Not being much of an experimenter, I and my guns like Hornady CD. I don't worry a lot about expansion, but its seems to do that. Its such a good shooting and loading round and I've had no problems with it in 380 or 9mm, in any of my 3 handguns, ever. A lot of people were discouraged by the Ammo Quest series, but I think his result with the Hornady was an outlier. Like choosing a Camry instead of a smart car or something, Hornady is CD just a safe kind of boring reliable round. Price has come down a little lately too.
I like the idea of the xtreme penetrator (not the name) but I want to wait for it to prove out over time and become widely available.
Rest in peace Muggsy
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