American Shooting Journal Article First Page

LAST IS A relative newcomer on the scene, but no less a potent and reliable design. Velocitas Bullets is the brainchild of Trey Barrientos, and his projectiles are among the most unique of the lead-free designs.

His VX9 projectile is a 9mm diameter, 96-grain copper hollowpoint, but where other bullets are designed for traditional expansion, ultimate penetration or intentional frangibility, the VX9 plays a number of roles. Depending upon the barrier, whether it is hard like a glass windshield or soft like a heavy sweatshirt over a torso, the bullet may behave differently. In those situations where the projectile strikes a hard surface, the skived ogive of the projectile will essentially collapse upon itself, with the nose