For me its 124gr HST in my 3.1 inch barrel summertime carry gun, and 147gr HST in my 5.1 inch barrel fall/winter/spring carry gun. Test after test that I've seen those rounds prove to be among the best choices. Thank you for the tests, this information is invaluable to those of us that can't do these tests ourselves.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
You're welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting! Godspeed and good hunting. May you never have to use those guns in defense!
@lonewolfoftexas
4 күн бұрын
My test with 124gr Sig V-crown was excellent. Made me a believer even though I set out to prove it was just a Gucci Ammo. I now use it in all my self defense pistols.
@AlaskanBallistics
4 күн бұрын
That's great. They perform well in meat test for me, not so well in this Ballistics gel. Godspeed and good hunting
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Bravo, GOOD SHOW!
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Thank you sir!
@guardianminifarm8005
Ай бұрын
Thank you. HST & Gold Dot are typically good reliable options.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
You didn't watch the speer gold dot fail in the end did you?
@guardianminifarm8005
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics I should have stated this better. That is what surprised me. The fact that they are known to be reliable but this failure to expand happened is disappointing.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@guardianminifarm8005 well said.
@YellowHammer26
Ай бұрын
Thanks Chuck, appreciate the test. I personally carry the 124gr Hsts in my carry gun. I always enjoy your testing in whatever you decide to test.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Thanks Lance! Good choice
@ruskyrosco1054
Күн бұрын
Great testing. Appreciate the honest results. Federal makes quality products. Tools tested the punch ammo and it's solid also.
@AlaskanBallistics
Күн бұрын
Yeah I'm going to n have to try the federal punch at some point.
@ChrisGenXer
Ай бұрын
This is great! Thank you
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
You're welcome. Thank ! Godspeed and good hunting!
@iacorrigan4115
Ай бұрын
Would love to see a 10mm bear defense ammo comparison
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
It's in the plans
@believe722
Ай бұрын
I think the density of your two different gel blocks is the problem. You should also be using a 4-in barrel.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
1) I don't carry less than 4 inch barrel, but many people do. I was trying to show what the Ballistics were for the shorter barrel.
@davidneal6920
Ай бұрын
Man Chuke is fast on the keyboard 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Had nothing to do with me giving him the link for feedback
@2006Mercury
Ай бұрын
Fast on the draw also
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Lol
@timrobinson6573
Ай бұрын
How much of the lack of expansion on so many rounds tested has to do with using clear synthetic gel in uncontrolled conditions? What is the standard calibration for clear synthetic gel? How do you ensure that the calibration is correct and maintained throughout the testing? All rhetorical questions. Federal Ammunition and the FBI call clear synthetic gel a toy because there is no standard by which to calibrate it.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Fair enough. Thanks!
@famous9783
Күн бұрын
Can you not use the bb penetration test ?
@AlaskanBallistics
Күн бұрын
You can. I don't own a bb gun.
@hillbillyscholar8126
Ай бұрын
Just confirmed my opinion that the 9x19 is temperamental depending on ammunition choice. The Critical Defense was a surprise though, I expected it to be among the best.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
I expected it to penetrate shallow and expand almost too much
@timrobinson6573
Ай бұрын
I would imagine it has more to do with using synthetic gelatin in uncontrolled conditions. Federal Ammunition and the FBI call clear synthetic gel a toy.
@hillbillyscholar8126
Ай бұрын
@@timrobinson6573 It may not be organic gel but it is the best thing most commoners have access to for experimentation. The data may not be great data, but it is decent if the test protocol remains consistent.
@2006Mercury
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the testing
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
You're welcome. Thank you for watching!
@brendaddy
8 күн бұрын
Would love to see the Barnes in the +P load. Other rounds used were +P on some. Wonder what difference in penetration. Maybe would make the Barnes a better contender?
@AlaskanBallistics
6 күн бұрын
Maybe, sometimes the faster a bullet goes, the faster the hollowpoint opens up, the faster the bullet slows down, the less it penetrates. Other times the extra speed just pushes it farther
@davidr7333
6 күн бұрын
Great video!
