{"id":8371,"date":"2014-02-04T20:07:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T20:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=8371"},"modified":"2014-11-14T14:08:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T14:08:38","slug":"remingtons-r-51-pork-ribs-and-compact-handgun-ammo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/remingtons-r-51-pork-ribs-and-compact-handgun-ammo\/","title":{"rendered":"Remington’s R 51, Pork Ribs and Compact Handgun Ammo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UDCH-2\"I’ll apologize up front for the video quality; the Gunwriter Assistant<\/a> was not available for filming. This meant a camera man was not the only issue; I had to clean the mess up as well. (I thought for a moment about shooting his basketball.)<\/p>\n

Remington recently announced a new line of ammunition called Ultimate Defense Compact Handgun<\/a>. These are loads designed for barrels shorter than four inches (Or even shorter in the case of the .38 Special.) I have to say, I’m not fond of the name; asking for a \u00a0box of Remington 124 gr. 9mm Luger +P Brass Jacketed Hollow Point Ultimate Defense Compact Handgun<\/strong><\/em> ammunition is a bit long winded. I think Golden Saber Short Barrel<\/em> would have been much better.<\/p>\n

However, it looks like this stuff will be as long on performance as it is in name. The 124 grain 9mm load averaged 1048 fps out of Remington’s new R 51<\/a> and penetrated 13 inches in 10% ordnance gelatin while expanding to an average of 0.62 inch. With two layers of denim and a section of pork ribs placed over the gel, the terminal performance remained unchanged. \u00a0I really like Remington’s 124 gr. +P Golden Saber load and this one – at about 30 fps slower – seems to perform very well too.<\/p>\n

If you plan to pick up one of the new R 51s<\/a> or if you carry a compact 9mm handgun, I’d give this stuff serious consideration. You can see my review of the Remington R 51 as well as a column on ammo for short barreled defensive handguns in the June 2014 issue of NRA’s Shooting Illustrated magazine<\/a>. It should be on newsstands by early May.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ll apologize up front for the video quality; the Gunwriter Assistant was not available for filming. This meant a camera man was not the only issue; I had to clean the mess up as well. (I thought for a moment about shooting his basketball.) Remington recently announced a new line of ammunition called Ultimate Defense Compact Handgun. 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