gewehr7]

Not to sound rude and all but the 1911 was invented in 1908. It was adopted into the us army in 1911. :)

[cutlerylover]

@Gewehr7 invented is a general word...some thing are invented, then it takes years to be put into production...did Thomas Edison invent the light bulb in Oct of 1879? Orf did he just get the idea in then? specifications and details are not always what they seem...hehe, yes thats a smart ass response to yes yes your right, but I dont like admitting Im wrong, haha

[92civichonda]

@cutlerylover Either way he still doesent know what year it was, the original design was made in 1903............

[SuperFrothingham]

@cutlerylover Nikola Tesla, look him up. Edison did not invent the light bulb, as modern American textbooks will have you think.

[Solingen1000]

@SuperFrothingham I believe Frederick DeMoleyns was the first person to "invent" and patent the light bulb. in 1851.

[TheNormOne]

@cutlerylover He didnt invent shit, he stole it from tesla. Edison was an enormous asshole.

[Outdoorwolfsurvival]

and if you cant get to your gun just trow the paper weight at them

[RepnKillaCali]

0:46, actually yes i was thinking wth is that XD

[ariel4more]

buddy, this has no point what so ever. a .357 mag has way more velocity and energy than that in most common factory loads. the 10mm is actucally very similar in power to the .357 as well.

[jsl5570]

@ariel4more

Using the Winchester Super-X specs, the .357 mag & .40 S&W are a closer comparison. I would compare the .41 mag as much closer to the 10mm. All of them are effective against a scumbag trying to rob or maim someone.

[rage801]

a little bit of info for you . . . . ITS NOT THE .50 A-N-E! LOL that was buggin me just thought i would tell you. its just 50AE

[MovadoDaSaint]

lol, cool ideah, but i wantd a lil picture reference and size comparason

[lunchboxbandits]

YAY multitasking paper weight!!

[DavyDave1313]

you know you are a redneck when the 2 things that captivate your attention are ammo types, and paperweights.

[HOD0R]

those examples are far from representative

[pulsedan]

skip to 12:26

[FieldBoy111]

too much fluff and introduction. just jump into it.

[SonnyBean4]

haha. i love that "I know you're gonna be bored...so i got you...this paper weight.

For law enforcement, just your personal opinion...9mm or .45? Just by your preference

[jsl5570]

@SonnyBean4

I'll take a .40 or .45. A 9mm isn't enough for personal protection, but they are good for training.

[KurNorock]

Dude, your entire 10mm portion was full of false information. I have 135g loads (my carry load) that travel at 1608 fps with 775 ft/lbs. Factory ammo from double tap.

The 10mm was developed for the FBI. After extensive testing they found the recoil to be slightly more than a .45 but manageable because of the less 'flippy' recoil. The problems arose when smaller FBI agents (women mostly) didn't feel comfortable with the large grip of the Bren Ten.

[KurNorock]

cont.

They just were used to smaller grips on smaller caliber pistols. So to make them more comfortable, the FBI asked for a reduced power load. The reduced power load set the agents at ease with the grip size, but the S&W came along and found they could put the FBI load into a shorter case, reduce the size of the grip and make an intermediate caliber called the .40S&W.

This, combined with production issues of the Bren Ten, sealed the deal and the FBI switched to the .40.

[cutlerylover]

@KurNorock point taken, but it still remains to be one of the most powerfull pistol calibers...

[KurNorock]

cont. again..

It really had nothing to do with 'too much' recoil, or energy, or penetration, or anything of the sort. They actually found the 10mm to have the perfect amount of penetration and recoil for the power. Which is why they had it developed to those specifications in the first place.

Too many gun shop employees have been spreading false information for too long about the 10mm. Most of them have never even fired the gun themselves.

[cutlerylover]

@KurNorock this is a generalization and info came straight from a book on ammo, different loads will perform differently, as for the 10mm it turned out to be too much for some agents as you mentioned and they dropped using it...

[KurNorock]

@cutlerylover - But that is just the thing, it WAS NOT too much for them. They just were not comfortable with the large grip. It was simply a matter of 'getting used to it' or rather, a lack thereof.

I am by no means saying that the 10mm is a pussy cat and anybody can shoot it with ease. I am just saying it isn't nearly the hand cannon everybody makes it out to be, and the FBI did NOT drop it because of anything to do with recoil or ballistics.

[RockawayCCW]

@KurNorock FBI used the Smith & Wesson 1076. Not the Bren Ten.

