20rds – 9mm +P Barnes 115gr. TAC-XP Ammo

Name: 20rds – 9mm +P Barnes 115gr. TAC-XP Ammo
Brand: Barnes Bullets
Price: 26.95 USD
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Barnes Bullets 115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Ammo Details

This 9mm +P cartridge is from Barnes’ TAC-XPD line of ammunition. That means its 115 grain projectile is a TAC-XP, an all copper hollow point. Rather than a jacket wound around a core, this bullet is comprised of one single component, and a tough one at that. It’s able to retain an exceptional amount of its weight even for having passed a wall or a car door, and it keeps itself together as it burrows through a threat as well. The TAC-XP is an expanding bullet, which ensures the wound channel it delivers will be wide in addition to deep.

This round’s new production brass casing is plated with Techni-Crom, which excels over traditional nickel at reducing friction to facilitate a high rate of fire. The two layer treatment is highly resistant to corrosion as well; It resists salt fog corrosion four times better than a traditional brass casing would alone. Such reliability is of the essence for a self-defense load -- Barnes’ is going to be ready for you when you need it.

Casing Type

Nickel-Plated Brass
Bullet Weight

115 Grain
Bullet Type

Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP)
Manufacturer

Barnes Bullets
Manufacturer SKU

21551
Muzzle Energy

323
Muzzle Velocity

1125
Primer Type

Boxer

Gel test Results

As you hunt for the best self-defense 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo, we thought you might enjoy seeing the results of some testing we recently conducted with calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin.

We shot five of these Barnes Bullets rounds through a four-layer cloth barrier using a S&W M&P Shield. The results are detailed in the video you see above as well as the photographs. Through the charts, you should get a great idea how this Barnes Bullets ammo stacked up relative to other 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo products available to American shooters.

To get a better sense of our tests, be sure to check out all the protocols we followed when conducting our tests to determine the best self-defense ammo.

Gel test results for Barnes Bullets 115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) ammo

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 20rds – 9mm +P Barnes 115gr. TAC-XP Ammo

How do the results for this Barnes Bullets 9mm Luger (9x19) compare to other 9mm Ammo?

20rds – 9mm +P Barnes 115gr. TAC-XP Ammo Gel Test Results

Top-down view of expanded Barnes Bullets 9mm Luger (9x19) 115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) bullets

Expanded bullets from fired Barnes Bullets 9mm Luger (9x19) 115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) ammo

			Median
Bullet Depth (in.)	10.3	10.8	12.4	12.6	12.8
Expanded Diameter (in.)	0.68	0.69	0.7	0.7	0.72
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.)	114.7	114.8	114.9	115	115.4
Bullet Velocity (fps)	946	955	956	957	960

Barnes Bullets 9mm Luger (9x19) Ballistic Data

Barnes Bullets 9mm Luger (9x19) Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches: 4

Ballistics Coefficient (G1): 0.167

Ballistics Coefficient (G7): 0.000

Sectional Density: 0.130

	Muzzle	25 yds.	50 yds.	75 yds.	100 yds.
Velocity fps	1125	1078	1039	1005	975
Energy ft lbs	323	297	276	258	243
Bullet drop inch	n/a	0	-1.9	-5.7	-11.8

Trajectory Line Graph Barnes Bullets 9mm Luger (9x19)

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo	Muzzle Velocity	Muzzle Energy
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#26 1047 fps	#39 280 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#13 1130.5 fps	#13 329 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#37 1014 fps	#38 283 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#17 1089 fps	#21 303 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo	#8 1150 fps	#10 338 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#22 1049 fps	#22 303 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#23 1048 fps	#40 280 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition	#16 1095 fps	#12 330 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech	#34 1024 fps	#32 289 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#43 953 fps	#25 297 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#31 1028 fps	#30 291 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#44 953 fps	#26 297 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition	#20 1057 fps	#35 285 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#27 1039 fps	#29 296.5 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#24 1048 fps	#23 302 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech	#11 1135 fps	#14 329 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition	#7 1157.5 fps	#9 342.5 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#25 1048 fps	#41 280 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#49 903 fps	#47 266 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Wolf Ammunition	#9 1150 fps	#11 338 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#45 953 fps	#27 297 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#4 1225 fps	#2 383 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#32 1028 fps	#46 270 ft lbs
115 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer	#15 1098 fps	#19 308 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#48 915 fps	#45 273 ft lbs
150 Grain TSJ Federal Ammunition	#50 857 fps	#49 245 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Black Hills Ammunition	#5 1175 fps	#7 352 ft lbs
135 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#42 960 fps	#42 276 ft lbs
147 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer	#47 932 fps	#37 284 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition	#36 1017 fps	#36 285 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Fiocchi Ammunition	#35 1020 fps	#33 287 ft lbs
100 Grain Frangible Federal Ammunition	#19 1075 fps	#48 257 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition	#12 1131 fps	#8 352 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#18 1085 fps	#16 324 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#46 936 fps	#34 286 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#28 1039 fps	#28 297 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition	#6 1171.5 fps	#3 378 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Sig Sauer	#39 985 fps	#17 317 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Barnes Bullets	#29 1039 fps	#43 276 ft lbs
124 Grain XTP Hornady Ammunition	#33 1027 fps	#31 290 ft lbs
158 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#51 814 fps	#50 232 ft lbs
150 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#41 966 fps	#18 310 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition	#10 1150 fps	#5 364 ft lbs
100 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition	#1 1300 fps	#4 375 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Corbon	#3 1250 fps	#1 399 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#30 1038 fps	#44 275 ft lbs
92 Grain Pre-Fragmented G2 Research	#2 1265 fps	#15 327 ft lbs
138 Grain Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) Federal Ammunition	#40 985 fps	#24 298 ft lbs
125 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition	#21 1050 fps	#20 306 ft lbs
127 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition	#14 1120 fps	#6 354 ft lbs
100 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#38 1003 fps	#51 224 ft lbs