range test with .32NAA
I'm posting this "Unballistic" test here for lack of a better place.
But mainly to say...I recommend you stay with the P3AT, lighter weight, more ammo brands available, lower cost, more friendly to shoot.
The .32NAA Guardian is heavier, costs more, and is not very friendly to shoot, not a ladies gun. Also only one brand of ammo to date from CorBon, hot stuff, really high velocity, and that makes for problems testing it. My first range test in just a plain newspaper wetpack, bare paper, all the bullets fragmented with the petals stripped off. Discussion with CorBon said wetpaper too severe and water jugs too severe. Well, never heard of that before, so just to be fair about it I ran more tests. Wetpack with denim cover, wetpack bare, 2 jugs with homemade Knox gelatin covered with denim, 3 water bottles, and the old 55gal steel drum at the range.
The Knox gelatin test was a flub, the bullet went thru the first jug and stopped in the second jug, rupturing the jug. Petals of bullet torn off, minimal expansion of remaining lead. The water bottles were even more spectacular, all 3 exploding with water flying everywhere. Bullet ended in third jug fragmented. Two shots thru 55gal drum went clean thru both sides, not bad if you like to shoot thru car doors. This bullet also zips right thru a fat, dry phone book.
The wetpack test picture is shown below (in the photo 'newpaper' should read 'newspaper', but you can figure it out). With the denim cover the bullets held together fairly well with good expansion. In the bare wetpack, same results as the first time, complete fragmentation, velocity is really high. The denim is needed to slow it down. CorBon designed the round to shoot a BG with heavy clothes on, I guess!! Penetration was 7" with the denim cover which is barely adequate in wetpack.
My analysis, FWIW, CorBon has more homework to do on the bullet. The jacket is too thin and doesn't hold together well in this high velocity round. Wish Winchester would make this round with lower velocity and Silvertip bullet. Then it would be worth something. For now, not what I expect.
Anyway, I'm trading the .32NAA with my dealer for something else. For those of you considering the .32NAA, don't, stay with your P3AT.
og :roll: :roll: :roll: ....just another 'unballistic' report from og.
p.s. forgot to mention, the dental pick in the photo is what I use to clean the wet paper off the bullets.