Maximum Expansion vs Controlled Fracture vs Xtreme Defense 9mm Bullets from Lehigh Defense Tests
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- We put our Lehigh Defense 9mm self-defense bullets to the test. The new 115-grain, Maximum Expansion is perfect for an urban environment. It offers terminal performance with a short wound channel. The 90-grain, Xtreme Defense has been manufactured by Lehigh Defense for a long time with a proven record. The new 115-grain, Controlled Fracture offers the best of both worlds.
Mike Cyrus has been with Lehigh Defense since it's inception 15 years ago. He has more knowledge about Lehigh Defense's products than anyone else in the World. Bill Wilson bought the assets of Lehigh Defense in 2022. In the same way he built Wilson Combat into a powerhouse in firearms, he is turning the Lehigh Defense line into a force in the bullet industry. Bill demonstrates how he tests these bullets and proves how they are the best bullets on the market.
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0:00 - Maximum Expansion Gel Test
2:25 - Controlled Fracture Gel Test
4:40 - Xtreme Defense Gel Test
7:50 - CF Barrier Test
9:40 - CF Denim Test
12:05 -ME Water Tank Test
14:00 - ME Water Bag Test
15:35 - CF Water Tank Test
18:20 - CF Water Bag Test
20:35 - The Hog Test
26:40 - Lehigh Defense Bullets 
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Just ordered two boxes. My EDC is the Lehigh Defense XP (both in 9mm and .45 ACP). Now I’m going to switch to the Lehigh Defense CF. Thanks for continuing to innovate.
To anybody that would question Bills knowledge of firearms or ammo. You are nuts! I have been following his work since around 1991. This man has not only contributed more to the firearms world than most. He has literally forgotten more than most know. He well knows what gel tests are, since ya know he was one of the first to use it. His weapons are a master class in what a defensive firearm is. And his lehigh defense rounds are anything but weak. So to all who would question him or his products, please humble yourself. Remember this, all the utube firearms training camandoes out there right now. Are simply regurgitating the same things that this man and Ken Hackathorn were teaching back 40+ years ago.
I appreciate this new bullet design, but I feel a lot more comfortable sticking with the Xtreme Defender bullet design for my carry guns in 9/40/45.
Agree with you. The XD clearly out performed the other two tested yet Wilson talked up the weak fragmenting round. A 115gr round at only 1100 fps that falls apart is nothing to get excited about. I think Wilson clearly doesn't understand what a gel test is!
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Yup, look at videos of hollow points getting clogged very easily. The XD is clog proof and arguably one of the best designs ever produced.
If they would have a polymer tip on the controlled fracture bullets, it would be devastating.
Thank you for the tests. However, since so many private citizens are carrying compact, sub-compact and micro-9's, and so many mfg's are also hawking. I'd rather see the testing done with sub 4in. barrels.
I get what you're saying. I've been carrying Xtreme Defense in a Sig 365 for a few years and I like them. I haven't tested them side by side but as an all around 9mm round I think you would like them. That was the only ammo I would carry in a .380 and a 9mm isn't a lot larger.
Than fracturing bullet may be better than civil defence but gonna be slower for sure.XD has turned into a legend.
You know if I could choose one dream to come true in my entire life it would be designing bullets to do better to drive harder to expand bigger just to push the limits anyway I could, what an awesome job testing bullets and making them better
Send some to Paul Harrell to test. They are not his products so can really trust his review
Since Bill mentioned it, I’d like to see results through angled windshield glass and a car door, maybe trying to hit a block on the far side.
The new bullet is cute, the Max is neat but I personally will stick with the Extreme Defender bullet! I like that the round nose profile functions 100% in all of my pistols (even the somewhat finicky AMT Backup .380), the bullet is barrier blind and that it just flat works! The penetration is perfect, as is the destruction it causes! Honestly, I don't think a better bullet can bought at any price!
