I found this post from 06 by a member here on the forum, some interesting info on carry ammo.
John
Oldgranpa and I set out to do a little more wetpack testing. In our ealier tests, we noted that some bullets fired from the LWS380 appeared to keyhole -- though penetration was very acceptable.
I had read of possible keyhole results from the Rhorbaugh R9S in threads on the rohrbaugh forum. So, oldgranpa and I decided to conduct a little shoot-out between the two guns -- specifically looking for evidence of keyholing.
We weren't disappointed, six rounds were fired from each pistol -- 2 showed evidence of keyholing from the R9S and 1 from the LWS380.
Here are the results:
A few interesting notes. Both Silvertips fired from the LWS380 failed to expand -- at all. The 115gr Gold Dot perfomed much better than the 124 gr Gold Dot from the R9S. Both pistols produced shots that keyholed -- though penetration was excellent.
Based upon the previous results from the LWS380 with the Corbon DPX load -- it is still the cartridge that I recommend (and carry) in my Seecamp. Oldgranpa fired a couple of DPX cartridges today -- and as before, expansion was complete and penetration was excellent.
Since the R9S is limited to standard pressure ammunition (thus ruling out the +P DPX for use), it appears that the lighter weight Gold Dot is the best performer of the ammunition tested in the Rohrbaugh.
Regards,
Flyandscuba
Aug 3rd, 2006, 8:48pm
