good job!!
thanks, scuba, for that report and posting that picture.
.....edited to remove implications........
I'm not knocking CorBon as I did get fairly good results with the longer barrel Bersa pistol. If CorBon really knew their stuff they would have tested with .380cal short barrel pistols and warned people that a minimum length .380cal barrel of over 3" is needed for their stuff to work. The Pow'rBall bullet has a heavy copper jacket as Flyer pointed out. Part of the "wounding" will be with the large expansion the stiff jacket gets when it separates from the bullet. But the effect is lost due to the jacket only penetrates a short distance while the unexpanded, tiny, 70gr bullet continues on. About like getting hit with a .22LR.
Actually, with the longer barrel the .380cal CorBon 90gr+p round did a much better job than the Pow'rBall. I will keep some of it in the Bersa along with Golden Saber and Hydra Shok. But the Pow'rBall ain't gonna make the grade, not with our P3AT's for sure. Warning, the CorBon 90+p don't work in the P3AT. Again, I'm not knocking CorBon as the Pow'rBall may work fine in 9mm and .45cal. Who knows?
Most of the gunzine writers use water jugs for their tests. They're in for a big surprise with the .380 Pow'rBall even with a longer barrel pistol. Water everywhere and no expansion!!
Thanks, scuba for posting that smiley picture. I thought about that after I was done at the range and packing up so it was too late then. Might not get setback but it could loosen the plastic ball. Whatever.
Hey, byron, if you're reading this, thanks again for getting me the Pow'rBall. Sure opened our eyes. Do you want me to mail you a few rounds for a souvenier??
og.....midi might want to add scuba's picture to the Articles file.