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-: Every one, Brad Fitzpatrick here for Handguns Magazine
and this is the new Federal 30 Super Carry cartridge.
It is a self-defense cartridge that bridges the gap
between the .380 and the nine millimeter.
So why would federal release a new cartridge
when the nine millimeter is so popular?
Well, what they did is they gave this cartridge
a 3.13 inch wide bullet, which is the same
as the .32 H&R Magnum that federal developed in 1984
and the .327 Federal Magnum that they released in 2007.
So because it's narrower, obviously you can fit more rounds.
How many more rounds?
Well, in a single stack magazine,
you can get one more 30 Super Carry than a nine millimeter,
and in a double stack, you can get at least two more rounds.
So, added capacity is always important for self-defense,
you've got more ammunition on tap when you need it most.
Another important thing about this cartridge
is that its velocities are a little higher
than a nine millimeters.
So we're talking 1150 to 1250 feet per second,
compared to the nine millimeter
at about a thousand feet per second.
And what that means is, you're getting
about the same amount of energy from the 30 Super Carry
that you're gonna get from the nine millimeter.
But because this bullet is smaller,
it has a smaller diameter,
you're gonna have less surface area,
so you're gonna get better penetration
and they're seeing in tests that these bullets
are actually penetrating deeper than nine millimeter bullets
and both the nine millimeter and the 30 Super Carry
have energy that's considerably above
what you're gonna get from up from a .380 auto.
Both the 30 Super Carry and nine millimeter
are in the 350 foot pound range,
most .380 autos are gonna be 200 foot pounds or below,
so you're getting substantially more power.
But, once companies begin actually building handguns
specifically for the 30 Super Carry,
you can shrink that size,
shrink that form factor a little bit,
so this is gonna be a smaller .380 sized handgun
but with nine millimeter power and more capacity.
So that's a big part of the reason
that federal is so proud of this cartridge
and why it has such a promising future.
Now federal offers six different 30 Super Carry loads
to start off 2022.
They have three defensive loads
and three target loads, all of them fire
a 100 to 115 grain bullets,
somewhere between 1150 and 1,250 feet per second.
So you've got Remington's HTP, you've got Speer's Gold Dot,
and you've got Federal's HST on the self-defense side,
those are gonna be the three ammo offerings
on the self-defense side, on the target side,
you've got ammunition available
from federal American Eagle, from Blazer,
and also from Remington as well on that side.
So, a lot of cartridge options, cost-wise,
it's gonna be very similar to the .380
and the nine millimeter and federal has been producing
ammunition for this for a while,
along with our sister companies,
so there should be fairly good availability.
Now federal wanted to showcase the 30 Super Carry
by offering it in some top handguns,
they're offering Smith & Wesson handguns
in 30 Super Carry this year, but they're also offering
this one.
This is Nighthawk Customs GRP, or Global Response Pistol.
It's a basic looking 1911 but it's loaded with features
and these Nighthawk GRPs come with a stainless steel match
grade barrel, they have a machine slide
that is nitride finish, so it's very durable,
they have the G 10 black Gator back grips
with the Nighthawk logo in the middle,
the aluminum tri-cavity trigger that you see here
which comes set from the factory between 3.5 and 3.7 pounds,
and another interesting feature
that you have here is the IO system
which is the interchangeable optic system.
And what that allows you to do
is put the plate on, like you have here,
or switch it out and you can put on your iron sights,
but the most interesting facet about this
is it's dovetailed to the slide,
so when you put this plate back on,
it slides right back into place, locks securely,
and you don't have to rezero your optics,
so you're all set to go as soon as you do that.
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For more information about Federal's
new 30 Super Carry cartridge, or the Nighthawk Custom GRP,
you can read my full review in Handguns Magazine
or you can check us out on the website at handgunsmag.com.
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