Data is based on bullets recovered after firing three rounds of each load from each gun into calibrated 10-percent ballistic gelatin at a distance of 20 feet.
Speer 90gr Gold Dot - 5.88"
Winchester 95gr. SXT - 5.75"
Remington 102gr. Golden Saber - 6.02"
No way would I carry those. That's in gelatin; what will they do when they hit a rib-cage first?
Edit - added 3 more; getting better:
Hornady 90gr HP/XTP - 11.25"
Federal 90gr Personal Defense - 10.33"
PMC 95gr Starfire - 9.13"
Wow, that's pretty eye opening data. Speer Gold Dots are one of my favorite rounds. Apparently they are a poor choice for .380.
Looks like I'll be switching to Hornady XTP rounds. I always knew they were deep penetrating round, but that's a substantial difference over Gold Dots.
Thanks for the data Andy.