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09-01-2020, 15:53 #1
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Who made the first JHP for LE/defensive purposes
While reading recent discussions on this forum as well as having an interest in the performance of various defensive ammunition loads, I started wondering who was first to make a jacketed hollow-point (JHP). I'm specifically referring to handgun cartridges.
I know the cartridge that gave 9mm a bad reputation (undeserved) after the 1986 Miami shootout was the Winchester Silvertip. So JHPs obviously pre-date the modern FBI penetration standards. I'm also pretty certain that jacketed soft-points (JSPs) pre-date JHPs. I would like to know whether anyone here on Gunsite can shed more light on this (somewhat nerdy and technical) topic.
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09-01-2020, 16:15 #2
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Re: Who made the first JHP for LE/defensive purposes
For rifles, it may have been the "Dum-Dum"?
I also recall the "Manstopper" for the Webley .455, although that was not a JHP, but a Lead bullet with a large cavity.
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09-01-2020, 16:55 #3
Re: Who made the first JHP for LE/defensive purposes
Probably Super Vel.
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10-01-2020, 09:07 #4
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