Cheers,
jc
Agree, Wilson has the XD the best all purpose SD bullet on the market but overlooks it and starts yapping about some round that gets only 9 inches of penetration and a weak fragmenting round! LOL If he wants to see what a XD round can do he needs to buy some from Underwood.
As a trainer, I have seen more malfunctions during live fire this past year than all my years combined shooting. It's as if all QC went out the window for a few years with production and supply chain issues. EXCEPT for a few manufacturers to include Lehigh Defense. You guys always impress and always deliver.
Where can I find comparable testing using different common edc barrel lengths?
I enjoy the guys bringing some "meat target" to show! I'm so tired of gel tests. I want to see shattered ribs, penetration depth, all that good important stuff
They need to send some over to @paul harrell for a review
I have been asking if Massad Ayoob can make a video about the ideal pistol cartridge for self-defense against Sasquatch. I am an outdoorsman in the Carolina Appalachia and need to know.
Maybe don’t shoot the meat. It is getting scarce.
Unfortunately, the tube of u's doesn't allow that. AP2020utdoirs had one of a (dead) pig that was shot in shoulder and they pulled his vid. Having seen it, I believe the Extreme Defense is the best bullet you can buy for personal protection! Including the new one! I carry the ED bullets in all of my carry and SD handguns!
Cheers,
jc
I'll definitely be getting some, thanks for the video!
My advice is to have a polymer tip on the controlled expansion. I believe that would be the ultimate bullet.
I want one of this ! Oh, wait, I live in gun-controled France where we don't have the right to defend ourself with basic defense tools. And we only have casual HP and guns for "sport" 🙄
Enjoy and defend your 2A guys, thx for this test.
Hey, Atleast you have Classic Citroën. My Méhari 4X4 has never let me down.
I love the ballistic testing. Especially the hog, it's not often that you get to see real life tissue performance on a full mammal.
Some ideas for future tests: compare the Lehigh Xtreme defense to the Liberty 9mm ultra light +p 50gr, Liberty 9mm overwatch 72gr, G9 external hollowpoint +p 80gr and their law enforcement 77gr armor penetrating cavitator. It would be super interesting to see how your light-for-caliber loads stack up to the competition.
Boy, that Bill Wilson is a natural performer!
“Sounds good.” “Looks good.”
The Controlled Chaos is a great design but seems better serving a rifle application over 150gr. I'll stick with my +p+ XD's; keeping it simple is a rule that should apply especially when it comes to self-defense.
I'm sticking with Speergolddot 124+p 9mm. I absolutely love it out of my 2 glock gen 3 17s
You’re definitely old. Old technology and it works but there are far better loads nowadays. The HST are the best traditional HP.
Excellent product testing and demonstrations, and much appreciated. I may need to consider changing my gal’s load out to the Lehigh Maximum Expansion for her 9mm. That being said, I’m curious if you’d consider a series of demonstrations involving human torso gel simulation dummies that demonstrate expectable results when, Heaven Forbid, one may actually have to draw their weapon and fire upon an attacker. They Incorporate simulated tissue, organs, blood, bones, etc. so this might give people such as myself who are primarily concerned with self defense a somewhat more “realistic” idea of how we could expect each of these types of rounds to function in such a scenario. I also wouldn’t mind seeing how they handle against various types of personal body armor. Only my thoughts, and again excellent vid and much appreciated😺
That's what I carry every day in my KelTec P-32. These xtreme defense bullets along with .32 ACP +P rounds produce FBI penetration and decent wound channel. Ya, I know, its just a .32 ACP, but I just haven't been consistent in carrying anything bigger.
bravo.perfect go ahead
A very informative video.
Great information gentlemen I always loved both products Wilson Combat & Lehigh perfect together.
Good on you working through the rain!
😎👍 Nice work gentlemen!
Wilson Combat - What calibers will the Maximum Expansion line of ammunition include? The Maximum Expansion looks like a great option for the traditional handgun hunting calibers (357 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 454 Casull) as well.
For "hunting calibers" yes, for EDC - no (over penetration)!
