[FONT="]A buddy and I went to the conservation club Saturday for some much needed range time. One of the things we wanted to accomplish was testing of some different 10mm Auto self defense loads. We looked at Federal 200-gr HST, Hornady 175-gr Critical Duty, Sig 180-gr V-Crown, Speer 200-gr Gold Dot, and Winchester 175-gr Silvertip. The temperature was 37 deg F, and we were using a Labradar chronograph. All shooting was done using a sand bag as a rest. Energy is in ft-lbs.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]This is what we found:[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Federal 200-gr HST[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1103 1076[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1111 1052[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1095 1069[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1103 1068[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1097 1061[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1102 1065[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 6.3 9.1[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 539 504[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Hornady 175-gr Critical Duty[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1075 1072[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1092 1064[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1093 1074[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1087 1071[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1092 1073[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1088 1071[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 7.5 4.0[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 460 446[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Sig 180-gr V-Crown[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1165 1164[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1195 1191[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1178 1169[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1214 1148[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1191 1164[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1189 1167[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 18.4 15.5[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 565 544[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Speer 200-gr Gold Dot[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1020 1019[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1066 1023[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1029 1010[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1033 1035[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1039 1028[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1037 1023[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 17.4 9.4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 478 465[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Winchester 175-gr Silvertip[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1133 1135[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1109 1134[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1114 1150[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1113 1151[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1100 1132[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1114 1140[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 12.1 9.3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 482 505[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Not sure why, but the Silvertips had slightly higher velocities out of the shorter barrel of the Glock 29. The HST's were a handful out of both pistols, and the Critical Duty and Gold Dots very mild. I think my preference, as far far feel, is for the Sig V-Crown round, but we are going to do more testing off-hand to see how they feel.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]This is what we found:[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Federal 200-gr HST[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1103 1076[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1111 1052[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1095 1069[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1103 1068[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1097 1061[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1102 1065[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 6.3 9.1[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 539 504[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Hornady 175-gr Critical Duty[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1075 1072[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1092 1064[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1093 1074[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1087 1071[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1092 1073[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1088 1071[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 7.5 4.0[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 460 446[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Sig 180-gr V-Crown[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1165 1164[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1195 1191[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1178 1169[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1214 1148[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1191 1164[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1189 1167[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 18.4 15.5[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 565 544[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Speer 200-gr Gold Dot[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1020 1019[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1066 1023[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1029 1010[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1033 1035[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1039 1028[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1037 1023[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 17.4 9.4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 478 465[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Winchester 175-gr Silvertip[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firearm: Glock 20, Gen 4 Glock 29, Gen 3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sample Velocity (fps) Velocity (fps)[/FONT]
[FONT="]1 1133 1135[/FONT]
[FONT="]2 1109 1134[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 1114 1150[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 1113 1151[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 1100 1132[/FONT]
[FONT="]Avg. 1114 1140[/FONT]
[FONT="]SD 12.1 9.3[/FONT]
[FONT="]Energy 482 505[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Not sure why, but the Silvertips had slightly higher velocities out of the shorter barrel of the Glock 29. The HST's were a handful out of both pistols, and the Critical Duty and Gold Dots very mild. I think my preference, as far far feel, is for the Sig V-Crown round, but we are going to do more testing off-hand to see how they feel.[/FONT]