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Doc Holliday 1950

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I don't understand why more people don't love Hornady ammo. For Critical Defense I'm leaning to use Hornady 38 special +P 110.gr. hollow point or the 357 mag 125 grain of the same. I know Speer make a 38 spec +P 135 gr. ammo, but this is very difficult to obtain. Both my 2 & 4 inch 357's love the Hornady loads..
Am I missing the Boat here??
 
My boats don't leave without me on board and turning the key. All my center fire firearms shoot best with my own reloads.

They are also a lot less expensive.

Make sure you hang onto your brass in case you decide to do the same in the future. :)
 
Have not purchased factory fodder for my weapons in years. However, the Hornady XTP has proven to be a very accurate bullet in all of my 45ACPs, from my Officer model to my Gold cup.
 
I think everyone likes hornaday ammo. They are probably the newest kid in town in defense ammo, so I hear most of the old school folks touting Speer and Winchester more than anything. I don't think it's anything to do with hornaday not doing the trick, its just what was the best at the time and names they have stuck with for the last 20 year's. I think most all of them do a great job, but on slower or smaller calibers, hornaday flex-tip is the only thing I have found to reliably expand with good penetration with .38spl and .380. I could be wrong, but I think hornaday invented the polymer inserts and have proven to be a great development in hollow-points. You used to have to choose between the expansion and penetration,t the flex-tip goes a long to solve that problem.
 
One nice thing about Hornady is that you can get the same bullets for your own load that is in their commercial defense ammo (XTP/FTP).

This way, you can make a little less expensive practice ammo that works very similar to the commercial. Or, you can make your own defense rounds and skip the commercial all together.
 
I'm a fan. My 9mm carry ammo of choice is Fiocchi Extrema with Hornady XTP 124gr JHPs, and although I don't use an AR for SD/HD purposes here in the `burbs where I rub elbows with my neighbors, I have a fair amount of Hornady .223 SPs and Fiocchi .223 with Hornady V-Max. Generally speaking, Hornady ammo is at the top of my list, and the price tends to be quite reasonable.
 
When I'm serious and not just "plinking" I use Hornady. My first deer was taken with a 170gr 30-30 Hornady bullet that was loaded by my high school football coach for me. I bought the Marlin from him as well. One shot-one kill on my first day of my first deer season. I was hooked. I shoot it in all of my CF revolvers, pistols, rifles and my 20ga slug gun. The SST Sabot is a really nice round for deer in the brush(I also like the Fed Fusion 3" mag Sabots). The critical defense ammo is great, I hope I never need it.

I just got 2 boxes of 240gr XTP for my SBH .44 mag. A very accurate round for deer with a good balance of penetration and knockdown power.

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The only Hornady ammo I have is .44 mag 300 gr XTP. It is almost as accurate as my handloads and more so than budget ammo from the big factories.
 
Rethink your choice and go for Critical Duty. People tend to hold hands and arms up in defense. You are likely to have to shoot through hands, arms or shoulders to get to the vitals. Barrier penetration is necessary for self defense. Penetration is your most important factor.
 
People tend to hold hands and arms up in defense. You are likely to have to shoot through hands, arms or shoulders to get to the vitals.
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What is that saying in Ferguson, MO ?:

"Hands up, don't shoot"

You'd better be sure they have a weapon in those hands before you shoot
 
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Thanks everyone for your input. I was able to purchase both the Speer 135 gr 38 sp +P( seems the market is abundant with Speer's) and of course Hornady 110 gr 38 sp +P for my 2 " 357. Went to the range and shot 50 rounds each and really liked the action of the Hornady, but I fully understand the benefits of the Speer. Maybe I'm wrong but I alternated the 2 rounds in my chambers.
Does anyone see or think of anything that is not right with this?
 
usnr2003 said:
One nice thing about Hornady is that you can get the same bullets for your own load that is in their commercial defense ammo (XTP/FTP).

This way, you can make a little less expensive practice ammo that works very similar to the commercial. Or, you can make your own defense rounds and skip the commercial all together.
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The XTP is a great bullet, and has been very accurate in my handloads for 45, 10mm, and 40s&w. I think it's an underrated jhp.
 
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