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Well, you guys got the best of me again. oldgranpa broke down and bought a nice Bulgarian Makarov my dealer found for me. The only ammo he had available was a box of Federal American Eagle 95gr FMJ and a box of Russian LVE Brown Bear 115gr "JHP".
My preliminary wetpack test at the range yesterday produced very good results. Picture below.
The only expansion test pictures I could find on the internet to compare with were by Goldenloki and Stephen Camp. urls to their reports are as follows.....
Makarov sites:
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/MakarovBersa.htm
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/Comparisonof9x18mmMakarovetc.htm
http://www.pistolsmith.com./viewtopic.php?t=15155&sid=6e9503f53807ae99a86ea47ba303f188
http://www.goldenloki.com/ammo/gel/9x18/gel9x18.htm
The only reason that Stephen Camp got low penetration with his wetpack test was because he let all the water drain out of the wetpack beforehand, at least that's what I think. I always take a jug of water with me to the range and soak the wetpack again just before shooting into it. I've even read where some wetpack testers take it to the range in a tub of water. It's got to be wet.
Anyway, I was impressed with the Russian bullet. It's soft lead with a steel jacket. Also a steel cartridge case. All the steel is coated or plated with a brownish copper. The lead was a little loose in the jacket after expanding but there was no separation.
What I need from all you Mak wizards is your recommendation on other ammo and the best place to order from. Then, later, I'll do a more extensive comparison.
Cheers,
og
My preliminary wetpack test at the range yesterday produced very good results. Picture below.
The only expansion test pictures I could find on the internet to compare with were by Goldenloki and Stephen Camp. urls to their reports are as follows.....
Makarov sites:
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/MakarovBersa.htm
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/Comparisonof9x18mmMakarovetc.htm
http://www.pistolsmith.com./viewtopic.php?t=15155&sid=6e9503f53807ae99a86ea47ba303f188
http://www.goldenloki.com/ammo/gel/9x18/gel9x18.htm
The only reason that Stephen Camp got low penetration with his wetpack test was because he let all the water drain out of the wetpack beforehand, at least that's what I think. I always take a jug of water with me to the range and soak the wetpack again just before shooting into it. I've even read where some wetpack testers take it to the range in a tub of water. It's got to be wet.
Anyway, I was impressed with the Russian bullet. It's soft lead with a steel jacket. Also a steel cartridge case. All the steel is coated or plated with a brownish copper. The lead was a little loose in the jacket after expanding but there was no separation.
What I need from all you Mak wizards is your recommendation on other ammo and the best place to order from. Then, later, I'll do a more extensive comparison.
Cheers,
og