[bender79er2]

Your information is actually incorrect however. The smaller and lighter a bullet is means (generally) it is faster which gives it more energy not less. So in fact the bullets you mentioned are on the higher end of the power range, not the low end. Smaller weight bullets don't necessarily mean less energy and usually mean more energy bc of higher velocity. I enjoyed your video tho

[cutlerylover]

@bender79er2 your right but it all depends on what tyope of ammo were talking about and its specific ballistic stats, but yes your right, my error

[mjolnirsstorm]

Perhaps this is unusual, but I am looking at a .223 / .556 NATO pistol such as the PLR 16 by Kel Tec or similiar. I am unfamiliar with the ballistics of an assault rifle round used in a pistol, aside from improved range. Information is scarce on this matter. What is the ft/lb or J muzzle energy of such a round from a pistol? Thank you for the video.

[AmyLeesPetWookiee]

Awesome paper weight man.

[coloradotaco]

omg stfu

FILTER!!!

[Freshjonng]

That's a nice paperweight..

[TheJomogogo]

For.....FUCK.......Sake.......

3 minutes into the video you're still babbling, edit this shit down and just make your goddamn point. I stopped watching because I couldn't stand it anymore and no longer cared what it was you were trying to say. In future learn to stiffle your blabbermouth and just say WTF you want us to know.

[cutlerylover]

I guess your new to my videos, youll find Im a genuine personj with no script if you want just info thats all go elsewhere I have a personality and it shows in every video...

[TheJomogogo]

@cutlerylover

Yes your personality is teh suuuuck

[texas09mcm1]

@TheJomogogo take it easy guy, what a lack of intelligence.

[thsheaiy]

In terms of bullet size your research is slightly off however I appreciate your effort.

[deebohmac]

how about the .380?

[bigjune29]

Interesting points kool video.

[toddkokensparger]

John Browning created the first m1911 in 1905. The final version with the thumb safety was 1910 & was finally adopted by the Army on March 29, 1911 hence the model number 1911.

[berettaman092]

Very informative and interesting.

[mnyshrpknvs]

I'm a big fan of the .357sig. I have a P226 in 40 and 357sig. as well a a Ruger GP-100 in .357 mag. and an FN FNP-45 USG in 45acp. Love'm all but the .357sig is my fav.

[GlockJoker]

Me too I love .357 SIG and did a video on it.

[sharpshoota666]

9mm hallow point accurate not much kick and still has some great stopping power

[sphinxgdlss]

babble...

[pjicleanair420]

40 S&W= perfect round

[davenorr84]

.45 acp= perfect round

[guitarbum722]

Perfect round = the one you don't miss with.

[pjicleanair420]

your right

[pjicleanair420]

i like the 135 grain federal Hydrashock JHP. or the remington golden saber 180 grain JHP

[CosmicGrooves]

Holy smokes... I didn't think you'd ever get on with it. Information finally starts at 4:52. Before that, he's just talking about what he's going to talk about. :P

Good info, just took a while to get to it. I also thought the .357 was more powerful than that. It sure feels like it.

[LastDEF]

Thanks very much just getting intersted into gun even though it will be around 3 years till I can get one.

[zerotalent2553]

i like the weight thinghy im still stearing

[excxflyr]

I couldnt stop staring at it either. At first I thought he had some fancy ballistic gelatin.

[deltacomp005]

It's to keep the camera focused

[chris24sj]

Higher Grain = Heavier Bullet = Slower Velocity.

[75SilentWarrior]

That explains why a .50BMG is faster than a .22LR and .22WMR. And if youre talking pistol rounds a .357 is faster than a 9mm.

[pjicleanair420]

10 mm is right up there with velocity and penetration

[hoot1141]

Your size list from smallest to largest was inaccurate. 9mm and .357sig are the same size rounds, .38 special and .357 magnum also the same as each other, .40s&w and 10mm the same as each other, .45GAP and .45 ACP also the same size as each other in that order.

[unibrow9]

you should have yoused you "brass Knucle" paper weight

[NecroKatanaScythe]

Cool paper weight

[SHTFzombies]

do you think you could make a review on your paperweight?

[badrang4pwns]

your paperweight is power

[GyroscopesAndInfared]

your paperweight is bad ass

[SonnyBean4]

@GyroscopesAndInfared my thoughts exactly man.

[ZippoFan93]

Hey i have a few questions to anyone who can answer them now when its say a 150 grain bullet is that how much powder it has or its weight or its size nice vid jeff and awesome paperweight the first thing i thought WAS what the hell is that lol

[illogicalmethod]

150 grain refers to the weight of the bullet(the projectile, not the cartridge, just the projectile).

[thsheaiy]

The unit grain is also used to measure the mass of the powder in the load but illigicalmethod is also correct when he says its the weight of the bullet.

[FabioCrow07770]

if you put that thing outside on a hot hot day on a piece of paper it'll cause a fire lol

[tommie314101]

"Feel free to stare at this paper weigth" awesome!

[doop52]

Joules is the term in power.

