.30 Super Carry
New For 2022: 30 Super Carry
by
- American Rifleman Staff
posted on January 7, 2022
News, Ammunition, New For 2022
Many of today's popular cartridges were designed in a radically different era with certain limitations, technologies and purposes in mind. With the incredible number of concealed-carry holders in the United States today, it's clear there's demand for cutting-edge technology with an ultimate focus on personal defense. Federal Premium created its all-new 30 Super Carry as a dedicated defensive round that's designed to increase magazine capacity and provide potent stopping power in an all-new class of ammunition.
The 30 Super Carry is loaded with a .312" projectile, smaller in diameter than the popular 9 mm Luger and .380 ACP. Because of this reduced size, double-stack pistol magazines built to accommodate 9 mm Luger cartridges can carry two more rounds of 30 Super Carry in the same space, giving handgunners more rounds without needing more space. Single-stack magazines gain an extra round over 9 mm Luger.
Despite this size reduction, the 30 Super Carry features a 100-grain projectile with a muzzle velocity of 1,250 f.p.s. This produces 347 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle, far more than Federal's 99-grain .380 ACP HST load, which produces 223 foot-pounds at the muzzle. In fact, it's almost on par with a 124-grain 9 mm Luger HST load, which produces 364 foot-pounds of energy, according to Federal Premium's factory specs.
In gel-penetration testing through heavy clothing conducted by Federal Premium, 30 Super Carry HST loads performed on par with similar loads in 9 mm Luger and dramatically outperformed .380 ACP loads in the same test. In terms of shooting experience, the new round is said to create perceived recoil similar to an equivalent-weight 9 mm Luger load and muzzle flash similar to 9 mm Luger.
At launch, a number of defensive loads and practice loads are available in 30 Super Carry, and all of the rounds are expected to be priced similarly to comparable defensive and practice offerings for .380 ACP. Defensive loads are the 100-grain Federal Premium HST, 115-grain Speer Gold Dot and 100-grain Remington HTP. Twenty-round cartons of these offerings will retail for $36.99, $35.99 and $26.99, respectively. Practice loads are 100-grain Federal American Eagle, 115-grain CCI Blazer Brass and 100-grain Remington UMC. Fifty-round cartons of these rounds will retail for $31.99, $30.99 and $31.99, respectively.
As for compatible firearms, the first guns available in the 30 Super Carry chambering include the Nighthawk Custom President and GRP and the Smith & Wesson M&P 30 Shield Plus and M&P 30 Shield EZ. Federal Premium expects more manufacturers to join the lineup of available guns in the coming years. Additionally, several accessories are available at launch, including the Hoppe's 30 Super Carry cleaning kit, RCBS 30 Super Carry reloading dies and compatible holster fits from Uncle Mike's and Blackhawk.
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.30 Carbine short?
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Think I’ll stick with my 9x23 Winchester ,,,,,,,
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45 ACP. A true man stopper.
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Kind of like a 32 auto on steroids. Looks like a lot of expense and bother to get an extra round or 2. I'll stick to the 9 and not have to worry about ammo availability in the future if it crashes and burns like a lot of new ammo designs. Bob
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waltermoe: 30528903295003/comments/30528930784155
45 ACP. A true man stopper.
The true man & elephant stopper.
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I see no need for a newfangled cartridge that other cartridges do better at . And trying to find ammo for that thing would be a huge problem.
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Trendy fad, DOA.
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Seems to be an answer to a question that nobody asked.
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So it holds more rounds than a 9mm. So what? With modern loads and gun configurations, if you need more rounds than your 9mm holds it's likely that accuracy is your problem.
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Heck, I am still lugging around a .40 with only ten rounds.
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In reality, you only need one round to stop someone.
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HAHAHA
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I have complete confidence this chambering will be as popular (with similar ammo availability) as that round that took the CC market by storm, the .45 glock.
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That would be 45 GAP (glock automatic pistol). I have one and just got a box of ammo for it in the discount bin at the gun store. (cost me $5.00 for a 20 rnd box) 🤑💲🤑
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They'll be worth a mint, in 30 yrs...
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Ricci.Wright: 30528903295003/comments/30528910957851
Heck, I am still lugging around a .40 with only ten rounds.
Loved it when the Feds went to the 9mm. Nobody wanted a .40 . Walmart was discontinuing selling ammo. Went in the local one and everything was sold aside the .40 rounds. I ask the clerk to start shoveling it out of the cases. It was 75% off and I got a whole shopping cart full.
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For most of my adult life I carried a 3" S&W Model 19 and never felt under gunned !
It now resides under my bed pillow 😀
Trying to best the 9mm at it's own game is folly ! 😉
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.45 acp
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montanajoe: 30528903295003/comments/30528924035483
.45 acp
Yup !
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Almost sounds like a 327 Federal for Semi autos I'll stick with the wheel gun
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10mm Glock or 1911 for me if I must carry an auto.
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They just won't let the .32 mag die.
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Remember the 9mm Federal Rimmed ? ... S&W revolver Model ??? I don't remember ...
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I believe your thinking of the charter arms pitbull
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18 inch / 457mm AP projectile ... Single Shot . 😆😋🤣
20,300,000 grs.
@ 2,700 ft/s (823 m/s)
32,656,793,960.9 ... ft/lbs energy > yes that's - |32 billion+| foot pounds
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Oh goody! Another answer to a question nobody was asking!
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Well, if I try to paint the glass half full, 125 grain bullet at 1,000fps which technically makes USPSA minimum power factor for production, Carry Optic, & Limited.
Minimum power factor is 125 and these ballistics would be exactly 125.
If you could push it, either by weight or velocity just a hair to have some margin, or perhaps out of a Glock 34 barrel, you could maybe gain 4-5 rounds over current capacity, which is limited by magazine length.
So depending how snappy these are it has a long shot of offering a competitive advantage, maybe.
I would love 28 rounds in my Carry Optic gun.
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NeoBlackdog: 30528903295003/comments/30528931963035
Oh goody! Another answer to a question nobody was asking!
This is how we learn,
Obscure answers to unrelated questions are essential
to inspire further examination of the diverse knowledge
required to be a competent ballistician !
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" .45 acp"..............if you can't do it with 8 you ain't gonna do it with 16 (9mm)
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