DPX "sparking" through my G19

[prestocj]

Ran some self defense ammo through my G19 for the first time today. Previously been practicing with WWB at the range. I ran through about 50 rd each of:

Speer Gold Dot 124+p
CorBon DPX 115+p

No malfunctions and both shot seamless through the gun. Thought the Gold Dot had more recoil than the DPX, but it wasn't bad. Accuracy was about the same for both

The only real difference was the sparking. Didn't notice much difference between the range ammo and the Gold Dot.....little smoke, that's about it and no sparks. But when I shot the DPX I had noticeable "sparks" for every round. Found it a bit distracting. Also not sure I'd like to see that in a night time setting.

Curious to know if this is normal for DPX or whether anyone else has noticed this as well. Really want to use DPX as my standard self defense/carry round given the results I've seen. But the sparking may push me another direction.

Thx in advance

[Snowman92D]

Originally posted by prestocj
Ran some self defense ammo through my G19 for the first time today. Previously been practicing with WWB at the range. I ran through about 50 rd each of:

Speer Gold Dot 124+p
CorBon DPX 115+p

The only real difference was the sparking. Didn't notice much difference between the range ammo and the Gold Dot.....little smoke, that's about it and no sparks. But when I shot the DPX I had noticeable "sparks" for every round. Found it a bit distracting. Also not sure I'd like to see that in a night time setting.

Really want to use DPX as my standard self defense/carry round given the results I've seen. But the sparking may push me another direction.

Don't know why the sparking would put you off from using the Cor-Bon if you like everything else about it. There'll be a bit of a flash from about anything you shoot in low-light conditions...so I can't imagine that the fact that your gun-muzzle flash is spherical, or elliptical or sparkly will make any difference to the homicidal attacker who's the subject of your defensive gunfire at close range.

Muzzle flash is rarely of any consequence in close quarters fights. It's much more of an issue in military style applications where the engagement distances are longer and "launch signatures" like a puff of dust in the day, or a muzzle flash at night are used to locate you for counter-fire. When you open up on a violent felon at spitting distances, he'll have a lot bigger things occupying his mind than the minor peculiarities of your muzzle flash from across the room.

If you like the Cor-Bon ammo, by all means use it. You might find that the next lot of that style of ammo that you buy may not have the same "problem". I've heard people speculating that muzzle flash at pistol-fighting distances should be suppressed, and heard veterans of gunfights contend that your muzzle flash at night will ruin your attacker's visual acuity briefly...briefly enough to give you an edge while making follow-up shots.

I served for a lot of years in a metro area when we were armed with those "terrible", "old" .357 magnums that didn't use flash-suppressed powders...and it was never a problem for any of us. The salt-suppressed powders used in more recently manufactured defensive ammo can be viewed as an improvement, all things considered. But I don't think you need to bother worrying about the sparks, especially considering the otherwise positive aspects of a chosen ammo.

[prestocj]

I'll have to shoot some additional rounds. I guess it just surprised me a bit because with the range ammo and the Gold Dot there was no muzzle flash. Then when I switched to the DPX there was clear muzzle flash.

Love the DPX ammo because of the ballistic tests I've seen and the light recoil.........I'll just have to adjust to the muzzle flash.

[Snowman92D]

I suspect that if you're focused hard on the target, like you will be in a fight, you won't even notice the flash. Enjoy your research as you become a veteran handgunner...it's a lot of fun. :)