[drmoo46]

Hahaha, I love the paper weight! Nice info though. I think a vid on rifle rounds and shotgun shells might be a little more interesting though. Some of those ammo names are bit confusing I think... lots of extra numbers all over the place...

[fattwam]

AWSOME PAPERWEIGHT !!!!!!!!!!

[11335569]

I own a glock 20, its chambered in 10mm, heh, hes right its a beast of a round

[Stonyman65]

Whoops meant anything under 1090 FPS is is subsonic. Supersonic is anything over 1090 FPS. So a .38 speical or .45 ACP is subsonic. A .38 super or .45 super is supersonic.

[hoot1141]

Any one of those rounds could be either, depending on the load and gun.

[ziepit]

that changed what i thought i knew about ammo loads wow i need to do my own research

[ziepit]

950 fps on the .38 special??? isnt that subsonic

[Stonyman65]

Subsonic is anything over 1,090 FPS which is the speed of sound...

[ziepit]

sub means below super mean above so i gues you mean anything under 1,090 FPS

[Stonyman65]

Yeah, I corrected myself in another comment lol.

[hoot1141]

Subsonic is anything UNDER 1,088 FPS at sea level.

[zarp30]

duuuuuuuude the paper weight is talking to me

[MitchHardy]

ddduuudddee you smoked way to much

[masonrox2547]

he dosent smoke at all

[MitchHardy]

i was refurring to zarp

[DudeNumberOnePlus]

Ever heard about .400 Corbon? its very interesting caliber, simple, versatile, and since it is derived from .45, all .45 are easy convertible to it.

Yeah, and from science corner -

Grain does not states bullet size - well, not directly. Its unit of weitght, 0.064 grams.

[XGL93]

...what were you saying? I was distracted by the paperweight XD

Great Video!!!

[mafiamage1]

where is the S&W 500 and 44 magnum?

[cutlerylover]

there are like dozen and dozens of handgun rounds, I didnt cover them all, just some common ones thats all, mostly semi auto rounds with the exception of the 38s and 357mag...

[BuildMoreFences]

could you use a slide show of sexy women in lingerie as a backdrop while you talk next time...even the paper weight got boring..thanks..mike

[docnightfall]

Weight, velocity and energy do not cause incapacitation.

Incapacitation is caused by disruption of neurologic or vascular body tissues: heart, major blood vessels, brain and spinal cord.

To increase likelihood of incapacitation, the volume of the wound channel must be maximized. Larger wound ---> greater chance that something important happened to be damaged.

[kidi1232]

mmm good point - but think about a 5.56 bullet - it causes way more damage than a 9mm bullet. - because although its small this bullet desgined to bounce off from bones and other stuff in your body - increasing the bullet traveling inside your body - and making sure its wont just go in and stright out.

[docnightfall]

Exactly what I meant. It's hard to tell from a cartridge's out-of-the-muzzle "stats" exactly how damaging it will be to a fleshy target compared to another cartridge.

So the best way to compare cartridges is to look at how the projectile actually comes to rest in a human analog like clothed gelatin.

[nicker3290]

A really hot 9mm load may have more energy on paper, but we all know that a .45 is a more effective man stopper. With a round that is already small like the 9mm, it is better to opt for high velocity than buy a heavier bullet and try to make it something its not. Diameter of the round is more important than weight.

The .40S&W (and even more so the 10mm) provides the best combination of bullet weight, velocity and energy. And unlike the .50 AE, they can actually be used in a practical handgun

[nicker3290]

muzzle velocity and energy don't tell the whole story , as I have come to find out through much research and experience.

With a self-defense load, you have two options (I'm simplifying here):

1. A light, high velocity bullet (125gr .357 sig, 115gr 9mm+P). With this type of bullet, more energy is transferred to the target, but then you run the risk of overpenetration.

2. A slow, heavy bullet (230gr .45 ACP, 147gr 9mm). Less energy, but more actual bullet mass which results in more damage

[Anonymouzor]

omg that paperweight O.o

[bill13442]

Great video Jeff.Where's the .460s&w?

[olchevyman]

that 10mm round makes a great close range deer round, keep it with in 25 yards and your good to go!I know quite a few that hunt with a glock....

[carnut666]

this vid makes me want to get a glock 20 now.

i never really looked into the 10mm round

[valuewhale]

:-)

"feel free to stare at my paper wheigt while I´m reading"

Thats EPIC!

[Jesses001]

Darn, I was going to leave a comment saying the same exact thing, but you beat me too it, lol.

[malikonia]

smallest bullet doesn't necessarily mean slowest or least energy

[cutlerylover]

thats why smallest to largest is in a different list than the energy from least to greatest...

[malikonia]

i third that

[TheGrandRatinator]

"feel free to stare at my paperweight while i read"

[bobrunner06]

lol, I thought that was pretty funny too.

