380 Auto – 90 gr JHP V-Crown – SIG (E380A1-20) – 200 Rounds

Small 380 pistols need a defensive load that expands reliably from short barrels, and that is the job SIG designed V-Crown to do. This listing is SIG Sauer Elite Defense 380 Auto 90 grain V-Crown jacketed hollow point ammunition, MPN E380A1-20, sold as 200 rounds. Buying 200 lets you confirm function in your carry gun, practice with the same load, and still keep fresh rounds in the magazine.

SIG rates this load at 980 fps with 192 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The V-Crown bullet is a jacketed hollow point that SIG designed to expand at the modest velocities a 380 produces from short barrels, while the jacket helps hold the bullet together for penetration. A jacketed hollow point is the right choice for personal defense, because it expands to transfer energy and is less likely to over-penetrate than a full metal jacket. For range practice, a matching FMJ load costs less, but run at least a few hundred of your carry load to confirm reliability.

This ammunition fits pistols chambered in 380 Auto, also called 380 ACP or 9mm Kurz, including the SIG P238 and P365-380, Glock 42 and 25, Ruger LCP II and LCP MAX, Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 380 and M&P380 Shield EZ, Walther PK380 and PPK/S, and the Beretta 80X Cheetah. A common question is whether 380 Auto can be fired in a 9mm pistol. It cannot. The 380 is shorter and weaker than 9x19mm and will not headspace correctly in a 9mm chamber. Another common question is how often to rotate carry ammo. Many carriers swap out rounds that have been chambered repeatedly and replace their carry supply at least once a year.

SIG E380A1-20 is new production ammunition, not reloads. Each round uses a reloadable brass case with a boxer primer and is non-corrosive. This listing ships as 10 boxes of 20 rounds for a total of 200 rounds of 380 Auto 90 grain V-Crown JHP, from one lot, so the ammunition you test is the ammunition you carry.