You Want Expansion With Your Expansion? Sig V-Crown .40 S&W Ballistic Gel Test. Glock 22 & 27!
You Want Expansion With Your Expansion? Sig V-Crown .40 S&W Ballistic Gel Test. Glock 22 & 27!
Testing some 165 grain .40S&W Sig V-Crown self-defense ammo using a Glock 22 and Glock 27!
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The thing that continues to impress me about the Sig Sauer ammo is how consistent the velocities are from round to round. I really like the 10mm V-Crowns.
I carry these in my G23
I was hoping you had a Glock 23, I have a Lone Wolf 357 sig barrel for gen 4 G23 I was going to send you so you could do 357 Sig tests.
I love the V-Crown bullet. It’s unfortunate that Sig watered down this particular load but, for whatever reason, the 165 grain weight bullets come in two persuasions. There’s a low recoil load that mimics a 180 grain “FBI” load’s velocity of 980 FPS and a full power variation of 1150 FPS. That bullet would have been dynamite at 1150.
I used to keep my 10mm Glock loaded with their 180’s but have since switched to Underwood’s 100 grain Extreme Defender. 1800 FPS is hard to ignore.
I prefer the gold dot or win "T" series, but those look pretty impressive. I need to see a lot more data on them to be convinced to carry them. Denim test, Paul Herrel meat test, etc…
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
Suppressor ammo!!! 🙂 Another good video. I’m really torn between Glock 9’s and .40’s I own both.
WOW! Thank you for your great videos! I will kick in a few bucks!
Great test got some of these the other day for my .40 after the great results in the 9mm and 380. About to go load them up in my .40 carry.
GOD BLESS SAINTS and PATRIOTS
Do you plan on doing any testing with a denim layer?
My current EDC/CCW is in .40S&W. Of course, my two all-time favorite CCW handgun rounds are .44Spl and .45ACP. Now if someone would manufacture a relatively lightweight, five-shot, 3in revolver in stainless steel and chambered it in 45 Colt’s….I would gleefully buy one and carry it daily along with two speed loaders (please note that I never depend on just one magazine for a pistol or just the single cylinder of rounds in any revolver no matter what caliber or action type is my choice to carry on any given day)….I’m looking at you Charter Arms. And never forget ladies and germs: Big, relatively slow projectiles make bigger holes down range….Even when they don’t expand as advertised or as much as other, lesser, calibers that don’t start with a four. Excellent video on the very versatile .40S&W!
would it be possible to see if it is possible to catch 556, 223, 308, & 30-06 using a setup of: (1) impact on 1/2" sheet plywood, (2) 2" styrofoam, (3) ballistics gell to see what the results are?? or a similar setup with whatever you may have??
The V-Crown is an amazsing round. I still carry HST but if V Crown is available thats become my standard . I save the HST and use them. Sig makes GREAT loadings!
I usually carry this round in my M&P 2.0 Compact 4". It’s readily available in the Black & White 50 Round LE boxes locally at a reasonable price (I like carry ammo I can afford to shoot on occasion).
I don’t really believe in a magic bullet. As long as it’s reliable, accurate, penetrates to a reasonable distance and expands I’ll use it. I don’t really get into 14" vs 16"or 0.60" vs 0.65".
Great info. Keep up the good work.
Great comparison! Good job~
I liked both test on the GLOCK 27 & the GLOCK 22 !! I got sum Sig V crown ordered from Sportsmans Guide !! 🙂
I like the 124gr v crown for 9mm of course I like that the projectile is available to reload your own it might just be my carry round for my glock 48 mos but it’s hard to beat federal 124gr hst for me that’s my first choice always unless I can’t find it or can’t afford it which is a thing now adays…I would like to see you test with barriers please like jeans for maybe even.hard barriers like wood or sheet metal like car doors
Very good results. Please try the 40 S&W 165 Winchester 165 Defender’s. I get 1140 fps out of a 4.25" barrel with the Winchesters
good ammo cheap pretentious guns bad for the video
I wonder if them there 9mm ones do the same damage or are they weaker
So now I know I can dig a hole 6 six deep with 40 S&W! LOOL
Great video. Be awesome to make a video of these sig vcrown verses the federal punch. What do yah think??? Punch verses the crown
Almost as pretty as an hst
That’s a great expansion for so-so velocity. I gots to have me some of these v-crowns. .40 is a very capable SD caliber. Right behind .357 mag 125 JHP, rated as second best one shot stopper. Great video and a great hat, sir! Have a nice day.
Neutered 40sw..
This is why people think 9mm is just as good.
I run the critical defense. Them things get 1140-1150 out of my 3.3 inch xd-s. They laugh at denim and expand a little bit bigger than a nickel.
I can’t stand these ammo mfgs that do this.. under 1000fps for a full size 40 is unacceptable..
I really enjoy 40 S&W. Everyone kinda lost interest in it for 10mm. Great testing. 👍🏻👍🏻
Yo Tools! Great test and results. Disruption and expansion is exceptional. Best I ever seen the V-Crown is as advertised. Thanks again!
Another great ammo test the v crowns is good ammo like it
My local academy had these on sale for 17$ I didn’t really need em but at that price I picked up a box to put in my G23 ..
Another Great Jelly Test Tools Stay Safe Stay 2A Strong 🇺🇸
love .40 s&w
Thank you T&T for another great ammo test! Love your videos brother!
Are you still reloading?
Thank you for the link great test
Curious, how much do the gel blocks cost, or do you make your own? Love your videos
Sig V-Crowns are awesome.. Great video Tools..🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍
Get a 357sig and never worry about if your round will upset and mushroom and expand or not…shit gets ugly up over 1300+ fps & 500 ft/lbs when metal strikes flesh and bones
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They need to make a 357 mag v crown load
Think you could do a video on the .40 punch ammo?
I love me Them spirals and the scalloping within the spirals reminds me of broken slate. V👑👑👑 all the things😆
Sig V-Crown is my favorite for dependable mushrooms and deep penetration, based solely on what I’ve seen from fine channels like yours! No blah blah B.S., just honest, straight – forward testing and useful info. Thank you, Sir!
I am in the expansion camp over penetration. V Crown has fantastic expansion. I would use them with confidence.
Thank You for another great video Tools
Another fine Jelly Time test in the books, thanks.
Gotta get me some of these……….be well n #FJB
Dammit man, imma have to get me a couple boxes of those v crowns. Great performance for sure! Thanks Tools, stay safe God Bless ✌🇺🇲
Nice one T&T! I have also tested the 165gr and 180gr .40 V-Crown and I was unimpressed. Expansion is good, but for a 165gr .40 JHP; they should be doing 1150fps from a 4" barrel. Very underpowered and same goes for the 180gr loading. In fact ALL of the V-Crown Sig loads are underpowered IMHO.
Have you seen any Hornady American gunner? The American gunner is the cheapest high end hollow point in my area. It would be interesting to see how they stack up to HST, V-Crown, gold dots and so on for the price.
And I think I might get those ear buds for work.
It’s worth keeping in mind that the penetration would be a couple inches less in actual FBI calibrated organic gel. Certainly less than the recommended 12". Trade off of all the expansion.