Hornady, love their ammo. Hate their advertising. I'm also quite fond of Remington Golden Saber and Speer ammo.
Hornady, love their ammo. Hate their advertising. I'm also quite fond of Remington Golden Saber and Speer ammo.
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I did a lot of looking around at terminal ballistics before I even decided what caliber I wanted. Through all of my looking, Golden Saber was the best, so that was my first carry ammo. But shortly after buying it, I came across a lot of bad reports of their tips clogging from clothing. I couldn't have that and switched immediately.
Speer and Federal I'm uncomfortably unfamiliar with though. I'm really opening myself up for attacks with that statement, being so strongly biased towards Hornady, but I just haven't found that much third party ballistics information on the rounds.
Kahr PM9094 - Hornady Critical Defense
Marlin 30-30
Mossberg 500A 12 GA
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I guess the dummest thing I can add to this thread is that I carry Hornady FTX and/or XTP ammo in my pistols. It's also rumored that I load Gold Dot 124gr.
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I was alone (thankfully) at my office about a year ago late at night and while practicing pocket draw I was distracted with a phone call. Post call I went back to the draw, but forgot that I had reloaded my SP101. I am embarrassed to confess to my one and only accidental discharge. The Critical defense 38sp. +P went through3/4" plywood, 5/8" fire rated drywall with plaster, 3.5" of fiberglass insulation, and another layer of drywall into the next office over. I never found the slug, and it was not a large room in the unit next door.
Scared the Shyte out of me ... but it I found it will penetrate SOME!
Don't get me wrong I carry the Critical Defense ammo, as I feel this is the best I can obtain at a regular basis. If I could come across some Ranger T's or HSt's in town I might purchase those but, I have not come across any of those yet.
One of the guys in my LGS carries Critical Defense as well and that tells me something.
Kahr PM9094 - Hornady Critical Defense
Marlin 30-30
Mossberg 500A 12 GA
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The Ranger T's and HST's if I remember correctly are made to have sharp edges on the jacket curl, so as to inflict more damage and maybe with any luck hit an artery. Though the thing I don't like a lot, not all, of the Ranger T's and HST's are +p and don't like shooting the +p for self defense since I don't shoot it at the range.
This is the only real benefit I have seen, and from what little I have read seem to function just about the same as the Critical Defense, though they have better penetration if I remember correctly.
I like Hornady ammo and bullets, have reloaded with their bullets for years.
I like the CDef ammo, and use it in my PD weapon. Why?
I am suspicious of HP ammo jamming, just a mental thingy I guess.
Also suspicious of HP being clogged, just don't want to take the chance.
I also like PowRBall and Glaser ammo. I like the FMJ profile.
Don't care to have to spend the money to shoot 500 rounds of each type to make sure it will work in my particular gun.