@AlaskanBallistics
6 күн бұрын
Thank you David
@brucecook502
11 күн бұрын
After watching a bajillion ballistic test with so many different defensive ammunitions, weights, and different pressures, about 5 months ago when I got my Springfield Hellcat with a 3-inch Barrel, I had settled on the federal HST 124 grain +P. It was hands down the most consistent and sufficient performer for short-barreled 9mm's of all the tests I have seen and this one just reconfirms what I have already seen. Federal HST FTW! And thanks for the video by the way 🙂
@AlaskanBallistics
10 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching and I pray you never have to find out the real results in a self defense scenario. Godspeed and good hunting to you and yours my friend.
@brucecook502
10 күн бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics well let's hope I never find myself in that sort of situation because I'm the kind of idiot that would get myself killed because of my unwillingness to hurt another human being. It was only thanks to the constant mass shootings on the news that I even began carrying a few years ago and that's probably the only scenario I know for a fact I would use a firearm to defend myself. Anyways thanks for the kind comment and I wish the same for you 🙂
@wyomingdrifter115
Ай бұрын
The Underwood 90 grain defender 9mm would be interesting to compare…
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
It's in the plans!
@MrYour1Fan
22 күн бұрын
Great job
@AlaskanBallistics
21 күн бұрын
Thank You Sir
@charlesphillips5906
Ай бұрын
Thanks for using a short barrel! One KZitemr I used to watch has started using 5 inch barrel. That data doesn’t help me.
@jamesmarkov9570
Ай бұрын
Sam revolver guy?
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
That's a good channel
@charlesphillips5906
Ай бұрын
@@jamesmarkov9570 Yes
@charlesphillips5906
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics Yes it is, but since none of my carry guns have long barrels the data just doesn’t interest me.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Well I appreciate you watching and let me know what other ammo I could do to help.
@cw2a
Ай бұрын
10mm is the best MM!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼👍🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Amen! Preach it brother!
@ronald209
Ай бұрын
And, .357 Sig is the best "upgraded" 9mm
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@ronald209 true. I need to do .357 sig vs. 10mm. I'll try to do it this winter
@Schutti73
Ай бұрын
@@ronald209 better 9mm Dillon.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@Schutti73 lol maybe if you could find ammo and guns for it.
@2006Mercury
Ай бұрын
Never tried the HST ill have to try it. Always trained with regular Hornady Critical Defense
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@@2006Mercury that's the first critical defense fail I've ever had! The HSTs are very reliable!
@danoneill2846
Ай бұрын
yep
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Thanks Dan
@lucasschmitz4588
Ай бұрын
Wheres buffalo bore and underwood,g9 and quite a few of the newer rounds that have come out cause we all know how basically every box on the table preforms
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@@lucasschmitz4588 plans for episode 2
@lucasschmitz4588
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics hell ya brother can't wait to see it
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@lucasschmitz4588 it'll be a few months... hunting season is upon me
@lucasschmitz4588
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics no worries as long as happens
@Tadders
Ай бұрын
The friggin critical duty tumbled
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Yep... it did that
@DropItLikeItsScott
Ай бұрын
Extremely interesting Good video to show which 9 mm defensive ammo is better for sure.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Thanks Brother
@texpatriot8462
Ай бұрын
Predict HST 4 the win.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
And so what did you think?
@ChukesOutdoorAdventures
Ай бұрын
First
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
You're such a speedy queen
@brentmiller3951
Ай бұрын
He said he colored his graph for chuke pride month .it was the least you could do
@user-vt5qi1yx8m
Ай бұрын
Very interesting. However, you didn’t include what many believe are the 2 best types of ammo: Buffalo Bore and Underwood.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Only so much room in the box... I plan on those in episode 2 or 3
@CheeseBurgerXJ
Ай бұрын
I’d like to see you test federals hi shok line, I use their 9mm 147 gr 9ms since I can find it for about 35-40cpr.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
We'll see
@morgizmo87
Ай бұрын
Would love to see some super vel defensive loads
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
If I ever see those on the shelf
@johnfeliciano585
Ай бұрын
I prefer G9 defense 80gr External hollow point round
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Plan on testing it when I can find some?
@jamespugh
Ай бұрын
Good testing.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Thank You James!
