Underwood vs Buffalo Bore Ammunition | 9mm, 357 Magnum and 10mm Into Clear Ballistics Gel 

Anyone who buys ammo on a regular basis knows that Underwood ammo gives you the best bang for your buck among premium ammunition. Thanks for doing this test. Keep the 10mm tests coming!

Damn, you found apples-to-apples matching ammo types between Underwood & Buffalo Bore! ...This is gonna be a dank ass comparison video!

A very nicely done and informative video! I like that you had everything prepared and ready to go; no fumbling nor delays: nor did you waste time with unnecessary talk. The penetration, chronograph and cost factors are all there for us to make our decision.

Underwood and Buffalo bore are both fantastic, you cant go wrong with either of them.

This should be a great test! Good idea matching these up

Perfect big boy test!! I can never find Underwood in my area, but I do occasionally find Buffalo Bore. I seriously think one cannot go wrong with either!

Underwood , grizzly, buffalo bore all solid!

Both the Underwood and Buffalo bore are in a class of their own. When it comes down to wood protection, you're covered. I have a .40 cal S&W and a 9mm H&K I take with me to the outdoors of Colorado loaded with Underwood. I plan on getting some Buffalo Bore so I can have my spare magazines loaded with both. Nice video. I thought the 147 gr was going to underperform velocity wise, but I was pleasantly surprised. Good stuff!

Good info. Thanks for putting this test together!

Great video! Thank you, sir.

I live in black bear country and carry a 10mm and a 41 magnum when in the woods. I use underwood and not because it is so much better but because it is cheaper. deer hunt with the 41 and it has never let me down. great video good to see an apple to apple comparison. be safe

I’ve never used either of them but from everything I’ve seen both seem to be great premium ammo. Probably gonna buy some of the Underwood soon over the Buffalo Bore just because the Underwood seems to be priced a bit better.

Great test. Love me some underwood ammo, never have ponied up for the buffalo bore.

Thanks for the video!!! I am becoming a Underwood fan! Good quality and performance for the money!

Great test. I think if the 1st test with Underwood 9mm didn't hit the table, it might penetrate the 3rd gel block all the way through as well.

It's not strange that the slower bullets went deeper, look up Garrett ammo hammer heads 45-70 they can out penatrate a 458wm because the speed of the mag is used as energy

Wow, for us in Alaska you are posting much needed content. I've always wondered how these would compare and how much penetration a 9mm would get. Most RU-vid channels will put one, maybe two gel blocks back-to-back and then throw a bunch of water jugs behind them. Not a consistent medium, way too high of a chance of a bullet going wary, and just not as "scientific" as your methods. This is especially helpful for those shooters who maybe can't handle the recoil of a 10mm or stronger, so knowing 9mm hard cast can still get the job done is very needed. Thanks Gun Dungeon.

Awesome test man, very interesting. Also sweet 75 you got there sir!

I have noticed that under wood semi auto cartridges are hotter than BB but BB revolver cartridges are hotter.

Sweet video brah, all around 😎👍🏽

Many gun channels get the same results ----- for revolver ammo it's Buffalo Bore all the way --- for auto ammo Underwood loads their ammo a tiny bit hotter BUT Buffalo Bore's hard cast bullets are harder than Underwood's hard cast bullets -- However I seriously doubt any deer or bear will know the difference in hardness! In Alaska the B.B. 357 mag seems a far better choice with harder bullets and 147 fps faster --- could make the difference with a thousand pound grizzly.

Good review. Both manufacturers produce suitable woods loads. It is interesting to note that the Winchester 9mm M1152 115 gr FNJHP will also penetrate 48" of clear ballistics gel. It's a fairly hot load and zips right on through. It's cheaper, too. Does that make it a great bear defense load?...

As per usual, Underwood falls shy of Buffalo Bore in rimmed revolver loads, whereas they typically excel in rimless semi-auto loads. The 180gr Buffalo Bore .357 magnum gave you 4-inch L-frame published data velocity, from your 4-5/8-inch SAA.

Good test THANKS.

Interesting, thank you!

Underwood is one of the best most constant ammo on the market for the price i carry Underwood in my home defense AR all my pistols.

Wish you showed the recoil of each round, that is another important deciding factor.

Enjoyable and informative video👍

Nice test TGD on the same bullet weights. Penetration is impressive, yet this isn't the type of ammunition to be used in a closley populated area. Good bear round though.

I don't have much hard cast ammo. Only two boxes in 9 mm for when I go in areas there night be predetory animals. And both boxes are Buffalo Bore.

Looking forward to this slugfest!

