20rds - 40 S&W Sig-Sauer Elite Performance Ammunition 165gr. V-Crown JHP Ammo

Sig Sauer 165 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Ammo Details

This is 40 S&W Sig-Sauer Elite Performance Ammunition 165gr. V-Crown Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo. With Sig-Sauer's recently released Elite Performance Ammunition, you can now have the precision you expect from your Sig-Sauer firearm manufactured into your ammunition. Made in a Sig-Sauer owned facility right here in the USA, the V-Crown JHP topped rounds provide an excellent balance of penetration and expansion across a range of velocities. This ammo is brass cased, nickel coated, boxer primed, non-magnetic and non-corrosive. This ammo comes packaged 20rds to a box. Muzzle Velocity: 1090 fps.

  • Product Type
    Ammo
  • Manufacturer
    Sig Sauer
  • Condition
    New
  • Bullet Weight
  • Use Type
    Self Defense, Subsonic
  • Casing Type
    Nickel-Plated Brass
  • Quantity
    20
  • Ammo Caliber
    40 Smith & Wesson
  • Manufacturer SKU
    E40SW1
  • Primer Type
  • Muzzle Velocity
    1090
  • Muzzle Energy
  • UPC Barcode
    798681458196
  • Cost Per Round
    $1.25/ppr

Gel test Results

We tested this Sig Sauer 40 Smith & Wesson ammo by firing five rounds with a S&W M&P40c with a 3.5-inch barrel into calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin. Of those five rounds, we discovered the ammo penetrated an average of 20.26-inches into the gelatin. Our test rounds ended the test with an average expanded diameter of 0.478-inches, retaining 100% of the projectile's original weight.

On this page, you'll see video of our tests including photographs that detail the ammunition before/after firing it through a four-layer barrier into gelatin. Also, you'll see how this Sig Sauer 40 Smith & Wesson ammunition stacks up compared to other self-defense rounds in 40 Smith & Wesson.

To read more about our testing procedures and processes, please head here.

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 20rds - 40 S&W Sig-Sauer Elite Performance Ammunition 165gr. V-Crown JHP Ammo Image detailing before and after firing 20rds - 40 S&W Sig-Sauer Elite Performance Ammunition 165gr. V-Crown JHP Ammo

How do the results for this Sig Sauer 40 Smith & Wesson compare to other Hollow Point?

20rds - 40 S&W Sig-Sauer Elite Performance Ammunition 165gr. V-Crown JHP Ammo Gel Test Results

  Median
Bullet Depth (in.) 19.3 20 20.3 20.5 21.2
Expanded Diameter (in.) 0.4 0.48 0.49 0.5 0.52
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) 164.3 164.4 164.6 164.9 165
Bullet Velocity (fps) 977 1008 1008 1035 1050

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