Hornady XTP

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Kentucky Rifle

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When I'm just around the house, I like to keep a "mouse gun" in my pocket. For a few months it's been a Beretta Jetfire .25ACP. Someone here (I think it was Ben) recommended the Hornady XTP hollow point. I had a difficult time finding the Hornady round. However, at the gun show last week, I found and bought three boxes. I would have bought more, but three boxes is all the guy had. Let me tell you, it is a fine little cartridge. It goes through "many" pages of a wet phone book. I think this is due in part to the edges of the bullet (around the hollow) being so sharp. As these are the first Hornady hollow points I've ever used, I wonder if all Hornady hollow point ammo has the sharp edge? Anyone know for sure? Just curious. This will definately be the stuff that I'll keep the little Jetfire loaded with.

Will

[This message has been edited by WLM (edited October 15, 2000).]
 
Will,
I reload quite a few XTPs in 9mm and .45. Haven't done any real expansion tests in different materials, but the ones I have dug out of the soft hillside behind my target showed good expansion, without breaking up as bad as some other bullets, the jacket peeled back nicely but held together pretty good.
That said, I recommend relying a lot more on practice and shot placement than "sharp edges", especially in a caliber like the .25. I think I would go for max penetration, rather than rapid expansion. Hornady makes good bullets and if you are getting "decent" penetration along with the expansion and "sharp edges" then use them. Just don't think of them as "flying buzzsaws" or any of the other b.s. that the antis used to get the original Black Talons pulled from the market.
bergie
 
Hello. XTPs do normally expand to about 1.5 times their original caliber and do hold together a bit better than some of the other rounds. Best.
 
The XTPs do seem to hold together very well, I can say they will go trough a large bull elk head in the 9mm 115gr with no problem. Probably a better game bullet than a defence round due to the tough jacket. :)
 
I've found XTP's to be fantastic bullets. Wet phone book testing (very scientific and uppity) reveald them to be extremely consistent expanders, more than I could say for Federal HydroShok. I think (as in: not sure) that CorBon loads XTP's in several of their rounds.

- gabe
 
I have had good luck with the Hornady XTP's in .45 using the 300 gr. one. I guess thats the other end of the spectrum from your .25 but I can say they are really well built bullets. No break up in deer anyway and a nice mushroom.
 
I for one would love to shoot flying buzz-saws!
I especially like the RIPPER GUN from UNREAL TURNAMENT.
If I could have a nice little carbine like the RIPPER that fired buzz-saws... Sweet - make a great defensive weapon!
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GRD:
I've found XTP's to be fantastic bullets. Wet phone book testing (very scientific and uppity) reveald them to be extremely consistent expanders, more than I could say for Federal HydroShok. I think (as in: not sure) that CorBon loads XTP's in several of their rounds.
LET ME NOTE HERE GENTLY CORBON DOES NOT LOAD XTP BULLETS. The JHP bullets in all our self defense loads are made for us on contract to our specs...all except one...no, I ain't tellin, boys.TM
- gabe[/quote]
 
It's really too bad that Triton stopped producing .45 Supers. I've been loading XTP's in .40 Super, with great 100-yd accuracy.
 
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