This was great. Please do your.300 ham’r rounds ME&XC
Are you guys going to be doing anything for the 380?
I’d love to know what kind of penetration the controlled fracture petals had in the hog. Are they just hurting it or are they part of what makes the animal stop in its tracks.
How do these work with the sub compact 3” barrels?
Great video guys how will they work in a pcc
Great video, great results but Hot damn the prices though. I know you don't need many to fill a mag or two, but you have to practice some with them as well. 2.3 mags approximately and nearly 100 bucks. Thanks for my EDC x9 experior Bill!
I’ll stick with the penetrators, been getting them loaded by underwood ammunition since before Lehigh was loading.
Nice testing.
I think you should make that same design but instead of Maximum expansion you should have an expanding bullet that drives a little bit deeper and doesn't expand as much don't cut those guys down so low, kind of like the Barnes Tech XP but a three petals design like a boat propeller but just drives 15 to 18 in
9in penetration is good? Isnt FBI standard for proper stopping 14-18in??
Next round is the one for that, that first one is for those who want that maximum expansion for some reason.
Different bites for different likes. Nine inches penetration with complete energy dump as demonstrated would be excellent for an "inside bullet". ...inside the house, inside the body and not going through the neighbor's wall and killing his cat. The Fed standard is built around defeating barriers such as walls and windshields, and it's good but not optimal for use inside.
It is 12 to 18 inches of penetration. Meaning Wilson's wonder bullet falls 3 inches short of minimum!
@@kennethferguson4283you don’t understand why the FBI has selected that range tho and it’s obvious. 9” is PLENTY of penetration to hit vitals. PLENTY.
68 gr extreme defenders is my micro 9 mm carry round.
You won me over with Extreme Defender.
If it won't reach the vitals, what's the point?
The extreme defender is the best all around bullet in the market. It’s barrier blind, has great penetration, temporary sound cavity and expansion even though it’s an not a hollow point. I have about 500 rounds of the stuff and it’s my go to for carry ammo.
Wilson needs to be focusing on the round that was clearly the best in this test, the XD! He will eventually realize he is hurting his reputation with the other two rounds. Nine inches of penetration LOL.
@@kennethferguson4283 the XD is definitely the best all around handgun round. WC should just limit production to the XD and the traditional HP round. The EP round basically does the same thing as the ED, but doesn’t have as good external fluid expansion and only goes slightly deeper in penetration tests. I think if they reduced the bullet designs to just the two ED and HP bullet designs in the handgun rounds and then work on developing a rifle round with that kind of performance, it would not only reduce costs but increase availability. The controlled chaos is a great round in the rifle line but it’s so expensive. I would like to see the performance of the ED in the handgun round worked into the rifle rounds but continue the petals if it’s possible. It’s a different animal, I know, but that’s what R&D is for. Maybe add a steel core or even a steel penetrator shaped like the ED on the tip with an all copper projectile behind it or infused with the steel core and combine it with the controlled chaos design. That would be a deadly round with barrier blind capabilities, especially in a 77 grn load for 556, 125 grn 300 Blk and a devastating 168 grn 308 round!!!! I don’t know the legality of it but green tip is legal. I don’t think they could use the steel penetrator of the M855 A1 for civilians outside the secondary market call off the truck. A tungsten penetrator would be the best choice, but apparently we need China for the tungsten. So many possibilities!!! With the new 6.8 mm with the 2800-3K velocities out of a 13.5 barrel, these designs will be ridiculous.
The problem with the XD is there is literally ZERO real world data to back up the gel tests. The bullet design is literally made to perform A+ in gel testing. I’m not saying it’s a gimmick cause I carry it in my .380s but I’m not convinced it’s better than the HST’s or even these Controlled fragmenting loads.
@@DuvalRyprallegedly they passed the fbi standards with flying colors and the amount of times people survive a head shot with HP is staggering. The blacks even began to use XDs and XPs😂
Why was the Max Expansion line re-designed to a 3 pedal projectile that only penetrates 9" in gel? I have the old line which penetrates almost 12" and has 4 pedal's and really wish I could purchase more. It's spectacular ammo and coming just short of the FBI 12" minimum I think is great...9" is significant change.
