Self Defense Ammo

msmalley1227

October 22, 2015 11:41

Can anybody reccommend a self defense ammo that will feed properly through my Kel-Tec .380?
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  msmalley1227

  October 22, 2015 11:41

  Would like an opinion on how the FTX and Hydrashocks compare as the best round in .380 or 9mm for CCW. Thanks

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  ruger41

  October 22, 2015 12:28

  Both are excellent defense ammo. You sshould try both to make sure they function in your gun above anything else. I carry Hornady Critical Defense & Duty with that FTX bullet in .380, .357SIG, .38 Special and .45acp. More than enough penetration in all of them.

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  charliemeyer007

  October 22, 2015 12:55

  +1 for which ever runs 100% in your pistols. Take the time and shoot enough of them at different ranges to learn their trajectory and POI if you shoot other cheaper ammo for training. I generally only shoot 1 load in firearms once I find what they like.

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  rsnyder55

  October 22, 2015 14:01

  Luckygunner just did some tests on self defense ammo. I would use it for comparison information only.

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  pip5255

  October 22, 2015 14:31

  quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
  +1 for which ever runs 100% in your pistols. Take the time and shoot enough of them at different ranges to learn their trajectory and POI if you shoot other cheaper ammo for training. I generally only shoot 1 load in firearms once I find what they like.
  
  
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  62fuelie

  October 22, 2015 16:05

  If you are running a top tier 9mm and can find any, the Federal 124 grain Hydrashok +p+ gives almost 1300fps out of my P-35's and is 100% reliable feed, fire, eject.

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  beantownshootah

  October 25, 2015 12:00

  You'll hear a million opinions on this.
  
  In **MY** opinion, any two cartridges firing similar weight similar design bullets at similar velocities are going to perform identically. Any difference between them is going to be mostly marketing hype not physical reality.
  
  IE, any two similar types of "premium" 9mm+P defense ammo by big name makers (including 115 grain FTX Hornady and 115gr Federal Hydrashok) are going to offer effectively indistinguishable terminal ballistics. With either one, if you put the bullet in the right place, you'll get results, and if you don't, you won't (and it won't be the bullet's fault).
  
  So to answer your question, pick whichever one runs your gun 100%. Assuming both do (and honestly, both should run *ANY* modern service gun 100%. . .so I'd be pretty surprised to hear that either one did NOT), pick whichever one costs less and/or is more readily available to you.
  
  Personally, I'd be more than satisifed with either one.

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