I like his language. Half awake this morning before my second cup o java, I thought I heard him say: “His wife divorced him because he was suffering from “bullet failure,” but when he tried a hotter load, she suffered ‘overpenatration.” Now he has to pay her monthly “antimony.” Stay safe, guys.😂

Another great video! Thanks!

Nerd-On Dude. Happy Solemn Memorial Day.

Great stuff as always brotha! Love nerding out on this type stuff! Always looking to learn more about the what and why works best, esp out of my carry gun, the Sig 365. I know my G17 and Beretta 92 have more leeway w the extra barrel length than the little guy. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe out there brotha!

Very well said, as always, except the way Uncle Freedom spoke about Antimony Ok, to clarify, here is it explained. Antimony is ADDED to lead to increase it hardness. Soft lead core bullets like that Hornady 300BO or the mentioned 9mm /147 gr are probably just pure lead cores. (Lacking lead antimony) The softest is "pure lead" on the Brinell scale (is about 5 BHN) Normal average bullets have a very small amount of antimony to increase lead hardness. This very small Antimony percentage of like 1-5% is needed in most bullets to get them up to a 14-16 BHN or more. As opposed to subsonic type bullets, of soft pure lead or very miniscule amounts of Antimony. Everything else was said perfectly clear and factual as usual by Uncle Freedom! Like Uncle said, this is THE major problem with 380ACP and 45 ACP hollowpoints. Unless they are perfectly designed they either don't expand, or expand instantly and then don't penetrate. To get expansion AND 12-14" penetration is very difficult on these 2 calibers because of their low subsonic speeds of 1100 or less FPS. I will be happy if I can come up with or find a hollowpoint that can merely penetrate denim, and achieve 12" in gel with expansion.

This was an excellent video! I’ve yet to see the different bullet types broken down the way you did it, and I learned a few new technical terms along the way! Well done 😊

I’ve learned a ton listening to you, thanks buddy!

Awesome stuff - we would love to see a video focused on the Extreme Defender. I’ve been very interested in it for years.

Many years ago, I got curious as to what a Golden Saber bullet looked like outside of the case, so I inserted one round of 230 gr. .45ACP into my kinetic bullet puller and went to work. After a few whacks, I took it out of the puller to examine my progress and noticed that the core had started to separate from the jacket. Hoping that the jacket would let go before the core fully separated, I reinserted it and continued. Nope. The jacket-scored core soon popped out leaving the jacket in about the same position inside of the case as when I'd started.

I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. This was some helpful information.

Great video uncle and yes you are correct in so many ways I hear many people say technology for the 9 mm is also in the 45 ---- WRONG This is why most all handgun calibers penetrate and expand at about the same rate . it's that fast bullet made one way and the slow bullet made another otherwise both would work terrible . There is absolutely no statistics on Hollow Point opening that were pulled from a person none at all , I have read from way too many ER people that say hollow points do not open . Carry any caliber that you can handle well , as shot placement is everything , otherwise you would need a bazooka

Hello Unc. I thought your first video was very clean and thanks to that info I researched all of my guns to insure they could handle +P and found out my Caniks have not been tested or rated for +P use according the Canik.

Have you heard about the "interceptor 9mm ammo"? Not sure how it will perform on hard barriers but seems to do well in gel. Great video, keep up the good work.

Always enjoy the nerding out on bullet data. One question I have is Critical Duty offers 124gr for short barrels, 135gr and 135gr +P for 4"+ barrels. Critical Defense all I have seen is 115gr. Am I missing something?

Man, so much to think about. I have pretty much decided to go for the critical defense for my 9mm sig p365xl. Can I really go wrong with that? Or is there just a superior round. P.S - I'm in Colorado and heavy winter clothing is definitely a thing.

Where’s the video that gives your recommendations on defensive ammo?

Hey Brother, not sure where you do you LEO job, but where I did mine, I could not dream of sporting facial hair as awesome as yours. I'm still brainwashed from my years in the Marine Corps not to have facial hair and still don't after being retired from my LEO job. Kudos to you. Oh, I love reloading too. You have some great insight for those that don't or have limited experience.

Have you ever tested 5.7 for EDC? Looks like a good option but would like your thoughts. Seems to be picking up speed. Love the videos, great information.

Awesome video boss man‼️🎯🎯💯👍👍👍👍 So what I took From your video is We should be using multiple types of ammunition based on the specific parameters of our everyday Carry or just extreme penetrators/ extreme Defenders‼️

Wow, how do you not have more subs... Good info.

Nerd on! Have a great Memorial Day!

Very cool summary. In other comments I have argued that if cost is not a factor, a 9x19 +P 68 grain Lehigh XD would be the perfect Law Enforcement load. What’s your view on that? I am running a converted Glock 35 in 357 Sig with Lehigh XDs 68 grain handloads as my hunting secondary. But that’s obviously not relevant experience related to my question.

Im a Brit in the UK. I did live in AZ for a while.. I carried a Sig P226 in .357sig... I fed it on Remington Green n white box 125gr JHP It was affordable so I could practice with my carry ammo. Shot placement is no1. Being a Brit in the UK. Im limited to what I can shoot. (Currently an Accuracy International AXSR .338 Lapua mag)

Love your vids

I got 147gr pulled hst bullets and was playing around with different loads. I don’t have a chrono yet but with the load data i gathered i loaded some on the low end and some on the high end. I shot them at water jugs out of my 43x (3.4” barrel) and never had one fail to expand. Out of all the rounds i shot, they all stopped in the 3rd jug, and the expansion pretty much looked the same. I’m going to get a chrono soon so i can have more data.

Yeah, I’m surprised I can still get expandable ammunition here in Illinois

Thanks! Unc. you always put great info on your content y

So would lehigh defense be the best overall than?

Excellent table talk analysis on projectiles. I've mentioned before on other vids, but I believe the Lehigh XD to be the best overall performer. I would rank it at the top for consistency and penetration reliability through barriers. Nearly all of my pistols from .380 to 45acp use them save for one 9mm that I still have Hornandy 135gr duty.

I don’t even reload but enjoy the knowledge

Still waiting on the Super Vel evaluation, but I'll give ya plenty of time. So out of curiosity, what ammo is dept. issue? and do you have any input? Mostly just nosey. Be safe, vest up.

Hey bud, I’m just starting to load for 9mm. What recipe do you use for 115g?

So what is the safest ammo for a 9mm for the average home defense. I mean as safe, not gonna get me in trouble using. Thanks

Why is your image reversed?