9/6/2023 0 Comments 38 special vs 9mm bullet sizeThis is largely due to how Federal chose to market this round. When I first published this article, it was heavy on the snark. It is effectively between a 9mm Luger and a 380 ACP and, if that’s what you’ve been looking for, then this might be a good cartridge for you. Hey, look! Federal came out with a new cartridge that you might like. If you use a 9mm pistol for defense and you’d rather have a cartridge that has less energy, makes smaller holes in bad guys, has smaller hollow-point cavities for less expansion, is too small to use in competitions for practice, is harder to find in stores, and is more expensive, then the 30 Super Carry is for you! There are two approaches I can take to reviewing the 30 Super Carry: The IDPA rulebook currently allows 9mm (9×19) as the smallest cartridge allowed and the USPSA rulebook doesn’t allow bullets narrower than 0.354″ (the 30 Super Carry is 0.313″). This is clear both from the name of the cartridge and also the fact that it is too small for pistol competitions (USPSA/IDPA). The 30 Super Carry was clearly introduced by Federal as a product for the Concealed Carry ( CCW) / Self Defense market. For more, make sure you see the 30 Super Carry vs 9mm comparison below. However, the trade-off is less energy and expansion. The 30 SC is the same length as the 9mm, however, being 1mm narrower in diameter than the 9mm, is slightly weaker than the 9mm (less case volume and lighter bullet) but twelve 30 SC rounds can fit into a magazine that only holds ten 9mm rounds. The 30 Super Carry (30 SC) is perhaps easiest described as a slightly skinnier and weaker 9mm Parabellum. Please enjoy this 30 Super Carry review and leave a comment below. If people are allowed to claim a new product is the greatest new thing ever (see the quote from Federal below where they claim this is the most revolutionary advancement that’s ever occurred in self-defense, then I’m allowed to say the opposite. Lastly, please remember how harsh I was here – it will help you believe me when I heap praise onto something else. This is my opinion and I expect that you’ll disagree with a good chunk of my opinions – that’s great! I hope you’re here to learn and read and form your own opinions (which I believe is hard to do with the majority of other “reviewers” saying that every new product is the best thing ever). We only want to publish honest and real opinions about products here (this is why we take no advertisers on this site). It is a serious topic that deserves serious scrutiny. We’re talking about life and death here folks. Second, this is marketed for self defense, not deer hunting. NOTE: If I come across a bit cranky in this review of the 30 SC as if I woke up on the wrong side of the ballistic bed, there’s likely three reasons for this:įirst, maybe I am just cranky and took it out on this new product? Ammunition Available for 30 Super Carry.
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