@jdizzforyou
Ай бұрын
Since you're making your own gel blocks and all... you could be the first I've seen add fiberous muscle tissue into the gel. Just strands of some fabric going one direction and not woven really to loosely simulate some muscle fibers and whatnot. That might really kick off the expansion. Later on in another video add bones from a butcher? Cure the gelatin with a rack of pork ribs right under the surface? 😂 Maybe the Amazon mix block had more or stronger concentrated gelatin hence the added resistance from density that caused more expansion? How about testing the cheapest you can get vs the most expensive? Nicely done though, thanks!
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
I appreciate the suggestions! Godspeed and good hunting to you and yours.
@DanTheWolfman
Ай бұрын
Thanks, but let's see the Homemade Organic Gel release that footage...doesn't matter how it looks for entertainment, what matters is that Data, 17% More Dense, contains Water..ya know like we do so they Expand way more. Modern Meat Target look at my tests. Also Critical Duty Battle coming soon. In Alaska I'd be carrying either .40 or 10mm, either Dutch staggering hard 180 hollows like Gold Dot & FMJ, or changing mags out for out of city and going into city. HST or punch for me in the south. Also tested lots of .357 Mag through 6 layers...4 Layer Denim & 2 Tshirt for you Northern Boys to look at HST in .357 should do good on either 2 or 4 legged
@earthlyng_official4599
Ай бұрын
The barnes looks like the best numbers imo
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Umm low energy and penetration? No
@user-bq1se9tt2n
Ай бұрын
(~6 min 30 sec) Re, you had your Glock 43X jam.... Mine, unfortunately, seems to do that on at least one round in the magazine. I started putting 9 rounds in the magazine & that seemed to correct the problem. But the last time I shot, I had a jam. Am not sure what's going on with that. (Limp wrist?? Probably.)
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Without watching it, yes. Or you're shooting very hot rounds for the magazine spring to keep up with the faster moving slide. Also take the magazine apart and clean it really well. Mine was also with a PSA MicroDagger mag, which never named in the summer testing, but I dropped it off camera and snow was in it.
@user-bq1se9tt2n
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics , AB, thanks much for letting me know about cleaning the mag. Am still learning so didn't consider need to clean it as well as my gun. (My light bulb seems to come on a lot slower the older I get :-)
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@user-bq1se9tt2n me too brother. Not sure my light bulb is even screwed in these days.
@user-bq1se9tt2n
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics , A, the "good thing" that "light bulb" is we have company ;-) Hope you have a great day!
@akbluefox8506
Ай бұрын
My wife and I both have the first runs of 43x with the silver slide, and I've found that through a couple of thousand rounds apiece, with 16 different mags (12 OEM and 4 shield gen 2) that neither gun likes the bullets that are shaped lig the Sig ammo and will jam at least once a mag, usually the 3rd from the end, but they both have no trouble with "pointier" ammo like the Hornady stuff. No limp wristing and the jams are regardless of who's shooting. None of our Glocks are ammo picky, but the 43x sure seems to be, at least in my experience.
@brianbloecher5706
Ай бұрын
Wondering if you have tested G9 ammo with the external hollow point, hidden hollow point and/or woodsman?
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
No but it's in the plans
@TyinAlaska
Ай бұрын
Very good Roundup. I would love to see your take on Ballistic Machinist Interceptors.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Are they available to reload... ? As projectiles?
@TyinAlaska
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics I don't know where my previous response to this question went. Maybe KZitem deleted it since it had a link. Detroit Ammo sells "PROJECTILES 90GR 9MM INTERCEPTORS" from Ballistic Machinist.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@TyinAlaska, I'll look for it, but I think Detroit Ammo refuses to sell even projectiles to Alaska. I've tried them before. Maybe I'm remembering wrong
@TyinAlaska
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics perhaps Ballistic Machinist could send a box as a partial sponsorship if you requested.
