![]() ![]() 45 ACP are over (see FBI report on the matter) for best 'service' pistol (military, police and personal protection). 380 ACP for self-defense based on testing.Ok, so now that the debate regarding the. While options are still limited, the 30 Super Carry seems clearly superior to the. It maintains an advantage in energy and penetration while matching or exceeding. With its heavier bullets and higher velocities, the 30 Super Carry outperforms the. This indicates it performs better terminally than the. The 30 Super Carry also showed a solid expansion of. In gel testing, Speer’s 115-grain 30 Super Carry load penetrated an average of 15.3 inches, while Federal’s 100-grain HST reached 15.75 inches. ![]() 380s like Speer’s 90-grain Gold Dot at 1,040 fps and 216 ft-lbs. Other 30 Super Carry rounds like Speer’s 100-grain Gold Dot hit 1,150 fps and 294 ft-lbs, still besting. 380 loads, like Federal Punch 88-grain, achieve only 1,000 fps and 189 ft-lbs of energy. With a 100-grain bullet, the 30 Super Carry reached 1,250 fps and 347 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. In ballistic testing, the 30 Super Carry displayed clear advantages over. More importantly, the 30 Super Carry uses heavier bullets – primarily 100-115 grains versus the. 380 ACP is short and squat, while the 30 Super Carry is taller and slimmer. ![]() More options and lower costs could make the 30 Super Carry more compelling over time. The 30 Super Carry fills an interesting niche but does not clearly beat the 9mm, especially for shooters on a budget. However, ammunition options are far more limited compared to the ubiquitous 9mm Luger. While the 30 Super Carry performs similarly to 9mm ballistically, its key advantages are its slimmer profile and slightly higher capacity in concealed carry guns. Speer’s 115-grain load averaged 15.3 inches of penetration, while Federal’s 100-grain HST averaged 15.75 inches, which is comparable to various 9mm self-defense loads. In gel testing, the 30 Super Carry demonstrated adequate penetration and expansion. Other 30 Super Carry loads like Speer’s 100-grain Gold Dot reached 1,150 fps and 294 ft-lbs of energy, still in range of 9mm rounds like Speer’s 147-grain Gold Dot at 1,150 fps and 364 ft-lbs. A comparable 147-grain 9mm Federal HST round had 1,000 fps and 326 ft-lbs of energy. With a 100-grain bullet, the 30 Super Carry had a velocity of 1,250 fps and energy of 347 ft-lbs from a Federal Premium load. In ballistics testing, the 30 Super Carry performed similarly to 9mm overall. However, the 30 Super Carry offers 1-2 extra rounds of capacity compared to similar 9mm guns. 355-inch, so it is slightly smaller in diameter. The 380 Auto has had a much-welcomed increase in carry ammo performance lately, but the new 30 Super carry looks to have what it takes to give it a real challenge in that area of Self defense & CCW pistols. 380 AUTO and similar to a 9mm but with a different recoil impulse, not more or less but different, at least going by feel. The recoil was more than the same pistol in. The S&W Shield EZ paired with the Federal 30 Super Carry was a fine round with interesting stats. Again, the last two were close, but the video I shot showed the 9mm had just a bit more upward travel of the muzzle. Muzzle rise followed the same order 380, 30 SC, then 9mm. It was a close call between the 9mm and the 30 SC, but the 30 Super Carry is just a bit milder. Felt recoil in order of least to most: 380 Auto, 30 Super Carry, 9mm Luger. Overall the shooting experience of the three calibers from the S&W Shield EZ was an interesting comparison, mostly in felt recoil and muzzle rise. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: S&W Shield EZ 9mm Quick Recoil Test (). ![]() See the numbers from Federal in our chart below. While ammo manufacturers keep coming up with new recipes in different delivery systems, it still seems plain that the skinny Super Carry has some niche benefits of its own. Stats being what they are, the numbers make some things clear the 30 Super carry is an obvious contender in performance. Terminal Performance as Measured Against Heavy Clothing I consider that a standout feature of the new caliber. Below you can see that the slimmer design of the 30 Super Carry gets two more rounds over both the 380 Auto and the 9mm. While capacity is not the holy grail of specs, having more is rarely a detriment. From left to right: 9mm Luger, 380 Auto, and 30 Super Carry cartridges ![]()
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