Posted September 8, 2017 5:59 am by Comments

By Patrick Sweeney

Hypervelocity-Performance

What seems like a lifetime ago, I was working in radio broadcasting when I first heard the unofficial motto of rock ‘n’ roll: “Some is good, more is better, too much is not enough.” Back then, handgun bullets were simply made of lead and copper. Bullets were full weight, and they didn’t move all that fast, at least by today’s standards. Now we ask: When is there enough bullet velocity? When is there too much? For some, that is not a question but a challenge.

Currently, there are three high-­speed factory loads that can be found in volume on store shelves that stay within SAAMI pressure specs. They are from Liberty Ammuntion, PolyCase and Super Vel. Why should we bring SAAMI into this conversation? Simple: You can do all sorts of detrimental things to yourself and your equipment by exceeding standard pressures — if you’re not careful. Some of these loads are approved by SAAMI, while others are restricted but available. The first are known as +P loads, and most service pistols of quality can handle them. But then there are the +P+ loads, and those, well … SAAMI provides pressure specifications so that we know our ammo is safe, and …Read the Rest

Source:: Guns and Ammo

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