@ratedredneck96
Ай бұрын
Well you said id be suprised and well color me suprised. However, this is the first video i have seen where the bullet did not expand like intended. The fbi standard test does have multiple layers of denim and a layer of leather i think, dont quote me on it though. I would like to see the g9 bullet or the external hollow point design bullet tested. It does not rely on expansion to cause devastation and garand thumb praises the g9 and the gold dot bullets as two of his favorite rounds. I have went to a bullet called inceptor arx. Its a light 65gr bullet traveling at 1650fps claimed on the box. A bullet that doesnt need to rely on expansion could open a huge amount of possibilities. No more good for this but lacks here type bullet, if it tracks well and doesnt deviate when shot through angled objects it sounds like the perfect round.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Yeah I have a few to test
@crsquirrely73
16 күн бұрын
I forgot what barrel length you had, but a lot of those rounds are designed for 4-in barrels or longer
@AlaskanBallistics
16 күн бұрын
Which is not what people necessarily carry either.
@Wes.Crump00
Ай бұрын
I carry Hornady American gunner 115gr xtp in my carry gun but I'm looking for something with a little more weight at least projectile-wise
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Federal HST 124gr +p seams to be the winner.
@Wes.Crump00
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics I'll have to order it most likely federal hst doesn't stay on the shelf long at the local store
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@Wes.Crump00 I've got links on my A.D. page most of the time
@Wes.Crump00
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics cool man I'll check it out
@user-anc123
Ай бұрын
Gold dot for total victory
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Watch until the end for the Gold Dot complete and total Failure
@user-anc123
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics the fix was in!! Lol
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Lol wish it wasn't
@user-anc123
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics me too lol. I’ve been carrying in both the 9 and 40 🤷🏻♂️. Appreciate the reviews.
@JustinDeFiblander
Ай бұрын
Dhamn still got snow up there
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Recorded in Late April
@ronald209
Ай бұрын
Hmm, no Winchester Ranger T-Series SXT 🤔🤨
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
I've got some to test in the next batch, I think. We have to buy ammo on the shelf here, so if it's not on the shelf, I can't get it.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
It also typically doesn't expand according to what I've seen
@thebushbunker
Ай бұрын
I wanna see 90gr xtreme defender monolith self defense ammo.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@thebushbunker plan on it in next video... along the 68gr +p
@thebushbunker
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics awesome I use lighter ammo as I need to compensate for speed for my short reflex barrel.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@thebushbunker then you picked the right one!
@kennethferguson4283
Ай бұрын
The 9mm's velocity is established out of 4 inch barrels.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Which tells you nothing if you carry a shorter barrel. This tells me to not carry shorter than 4", so I guess we're agreeing? Thank you and Godspeed
@T.A.B.Videos
Ай бұрын
👍
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Thank You!
@Horror_Film_Aficionado
Ай бұрын
I personally carry 124+p Speergolddot. Its what NYPD, Georgia state troopers, secret service and among thousands of security and law enforcement agencies carry. Ill never change my carry ammo
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Hope it doesn't fail you!
@the3rdid485
16 күн бұрын
Sad that we're at the point where we have to clarify things aren't for the woke mob.... But still appreciate it haha
@AlaskanBallistics
16 күн бұрын
Truth. Godspeed and good hunting to you and yours my friend.
@dylanholbrook6239
Ай бұрын
Synthetic gel water content: 0%.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
@dylanholbrook6239 okay thanks. It was supposed to be equivalent to 10% Ballistics gel...
@dylanholbrook6239
Ай бұрын
@@AlaskanBallistics equivalent can mean a lot of things. Organic gel is 10% purified pig fat and the rest water. And then it must be temperature controlled, and acclimated. The time and temperature window for it to be valid science is very narrow, and has to be verified by calibration. Synthetic gel (clear) is not an animal product, and has no water. Just like shooting water would lead you to believe everything expands, shooting clear gel can lead you believe other falsehoods. No hate tho brother. God speed
@henryknox4511
Ай бұрын
Looks like all the substandard mfg paid you off to leave out underwood.
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
It's in the next video... And I wished ammo companies did pay me! Lol youtube doesn't much
@chumpchange00
Ай бұрын
Something wrong with that denim. Artificial or imitation denim
@AlaskanBallistics
Ай бұрын
Yes but as I said, in Alaska we wear a lot thicker stuff than that. Bullet has still got to perform
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