Can some one tell me what +p is
Can some one tell me what +p is
Extra pressure.
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+p is a SAAMI designation for rounds that have a higher average pressure then a standard round. There are only a few rounds which have SAAMI +P destinations.
38 Special
38 Super
45 ACP
9MM Luger
Are the ones I know of off the top of my head.
However the industry had adopted +P to mean any round that is “Hotter” then standard regardless of it is loaded to SAAMI guidelines. For example a lot of people will load 45 Colt +p which isn’t a SAAMI approved loading. Basically you are at the mercy of the manufacturer as to what they determine +p to be if it’s not a SAAMI load.
You may also see +p+ which is suppose to be hotter then +p. +p+ is not an industry standard loading and is up to the manufacturer.
SAAMI has come out and said it won’t be doing any more +p loads. So what we have now o mother books is what there is.
Reloading...it’s like knitting for men.
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