Carry Ammo for .45

[WarHawk-AVG]

What is the failure to open rate of hollowpoints, whats the failure to open rate of ball?

Huh? Why is this even important?

Do hollowpoints penetrate 12" when fully opened?

Where would one find ballistic gel performance data of said rounds?

[G.C.Montgomery]

What is the failure to open rate of hollowpoints, whats the failure to open rate of ball?

Huh? Why is this even important?

Do hollowpoints penetrate 12" when fully opened?

Where would one find ballistic gel performance data of said rounds?

The general answer to your question is, "yes." Again, the FBI testing protocol that EVERY major manufacturer uses when designing new bullets calls for a MINIMUM of 12 inches of penetration through calibrated balistic gelatin. Most, if not all, modern hollowpoints will penetrate to a depth of 12-18 inches in bare gelatin and most are recovered fully expanded at those depths. Results begin to vary with events 2-8 which add various barriers to simulate shooting at threats through thick clothing, cars and the interiors of buildings.

If you really want to see hard evidence, the very best solution is to order up some gelatin mix ($2/lb) and perform the tests yourself with any ammunition you choose. It's not hard to mix up the stuff...It's just like making Jello only you are using a LOT more mix and water.

If you aren't that committed, a reliable, independent resource used to be AmmoLab.com but I believe the site is no longer available. As an alternative, you may be able to contact the founders/staff (usually posting as ammolab) on other forums such as warriortalk.com. You can also run searches through other forums such as FirearmTactical.com, TheHighRoad, etc. but these tend to provide fragmented data and one must develop a pretty good toro caca filter when lurking on on loosly moderated boards. Short of these options, the last source available would be the manufacturers. Though the "spin" is far from being unbiased, the actual data provided by manufactures from tests following FBI protocols is generally accurate.