Federal Punch .38 Special +P HP Ammo - Will It Expand from a 2" Snub Nose Barrel? 3 Gun Test Review

Will I carry Federal Punch .38 Special ammo in a 2" snub nose revolver? Watch as I test the velocity, expansion and weight retention of this Federal personal defense ammo.

[@ShaunPanzer]

Man, everything on the news is crap lately but knowing that there is a man out west with a cowboy hat that is shooting his revolvers just feels right and puts a little balance back in the world ! Thanks for your video !

[@The_Hi_Life]

I believe this is the most impressive performance I’ve seen for any 38 special self defense load across the board! 👍

[@notsosilentmajority1]

I don't know exactly what the gel costs but I've heard it's not cheap. Most of the time when people do the gel tests they just leave the block in its full length and dig the rounds out. This allows you to reuse the block numerous times for different testing and it saves you money. Some people actually melt it down and "reconstruct" it after many tests. I don't know if I would go that far but keeping it whole to reuse several times seems like a good idea. These rounds were really good and I would definitely carry them in my Centennial. Thanks for another great video. Happy Independence Day my friend. 🇺🇸

[@GunSam]

One gel cutting trick that saved my shoulder was to use an 8" knife with the micro-serrations. I have tried every type of blade out there but the micro-serrated knives work the best, cuts like butter. Just pull the material to the side so there's less friction on the blade and saw right through it.

[@texasrex2222]

I have that same Marlin! And at around 1450 fps, that 120 grain 38 special is laying down 560 ft/lbs! Absolutely amazing energy output

[@TheJohndeere212]

Great video!

[@shanequigley7552]

Great video

[@paulscountry456]

All look good .

[@locksbog4270]

Great stuff 👍😃✌️🇺🇸

[@northshores7319]

All the touting of the advancements done to the 9mm bullet making it the ultimate man stopper ignores that the same improvements have been done to the .38, 40 S&W, and the .45acp. Thanks for showing us this.

[@elblancobasura]

For a .38 Special out of any length frankly, for a JHP, these seem to be top tier. Thank you for the test.

[@biblebear6795]

What an excellent analysis! I had just picked up two boxes of these before I came across this video and now I am even more happy with my purchase! I love how you measured the caliber of the ammo after expansion. I never considered it being increased to a .5 caliber! Well done! 👏

[@Man-jf6lz]

I love the sound design of your vids. The box sounds, the jiggle of the ammo in the box, the report of your shots, the soothing voice. You're the Bob Ross of guns

[@philfoggs5357]

This is the kind of information I needed. These rounds look like they will perform very well out of my Taurus M85 and my 2.5 inch K frame S&W. Great performance across the board, I was surprised at the speed of close to 1000 fps the weight retention and expansion out of a short bbl. I'll be looking for this load.

[@noahcount7132]

Enjoyed the .38 Special+P Punch video. The final resting place of the revolver rounds you fired into the gel was less than the actual distance they penetrated. They came to rest after having "sucked back" along their wound track. The actual penetration is the distance they traveled before being "sucked back" along their respective would tracks. This phenomenon is typical with gel shots, but not so in living tissue.

[@WhatIsYourMalfunction]

I've never seen other channels weigh the fired bullets or use a micrometer on the expansion. Very nice round. Good work in that heat. Thanks for the information and entertainment.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Really enjoying your channel and content! I can't stand all those long bearded operator LARPers that are obviously shilling products sent to them. This is so much more wholesome compared to that garbage.

[@kenhoward3512]

'Interesting test. Federal Punch looks like it works well, with consistent penetration and expansion for a snubbie.

[@patriotpreacher43]

I don’t buy from them because of high shipping costs but Lucky Gunner has great information on 110 different defense loads including gel tests. Great resource for that information.

[@davidv.3135]

Thanks, that gives me confidence in that load. I carry a 2" 38spl. revolver. I bought some of these recently.