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Great Job Mr. Wilson and Mr. Cyrus! I would have liked to see the Xtreme Defender in the Hog test at the end. Otherwise a great showing of the other LeHigh handgun rounds.
Very nice. Hopefully, they will further develop larger caliber handgun cartridges as well.
Yep, I'd like to see this technology come to .357 mag and Sig in addition to .40 S&W and .45 acp! That would be as good as it gets!!
So do I use my expensive 90 gr as target ammo? Because I’ve had several failures with my SFX9
Carry the +p+ 90 gr. Xtreme Defender 9mm on a full size PDP Pro. Very low recoil for 480 ft lb of energy at the muzzle!
How well will they work in my Ruger LC9?
Are the CF suppressor safe?
What I am concerned with is what velocities these were fired at. If the speed is too low or too high, the performance would be different. I don't see many loadings with these projectiles readily available, so if I load myself, is there a loading/pressures I need to use to achieve the performance in this video.
Not sure it helps you, but I'd bet the XD lines will perform nicely and proportionally to bullet speed because the projectile doesn't change shape.
It likely performs quite similarly from low end to high end pressures.
It's the expansion line and controlled chaos lines that may vary significantly with speed.
Considerable testing would need to be done with those to find the deployment speed for the pedals.
Why didn’t you include the Xtreme defender in the hog portion of the video??
Why indeed! Possibly because he didn't want to make the other two look bad!
@@kennethferguson4283because it acts like a FMJ. Test the round yourself. It’s amazing in gel tests but not so much in meat tests. I’ve done the “Paul Harrel” style testing and wasn’t impressed at all.
Where can I buy the Controlled Fracture ammo.
about the ME clothing barrier?
I use a 190gr .451 extreme defense as my carry bullet. About 1000fps out of my gov length 1911s. Did gel testing and they outperform several different 200 and 230 gr trafitional jhp bullets I’ve used in the past, as they don’t plug up, and I’m getting about 16”of penetration in gel with layers of denim. Only jhp that I would run after my tests is golden saber bonded.
While I prefer the 135 Xtreme Defender bullet, I've found the Speer Gold Dot 230 gr. Short Barrel is a good second choice! Works down to 730 fps in my tests but does better the faster you can make it go! I load them to around 950 fps and they make a good back up to the 135 Lehigh bullets!
Cheers,
jc
@@jmichaelcarbonniere9549 the gold dot is awesome.
Great test. I feel better about 9mm in the woods. I am getting some of these.
Great testing for our environment and most likely to encounter threats here in Montana! I'd love to see some bear hide in the mix as well.
Do y'all have these in .38/.357 offerings?
You have to go to Underwood for the XD type rounds in these calibers.
Not only question is how do I get a job working with you guys
the controlled fraction is like the federal Syntech defensive bullet looks like, but federals is 138 grain , and relatively affordable compared to other premium ammo, check out beyond seclusion video on the Syntech. the X-Treme defense 90 gr and 90 gr+P I personally carry it in 9mm my G19 , G17 , M&P 2.0 I just started mixing in a few Federal Syntech 138 gr. with the Leigh in my back up carry magazines. With the leigh i have no concerns of accuracy, barrier blindness, penetration or terminal performance. In my 380 (G42) i stager the Leigh 68 grn x-treme defensw with the extreme penetrator and don't feel under gunned one bit. Lehigh ammo exudes quality and confidence. MHO will have to compare the new controlled fracture to my Federal Syntech 138 gr.
WTF!
You mix the ammo in your magazines? How do you know which round to fire at a specific parrt of anatomy or time during your defense?
A real STUPID thing!!!
How about actually showing a closeup of the bullets.
Why would I use the 9MM controlled fractured vs a 147g hst or Hornady critical duty as the FBI selected? Serious question.
