Critical Defense ammo ???

[skinsfan]

thanks folks..i tampered with hand rolling sometime back but got myself making too many small mistakes...i certainly wouldn't trust my knowledge for a SHTF round...for anyone not familiar with these they are not so much a common soft point but they have a very small hole in the tip of the pullet plugged by a rubber-like material that is supposed to prevent soft materials from clogging up the works and preventing full expansion.....also "low flash powder" and nickel cases for easy viewing in the dark....scott

[da gimp]

the hornady CDX is great.............. but I'd still rather roll my own............ & the powder used is supposed to be Unique............... the newer Unique has less flash than our okd stuff. Luckily I'd gotten a big xxxx right before Clinton ran for pres & already had much on hand..... it's my go to powder for nearly all handgun loads.....................so I haven't had to get the new stuff yet. I just wish they took care of the people who put them in business & kept them in business for decades.......................

[Faulkner]

I bought a box of the Critical Defense ammo and ran it through a couple of carbines with no problems. I used water filled milk xxxx as targets and the results were unscientific but impressive.

I also prefer to roll my own .30 carbine hunting ammo and I use Winchester 110 grain jacketed soft/hollow points. I've taken a number of ferel hogs, several whitetail deer, and quite a few coyotes with this round and it does the number. They feed flawlessly through my several M1 carbines. I would not hesitate at all to use this bullet for defensive purposes.

[da gimp]

Faulk. are you getting any expansion at all with those Win. bullets? Have you recovered any from the bodies of those hogs? if so, could you post pix of them? thanks sir.

[FPrice]

Hi all.

Glad I checked in today since I had asked a similar question on my local forum and had gotten no response. I found two boxes locally and want to try them out soon.

[da gimp]

as far as being exc quality, dependable, reliable expanding hollow points, the Hornady's have equals, the Speer Gold Dot is one.........but as far as I know, nothing is better that they are as a projectile......... now whether or not does the ammo work without a hitch in your particular semi auto/ or select fire weapon? Like any other ammo that is to be used as self defense/duty loads.... it must be tested extensively in your own weapon to make sure.............I always ran a minimum of two 50 round boxes through any of my semi-auto handguns, before I'd use them as duty loads.........

one of the true assets of a good revolver as a duty gun, is that they will almost always reliably work will all good ammo......... unless the primers are too hard & the hammer throw is too light........a rare occurrence, but it does happen.