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Law Enforcement Technology October 2014 www.officer.com
F I R E A R M S TA C T I C S
B Y L I N D S E Y B E R T O M E N
There's good reason why this cartridge
is still the cool kid in school
Testing the .380 Auto
The gun on the left is a
North American Arms
Guardian .380 with a
Crimson Trace grip. On the
right is a Kahr P380 with a
Crimson Trace Laserguard.
Both have a completely
different design and
operation, yet are excellent
choices for the .380 Auto.
Photos by Robert Marvulli
The DoubleTap Ammunition 80-grain Barnes TAC-XP did not work well when fired in the NAA Guardian. Both DoubleTap products had awesome
penetration: 12.9 inches for the 80-grain and 17.75 inches for the 95-grain bullet. Neither bullets expanded, however. In longer barrels, like the one on a
Glock 42, these cartridges do well.