You wouldn't! Instead you should be using the Lehigh Xtreme Defender which works better than anything anyone else is using. Period. Better than HST, Gold Dot, and Golden Saber bonded. It is, I believe, the best bullet money can buy!
Cheers,
jc
You wouldn't. That's a round better serving a rifle; +P+ XD, CD, HST in that order. They are all great rounds but barrier blindness should be a top concern in addition to PWC and penetration.
You shouldn't. In pistols a fracturing bullet leaves a lot of it's potential at shallow (unlikely to do anything useful) depths. The HST, Gold Dot, etc. are standard for good reason.
OUCH!
When you put t-shirts or jacket in front of it, it don't react or perform a same.
The XD would react exactly the same with every shot.
Nice video how the penetration does.
All three are impressive.
I'd like to see what it does with some clothing. I don't know about the first one. 9 inches doesn't seem ideal, but I'm not an expert
Ya I’m not sure why 9 was the target, maybe it’s for people specifically worried about over penetration for things like household defense or varmint control.
@@jaydunbar7538as a former combat medic it makes perfect sense, but I don’t have any actual specific knowledge of THEIR criteria. 9 inches into center of mass into an unarmored opponent will cause maximum stoppage without over penetration and hitting other targets. The temporal cavity produced from the shockwave and the permanent cavity from the round are what cause the stopping power in mammals. That’s the reason that M-16’s went to 5.56 instead of 7.62 because they were less lethal; it takes multiple opponents out of a fight when dealing with wounded and it’s less likely to have KIA from friendly fire. Having the most powerful round isn’t always the best choice for every scenario; especially in dense urban environments
To jaydunbar
TY for stating the "real" reason for the change!
Not the "lighter to carry" and "more rounds" BS.
. Ammo sales are down across the board and Wilson needs more money to pay for his new ammo factory. I buy my XD ammo from Underwood, they know how to load it properly.
I see an interesting philisophical difference between Lehigh's approach versus the makers of premium standard JHP loads. If you know in advance what sort of shot you will be taking, you can choose a Lehigh round that is optimized for your particulr scenario. On the other hand, if you really don't know what you will be up against, as in police patrol, you may be better served with a conventional JHP load that does "well enough" across a variety of conditions.
I do see the Lehigh loads as being good choices for use in civilian settings. I'm particularly impressed with Bill's report of the effectiveness of the Controlled Fracture round on hogs. I would not have expected that to be the case.
I am interested to see what these rounds would do at 100 yards, it is said that it is the indian not the arrow however i prefer to have the best arrow I can get, that being said I am interested in terminal performance at distance and trajectory or specifically max ordinance say of a 90grain projectile given a specific zero,
plug it in a ballistic calculator. i use a red dot on my carry pistols and use the xtreme defense.. appr.1350 fps out of 4in G19. with .75 rmr hight over bore and a g1 coefficient .089 (i think) and you are shooting point blank inside a 2 in circle to 80 yrds and inside a 5in circle to 100 or so... want better 100 yrd than -5in at 100 then adjust your zero yrds. i zero at 10 yrds.
Norma 9 mm Mhp comparison
Love it. What I like to see is similar to this, but with the 6.8 SPC cartridge.
Underwood has been selling these for years. Whats the big difference ?
Its Lehighs bullet and design...Underwood just does the loading of their patented bullet and sells it as the Xtreme Defender
Now it's time to get them in 45
I’d buy the hell out of those Controlled Fracturing if they weren’t $2.40 per round. It’s no wonder the Underwood loading of these is always sold out, but they’re still high at around $35/20. It’s ridiculous when you consider all the other great ammo options for less than half of the price of these.
What kind of case capacity do you have with a 115gr monolithic projectile seated at max ?
