The Importance of Ammo Testing
There are many who believe all ammunition is the same. The truth of the matter is that 9mm ammo you bought today could fire differently from previous rounds.
Testing your ammunition is an absolute must when ensuring the most optimal results for your uses. Blindly accepting community standards will leave your ammunition performance in the hands of fate. Not being in control of an easily controllable variable puts you at greater risk when faced with a life-threatening situation.
Variable Rounds
Known high-quality loads are reliable based on their reputation but a gun owner will never truly know the reliability in these rounds unless they research proper third-party tests or test the rounds themselves. Informal testing of this sort can give you first-hand knowledge of metrics like which ammunition lines perform poorly or which ammunition penetrate way too shallowly.
These small differences may seem insignificant to gun owners. However, a malfunctioning or underperforming round could mean life or death in a situation. For example, a 9mm JHP unable to expand normally could reduce its stopping power and fail in bringing down an aggressor.
Third-party Testing vs Expert Knowledge
Though it is important to witness or perform informal testing, know that you and most people performing these tests are likely not experts. Therefore, creating and voicing your own opinion of specific ammunition based on these tests alone doesn’t replace the findings of professional, scientifically-based results. We must refer to actual expert findings. Read and observe the metrics the experts use and results they achieve. Finally, we can apply those concepts to our own personal findings. Measure against and compare these two knowledge sources. With this, you can create informed choices about the ammunition you wish to use.
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