[wrxbungle]

*BARF*

...lol jk but could you post the table into the video description?

Good vid!

[AirForce194]

5/5

[Mrcaffinebean]

The paperweight made this difference lol, love your videos man.

[slimjim355]

when i clicked on this video i thought that the paper weight was a ball of jell that you shoot a bullet into to display how hollow points explode on impact and stuff like that lol

[Jaymansharma]

so did i! lol i was a bit dissapointed

[tacdriver22mk2]

like the vid but the 45acp is hotter than the 40 and 45 gap+ you can get subsonic rounds also re chek your 45 gap bullistics little too hot for the smallest round also 357mag is hotter than 357 sig

try to find a line of rounds that are for target or personal protection look at double taps line

[cutlerylover]

all the balistic info was from the lightest JHP rounds...Im not sure if any of them were target loads, just self defense loads.,.,.like I said the info will vary with other typs of ammo for them, this was more or less a general info video on the rounds...

[MrRUSS808]

dude your hilarious

thanks for the vid.

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!

[seven47katana]

good info but yea it is boring

[mastersniper13]

imagine carrying a desert eagle .50ae for concealed carry

[illogicalmethod]

...yeuck no.. too heavy.

[Dane3737]

haha gotta love the paper weight!

[readallen]

how much you want for that paper weight?

[kraftjesse]

Very informative, but I wish you had included the .44 magnum and just for kicks the .50 GI as well.

[DEFkon001]

Dirty Harry would be proud.  =p

[DEFkon001]

Good intro for beginners.

Careful with the tech specs though, sometimes they can be deceiving, because there are so many variables in the real world and limited data can lead to false assumptions on performance.

Then there's just weird science stuff that shows up and makes you go "WTF?!" like a .50BMG at point blank looses most of it's "power" because a typical round will shatter into shrapnel on impact at muzzle velocities.

[Blk05titan26]

its awesome really cool of your trippin on a controlled substance.....lol

[viperdude400ltd]

jef great vid cheered me up from some guy ripen on me becaus i said ''i hate thes kind of fake vids''

[metra111]

i love that paper weigth

[fsvaio]

great info

[piercemk]

good video.

I think it would have been cool to put the most powerful loads per round on the list also.

[johnknivesnmetal]

wheres the knife stuff :/

[PoliceWillProtect]

Im a universal guy :P

[Trigcure]

Good informative vidio, but next time how about a selection of your favorite knives in the background? you know we loooove knives.

[cutlerylover]

true...better backround next time, haha

[rammbostein]

.357 mag was made for law enforcement officers, so they would have more power with their standard issued revolvers to take down the bad guys,

[hoot1141]

No it was not.

[GlockAnimal]

This was actually a very good video Jeff!

[mac6706]

very cool, very informative

[Gezab]

5:42 is wrong.

I don't mean to sound like an elitist, but it was invented in 1904 and not for the 1911.

[cutlerylover]

45ACP stands for 45 automatic colt pistol...all my sources show it was made at the same time as the 1911 model gun in the year 1911...perhaps it was beign worked on in 1904, but it wasnt availablke until 1911...if you still think Im wrong please email me a link to where your information is comming from, thanks

[cheese22092]

NO lol ACP stands for Automatic Cartridge Pistol... right? cause they have ,45 long colt that is only for revolvers... GAP is smallest (weakest) made especially for glocks... then we have the ACP for pretty much all 1911's... and then we have the .45 Long colt....this is what i know.... and i think all of these ,45's will fit into the long colt gun perfectly....

[smokepole68]

ACP stands for automatic Colt pistol.

[cutlerylover]

The .45 ACP (11.43×23mm Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a rimless pistol cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.[3] The .45 ACP has a good performance reputation among pistol loads.

[cabelashunter363]

cool

[BuffaloWarrior7]

Oh boy im at one minutes and hes blabbering about papers weights. I would love to see some actual ballistic tests with ballistic gel.

Me and a bud tried it once with a .22lr and my break barrel bb gun and we didnt make enough gel to stop them. You can make it out of Knox

[Gezab]

how much gel did you use?

[cutlerylover]

I would love to get some balistic gel as well...

[colmon9]

Its not how much gel you use, its the percent of compared to water. Less water=more likely to stop

[BuffaloWarrior7]

You can google "How to Make Your Own Ballistic Gel" that's how i found it the first time. And there is a percentage of water to Knox which properly represents human body tissue which is why more density isn't a good thing.

I think we filled a milk jug.

[Mrcaffinebean]

I would try a wet phone book.

[TheMP5Mercenary]

Sweet

[petervagt]

Great Video once agian Jeff Take care buddy

[alexfoeshizzel12345]

yay 3rd view

[cbarnes94]

1st view ohh yea

[jacobdrummer123]

first!