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To: MtnClimber

Hornady critical defense loads are what I prefer till someone can convince me of another option.


6 posted on 11/01/2015 7:43:47 AM PST by diverteach (If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!!!)
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To: diverteach

I think Hornaday Critical Defense is good. In 40 cal I use Speer 180gr Gold Dot. in 45 ACP I use Winchester Ranger-T +P.


9 posted on 11/01/2015 7:48:40 AM PST by MtnClimber (For views of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: diverteach
Check out the performance of the 147gr Federal HST. The bullet has received rave reviews, and there's a lot of testing that shows consistent expansion (with the 9mm 147gr version expanding to over 0.66). Several testers (such as TNOutdoors9 and ShootingTheBull) have done many tests across multiple bullet types, and the HST comes out on top. The HST has also gotten a lot of police contracts, and is the main competition for the Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P and has totally eclipsed the old Hydrashok line of bullets.

Of the Big 3 bullets (the HST, the Gold Dot and the Ranger T), the HST is the best of both worlds. It has massive expansion like the Ranger T, but also stays together like a bonded bullet (the Gold Dot and the Ranger Bonded).

Check our the round. It was good enough that I moved heaven and earth to get a couple boxes over here in Kenya. Before that I was using the Ranger Bonded 147gr (not a bad round, and is the one the FBI uses and is the same as the PDX1) and before that the 124gr Hydrashok (which has plugging problems in heavy clothing, but I don't have to worry about winter clothing here). The HST is just perfect, and the only thing that MAY compete with it is the all copper DPX.

Good luck.

14 posted on 11/01/2015 8:16:29 AM PST by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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To: diverteach

I’ve tried a few types of defense loads and I found them to be not as accurate as FMJ. The Liberty 50gr 9mm +P had a group about 4 times wider out of my CM9. Not sure if that is normal. I noticed it on Hornady Critical Defense rounds in my 1911 too just nit as severe.

This means more shooting until I find the right loads for my guns. More fun ate the range.


24 posted on 11/01/2015 9:14:10 AM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: diverteach

You’re choice of Hornday,
is that for .38/.357 as well?


44 posted on 11/01/2015 4:39:40 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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