Is this Softy Too HARD?...Magtech 9MM Jacketed Soft Point AMMO Ballistic Gel Test!

Great test. Horrible results.

For advertised these are junk as they state. I never expected anything special. But given price maybe can use as a plinker justifiably like Harris' face lol😅

Most of the Magtech I've shot was their semi jacketed hollow point/semi jacketed soft point .357 and .44 magnum. I've never run it over a chrono but it has always felt significantly stronger than other "range ammo" options in the same price range and would probably work well enough for hunting or trail defense use. I've always been curious how good or bad their "defensive" ammo was and this doesn't bode well for that. Hopefully you'll test more of it, including the SJHP and SJSP stuff in the future.

Another great video 👍

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It looked like it was getting close to expanding.
Might be useable in a carbine.

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Would be interesting to see a test of the magtech 115gr hollow points.

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Any time you move away from 115 & 124 gr. there seems to be problems of some sort.

9mm reloaded properly can achieve well over 1400fps in a 4'' barrel. However, as a factory loading the velocities seen aren't bad, but the bullet is too hard to properly expand. In my experience projectile performance in Magtech ammo is questionable more often than not and velocity is generally on the slow side of what a cartridge is capable of.

I can't say that I would ever expect expansion from a jacketed soft point semi-auto bullet. You can get deformation and even mushrooming of a semi-jacketed revolver bullet, but without a hollow cavity to apply pressure to the inside of the jacket, the jacket petals will simply not open.

PizzA

Hey Tools, I know you like the 10mm, have you tested the Buffalo Bore hard cast, to see how deep it penetrates in gel?

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the softer lead would open up, too much tin in the mix. Test it in the carbine.

Excellent video! Magtech ammo has been the bane of my existence when it came to anything other than range ammo. I've tried various bullet weights and designs in revolvers and semi auto handguns for many years and the one thing consistent about Magtech, in my experience at least, was its inconsistency. Some .357 Magnum ammo for example, from Magtech, was self-defense ready while three or four boxes into a case was barely good enough to qualify as practice/range ammo. As for their 9 Minimal loading(s) I'd just as soon carry a bag of smooth, flat, river rocks and a homemade slingshot or an axe handle for personal/home protection. I'm one of those Old Goobers that still expects stuff to work the way it is supposed/advertised to and Magtech just does not do that for me. Too me, it's just range ammo that provides me with brass for reloading purposes. Take care and keep up the great work you do.

I saw Magtech and thought, "ah, range ammo". I do enjoy the budget "defense" ammo videos, especially with something like 9mm, b/c there are so many of them. The most sound of the budget carry rounds seem to be WWB and R-UMC, no reason to go w/anything else unless you do want something spicy.

Compact pistol shallow penetration and some or none mushroom..
I carry FMJ . Want to plow thorough the ” field” and get result’s even behind wall/car body etc. In ⚖️no cop killer’s used. Basic + p+ ball

Range ammunition

Good range ammo

Yep, the lead is way too hard. At that velocity and low grain they should have been pancaked.

Kind of a failure on these ones.

Cant wait to see this in a carbine test

Loud but not too proud. 😆
I have my doubts that it would do any better out of a carbine. 🤷‍♂️
Their FMJs work just fine for plinking ammo, tho 😄

Run that through a carbine and let's see what you come up with.
Glad I watched the whole video rather than hopping off and buying based on velocity. (It happens)
Still beats the hell outta 380 and 115 FMJ. Hell, the muzzle report would cause a lotta folks to reconsider their path/action

Hi. I was wondering what 9mm ammo you run in your carry? Thanks for the videos. My favorite channel

so loud it's popping the tent upwards

Meat and bones will tell the story on any ammo. Paul Harrell targets. Gel is an expectation of performance. When. Hits bones they get crazy.

British SAS had a 95 grain jacketed soft point made by federal back in the '80s

It would be interesting to see if shooting out of a 16" carbine could get enough velocity to force it to mushroom

You might have just found a new BEAR LOAD!

I bought a couple boxes at my local shop. It is very loud. Its got a crack to it. It cycles great.

As a hunter JSP is a devastating rd they just haven’t mastered it in pistol rds With JSP you get way better damage and deeper penetration any deer hunter will tell u that. It’s like a bomb goes off when it expands like it supposed to. The Geneva Convention banned SP it was to inhumane. No chance to survive turned your insides to pudding.

So, these may be decent in the carbine, oh, and you just said that. Algorithm

Here he goes agaiiiin!!!! You know what time it is

Test their jhp

Do these companies not bother to even begin to test their products? Unreal!
KnifeMaker

Is it me or do the wound channels look just as big or bigger than some of the top performing hollow points, while still getting maximum penetration with these??

Mag tech is junk jams in cz sp01 and my cz p10c

I have a few boxes of Magtech 180 gr 40 but they are traditional hollow points. Haven't tested them but not many "bad" rounds in 40. Use alot of fmjs in 9mm, for training. Have had zero issues with their ammo in many years. None of which I would carry however, there are too many much better rounds.

Any company that sells 22 buy the jar makes me feels like their product may not be the best

They used to have a hollow point that was very close to gold dot

Bonded 1st defence 124gr very close to gold dot

Always enjoy your content.
I would like to see some different types of ammo out of a S&W FPC. This ammo included in that test.

This is the old Federal defensive round from the late 1980s that Massad Ayoob raved about. My Kimber ProCarry loves this stuff. Best thing? It's back in production!

Have u ever tested magtech 115 Jhp?

I'm guessing it's going to perform like yet another FMJ alternative (same as FMJ but with weird point of impact issues due to weird weights and velocities, a bit more turbulence in the cavity but not significant if we're being realistic)

You should try magtech 9mm +p+ jhp. I’ve been thinking about getting some.

Magtech is supposed to match carry ammo for 9mm.
I avoid it for competitive shooting but I have it for PCCs.
For competition the aluminum case ammo is king for over the counter options, soft shooting, widely available ( mostly Blazer and CCI ) and cheap.