Gotta try some 10mm. Carry ex defense
Well at least BILL didn't leave out 45 I carry the XTREME Defender 135gr bullet in al my 1911s
First like and comment! Cool content
Love the meat target
I'd like to see what the rounds do in a ballistic dummy
I have a huge problem with the controlled fracture ammo. Sure I can buy the bullets, but there is no controlled fracture ammo available! Get with it Bill, start pumping out some of that ammo.
Very impressive. As a private citizen, I am not as concerned about barriers as I am about good penetration and expansion.
I carry the real XDs the Underwood XDs in my guns, example the 68 gr XD in my 357 Sig gets a velocity of 2220 fps with 765 ft. lbs. of energy. I have little interest in Wilson's weak little 9mm stuff.
The “real” stuff 😂 Lehigh invented the XD and XP rounds ya dingus. Underwood just loads them.
Why 3 petal vs 4 or 5?
larger petals probably stronger
And my guess is the larger petals carry more mass and allow them to travel further. Which causes more tissue damage for blood to escape from. I'm not too sure I would like the bullet as much as like an Xtreme penetrator defender around. But I like to carry 100 grain +p+ soft tip hirtaberger or critical duty 9mm. They are kinda similar to the xd round where you get good barrier blind ballistics.
They re-did their Max Expansion from 4 pedals to 3. And It went from almost 12" penetration to 9" which really isn't enough. That's really unfortunate. I'm guessing they're thinking about a bullet line that will be more "urban friendly." I don't agree with the choice, but I'm not in their board-room.
My apologies for the off-topic post. I hope that Mr Ayoob will address the recent incident in which the occupant of an apartment shot through the door at would-be burglars who posed as maintenance workers.
45 ACP next please! Will stop a zombie, but still need a head shot!
IF you are good enough under real life stress and movement to make that head shot!
Wouldn't want to face a prosecutor after using the 3 pedal bullet in defense. He/she will eat you. Worse yet is, RIP. Prosecutor candy.
Impressive ammunition
1100ft is 335,28Meters/sec.
Old P08 vel. ▶️12” smg +p+ give 400-430m/sec! (1400ft) How Hard those other pocket rocket snub mini compact gun’s perform😢
Thanks for the hog test.
Bill needs to see his doctor and start TRT. He'll feel 15 years younger and lose a lot of that belly. People take medication for all types of things, taking testosterone prescribed by a doctor to improve your health and lifestyle is no different.
Nah..Deffently pass on this ammo
I’m glad y’all are making real round’s instead of sticking to the fbi garbage
Is that the extreme penetrator??? I ask again....who doesn't want to be called the extreme penetrator? 😂
Defender. Penetrator is a different round
How can we trust anything they say when he shoots by closing an eye
Where can we get these? The maximum expansion seems great for carry to avoid over penetration, as long as you live in a warmer area where folks don’t wear too much clothing like here in Texas!
I have a very "Legitimate Concern" on the ME that 9" penetration is NOT deep enough. So a really big terrorist walks into Walmart, say 6'3" and about 310 pounds. Its not going to go in deep enough because remember he's going to be wearing a t-shirt, flannel shirt and maybe even a coat on top of that as well. So do you see the problem with that particular bullet??????
And just exactly what is the real world probability (not fantasy possibly) of that?
@@stephencolley334 Its not possible to help folks with Low IQ's. Sorry can't help you.
@@stephencolley334 That situation and many more would not be a problem if the barrier blind XD were used.
Wilson makes terrific firearms but their ammo prices are outrageous...usually 40-50% higher than everyone else for the exact same ammo.
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Bill Wilson is really getting greedy!
First off his guns are ridiculously expensive! Then every little improvement becomes a "New" model, rather than an option on an existing (and successful) model.
Now he buys an ammo company and promotes the bullets as the latest "wonder slug" with super penetration (actually - OVER penetration), and the "ultimate stopping power"!
ENOUGH! His guns are high quality - yes. But also, over priced, so he can go on another safari for his obscene trophy room!
I'd like to have one of his SFT guns, but I will not over pay for a gun that is better than I am!
The impression I get is that things aren't going well for him because of the slow down in the ammo and guns market.