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40 S&WTop Loads 10 mm 22 Long Rifle 223 Remington 25 ACP 30 Carbine 30-30 308 Winchester 32 ACP 357 Magnum 357 SIG 38 Special 38 Special +P 38 Special +P+ 380 ACP 40 S&W 41 Magnum 44 Magnum 44 Special 45 ACP 45 ACP +P 45 Colt 9 mm 9 mm +P 9 mm +P+ All                                     All 0 135 150 155 165 180 31 loads 40 S&W Stopping Power, all bullet weights Brand Bullet Shootings One Shot Stops Percent Diameter Penetration Notes Remington 165 gr GS 146 137 94% 0.7" 13.9"   CCI 155 gr GD 59 55 93% 0.67" 14.2"   Federal 155 gr HS 88 82 93% 0.73" 13.6"   Corbon 135 gr JHP 9 8 89% 0.69" 10.4" 4" barrel or less Speer 155 gr GD 18 16 89% 0.65" 11.9" 4" barrel or less Corbon 135 gr JHP 56 50 89% 0.74" 10.9"   Federal 155 gr JHP 139 124 89% 0.68" 11.8"   Remington 165 gr GS 61 54 89% 0.68" 12.6" 4" barrel or less Corbon 150 gr JHP 40 35 88% 0.71" 11.3"   Federal 155 gr HS 24 21 88% 0.69" 12.6" 4" barrel or less Remington 155 gr 41 36 88% 0.63" 12.9"   Winchester 155 gr ST 106 93 88% 0.74" 11.2"   Federal 180 gr HS 65 57 88% 0.66" 15.6"   Federal 180 gr HS 30 26 86% 0.59" 12.9" 4" barrel or less Remington 180 gr GS 78 67 86% 0.63" 12.7"   PMC 155 gr 49 42 86% 0.65" 13.9"   CCI 180 gr GD 63 54 86% 0.63" 12.6"   Corbon 180 gr JHP 21 18 86% 0.63" 11.4"   Winchester 180 gr BT 157 132 84% 0.68" 15.8"   Starfire 180 gr JHP 51 43 84% 0.61" 14.2"   Federal 180 gr 100 84 84% 0.65" 13.1"   Remington 180 gr GS 25 21 84% 0.62" 12.2" 4" barrel or less Federal 180 gr JHP 32 27 84% 0.67" 12.9" 4" barrel or less Black Hills 180 gr JHP 44 37 84% 0.67" 13.3"   Winchester 180 gr JHP 159 132 83% 0.61" 14.3"   Federal 165 gr HS 112 93 83% 0.51" 16.8"   Federal 155 gr JHP 22 18 82% 0.54" 11.1" 4" barrel or less Winchester 180 gr BT 34 27 79% 0.47" 14.2" 4" barrel or less Winchester 180 gr JHP 46 36 78% 0.46" 13.9" 4" barrel or less Winchester 180 gr FMJ 94 67 71% 0.4" 19.2"   Winchester 0 gr FMJ 28 17 61% 0.4" 16.7" 4" barrel or less BT = Black Talon GS = Golden Saber GD = Gold Dot HS = Hydra Shok ST = Silvertip LRN = Lead Round Nose SWC = Semi Wadcutter JHP = Jacketed Hollow Point FMJ = Full Metal Jacket Diameter and Penetration are the average from bullets recovered in actual shootings. All data taken from Evan Marshall and Ed Sanow's book: Stopping Power: A Practical Analysis of the Latest Handgun Ammunition and used with permission from the author.   Questions or comments? | Submit an article | Donate to Handloads.Com Copyright © 2000-2006