EXCELLENT VIDEO. ILL STICK with Buffalo Bore. Especially if it is hollow point bullets. Underwood uses Nosler bullets that mushroom too quickly and don't penatrate near as deep as I prefer. Buffalo Bore uses XTP from Hornady.

excellent video

There’s not enough of a difference to make a difference between the two companies to justify the expense of BB over UW. And as you said, UW provides nickel plated cases over brass. While brass is fine, nickel is better (and costs more).

4:50 Gel Bock Jerry is so unimpressed that he fell asleep

I didn't know Underwood Ammo querido 147 grain flat nose + P ammo until someone tell me about it on another site. I've been trying to get some Buffalo Bore for a year. I'm in North Carolina and I carry a 9 mm everywhere. If I go down in the woods I put the 147 grain flat nose Underwood Ammo in whatever I'm toting. I've never carried a full size. I've got a Ruger MAX 9 that I usually carry. We have coyotes Wild Hogs despite what people think we have mountain lions also and a few blackbear. You can never dismiss the random Sasquatch either.

Good stuff. I don't think either one will be a bad choice. How many blocks would you need to catch those projectiles?

Were the recovered bullets still normal looking or had they mushroomed at all?

I like CZ and XDM.

I think for what you're getting, underwood is a far far better deal. I have underwood in some mags and cylinders and buffalo bore in the others. My 2 favorite brands, cant go wring with either but i lean toward underwood because of the price point. I also like those nickle casings too. Haha

I own an M&P 10mm and just wanted to know, how far were you shooting from?

Good ammo for being In the woods. Definitely not a home defense choice in any of them. If I was camping or on the trail Definitely good choice but I'm going with the BB 357

Just about every test I've seen on Underwood Ammo throughout different calibers the velocity on the box has been understated, it actually performes above stated velocity. Not too impressive here for whatever reason

Great test. Unly issue here i see as you as handloader can loads same loads ur self with hard cast bullets. Cw sent me bunch in .401 to load for 40s&w to make own outdoors man. Have check nickel brass lot of it is regular brass with s coating over it.

Out of curiosity I looked up 'most powerful' brands because this year RU-vid has been sticking random wilderness defense videos into my other channel's feed for reasons unknown, from months to 12 years ago. Thanks to you I know now this Buffalo Bore is fantastic .... but too fantastic to use in defense toward another human being. Big chonkin' bear? Sure. Moose? Likely. Maaaaybe if there are 3 bad guys standing in a row. No need for overpenetration + collateral damage! I'll stick to what's in my stockpile now. Here's hoping it never has to be used. (Knocks on desk)

An often overlooked 3rd comparable option IMO is doubletap ammunition. They have very similar advertised velocities and loadings to Underwood and BB.

Any of them will do the job. In a self defense situation.

In the area where I live underwood is quite a bit more expensive than the buffalo bore, go figure.

👏 amazing

Interestingly, 380+P 100gr hard cast from Underwood and BB also penetrates 40".

Underwood a little better with semiauto, Buffalo Bore is the wheelgun ammo king.

High powered ammo is of course totally overpriced. Those couple of grains of more powder cost pennies!

Looks like good zombie stoppers.

Im sticking with buffalo bore, no hate for the underwood though.

As a reloader of over 44years of knowledge, experience of many calibers I know hard cast bullets, even those with 22to 24 brinnel hardness factor have usefulness with the right application. many people want to super charge there ammunition. but hard cast bullets can be pushed two fast and break up. unless person doesn't live around anyone these type bullets should only be use for its intended purpose. these 3 test calibers would have no problem shooting through my old wood frame house with lap German pine siding.to each there own options. I greatly enjoyed the video. Papa wishing you well 😊

Glad you didn't use the 45acp +p255 gr hardcast, would have made the other calibers look like jokes!!! 2 world wars!!!

Would love to see this repeated with short barrels

This test shows that even a 9mm with that kind of penetration would be plenty enough for bear defense.

❤ a big powerful handgun rounds are cool but if I'm in Bear Country I'd rather have a rifle under my arm

The 125 Buffalo bore is much hotter in the 357 , that’s where the 357 shines

Underwood is loaded to saami specs AND is uniformly more accurate than buffalo bore, accordingly.

A couple of old phone books will catch those bullets for you.

Bringin' the heat today boys!

Deff not a big enough diff for the money.

You hit the table, you should of redone.. Test in 9mm is no test

If anyone breaks into my home, they will meet the Buffalo out of a Smith classic 586-2 😂

FJB

The 125g 357mag Buffalo bore has more energy than any of their 10mm rounds

Grunts and groans and sound effects dude you could do without