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Personal Protection: .30 Super Carry Evaluation
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32 minutes worth of evaluation?
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In terms of energy, Federal says the .30 Super Carry runs right with the 9mm but offers considerably more than the .380 ACP, the choice of many who want to carry a small handgun but don’t want the recoil of the 9mm. The .30 Super Carry generates between 336 and 347 foot-pounds of energy, that upper figure matching the average 9mm load but besting the .380’s typical 202 foot-pounds.
Following are data comparisons the company put out to accompany the cartridge’s launch. Federal’s 100-grain .30 Super Carry HST expands to .590 inch and penetrates 12 inches, while the 124-grain 9mm Luger HST expands to .650 inch and penetrates 13.1 inches. In the FBI’s heavy clothing protocol, the 3.0 Super Carry HST expands to .530 inch and penetrates 15.5 inches; the 9mm Luger expands to .571 inch and penetrates 14.5 inches.
This round will go the way of the 357sig, 327 federal mag rounds. Has nothing to offer me ballistically over my present 9mm SD rounds.
First Look: Federal .30 Super Carry Pistol Cartridge - Handguns
Federal's new.30 Super Carry pistol cartridge offers the equivalent of 9mm Luger performance with recoil and muzzle blast comparable with 9mm. Here's a first look.
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In terms of energy, Federal says the .30 Super Carry runs right with the 9mm but offers considerably more than the .380 ACP, the choice of many who want to carry a small handgun but don’t want the recoil of the 9mm. The .30 Super Carry generates between 336 and 347 foot-pounds of energy, that upper figure matching the average 9mm load but besting the .380’s typical 202 foot-pounds.
Following are data comparisons the company put out to accompany the cartridge’s launch. Federal’s 100-grain .30 Super Carry HST expands to .590 inch and penetrates 12 inches, while the 124-grain 9mm Luger HST expands to .650 inch and penetrates 13.1 inches. In the FBI’s heavy clothing protocol, the 3.0 Super Carry HST expands to .530 inch and penetrates 15.5 inches; the 9mm Luger expands to .571 inch and penetrates 14.5 inches.
This round will go the way of the 357sig, 327 federal mag rounds. Has nothing to offer me ballistically over my present 9mm SD rounds.
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Yeah, pretty typical long winded evaluation, but I have to agree with Mr. Harrell, this is likely a VHS vs. Betamax situation. I also agree with brownie, since 9x19 is so well established, I have serious doubts many people will switch to .38 SC. 
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