Keep in mind that barrel length is crucial to expansion. If the ammo you carry was tested for expansion in a service length 4.5" barrel, and you carry a sub compact pistol with a 2.5" barrel, make sure it will expand.
Case in point:
Real life, not ballistic gel results.
Back in 2015, a friend of mine was involved in a SD shooting at his home. Two bad guys attacked him. He shot one of them twice with a Beretta Nano pistol loaded with Fiocchi SD ammo. (Don't recall the bullet weight, but the pic suggests it's about 115gr.)
Both slugs exited the BG. And he wasn't scrawny either 225lbs. at least.
One slug was captured by his clothing when it exited his back.
The other is pictured here in the police evidence photo.
Neither bullet expanded at all and could be reloaded and fired again.
What stopped the fight was one bullet severed his aorta and his BP tanked in seconds.
My friend spent 15 months in the county jail awaiting trial due to the press crucifying him in the news and making the BG out to be a saint Little League coach and husband and father of 2 etc. Bail was so high he couldn't post bond.
Long story short, his friends raised the money to get him a sure 'nuff Matlock attorney who won him an acquittal on all charges.
So the next time you're asleep in bed and there's a knock at the door, don't be like my friend and just answer it.
Case in point:
Real life, not ballistic gel results.
Back in 2015, a friend of mine was involved in a SD shooting at his home. Two bad guys attacked him. He shot one of them twice with a Beretta Nano pistol loaded with Fiocchi SD ammo. (Don't recall the bullet weight, but the pic suggests it's about 115gr.)
Both slugs exited the BG. And he wasn't scrawny either 225lbs. at least.
One slug was captured by his clothing when it exited his back.
The other is pictured here in the police evidence photo.
Neither bullet expanded at all and could be reloaded and fired again.
What stopped the fight was one bullet severed his aorta and his BP tanked in seconds.
My friend spent 15 months in the county jail awaiting trial due to the press crucifying him in the news and making the BG out to be a saint Little League coach and husband and father of 2 etc. Bail was so high he couldn't post bond.
Long story short, his friends raised the money to get him a sure 'nuff Matlock attorney who won him an acquittal on all charges.
So the next time you're asleep in bed and there's a knock at the door, don't be like my friend and just answer it.