Critical Duty Vs Hst - test

Critical duty ® handgun ammunition is built to meet the needs and requirements of law enforcement and tactical professionals, as well as those law abiding citizens.

Most of the ballistic testing stuff i can find is for clothing / human tissue penetration, but i'm curious about bears.

Critical defense, is best used for a 380 but even then it would be smarter to use underwood extreme.

What are some pros and cons of the two aforementioned ammunitions?

Hornady has been making reloading components and ammunition since 1949,.

Both are highly recommended.

Critical duty™ handgun ammunition is built to meet the needs and requirements of law enforcement and tactical professionals, as well as those law abiding.

Another of the interesting findings in our carry survey was the defensive ammo that people chose to use.

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In the general survey, hornady critical.

Choosing a round for my 9mm conceal carry weapon (beretta 92x centurion) down to these two rounds.

For target shooting, ammunition is a matter of casual preference and budget concerns.

It lacks in expansion when compared to the hst.

The federal hst 230gr load versus hornady's critical duty 220gr +p cartridge being.

/ 1shot_tv in this video i do the fbi heavy clothing ballistics gel test with the federal premium hst, speer gold dot, & hornady critical duty.

The 147gr hst from a 3 barrel is very consistent, but it's on the shallow side for penetration (~13) depth, compared to the 124gr via 3 bbl.

The hst has been used in actual police involved shootings.

I'm considering switching up my carry ammo and i currently.

Critical duty performs better than hst when windshields or sheet metal is expected.

Federal hst vs hornady critical defense?

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Hornady critical defense vs.

That being said, i wouldn’t want to get shot by either.

In my local area i have critical duty and federal hst both readily available.

It depends on your barrel length.

In my case, what is the difference between hornady critical defense and critical duty ammo?

While the cd is not loaded as hot.

Sig ammo is usually relatively.

Hst will penetrate deeper and has a larger expansion diameter compared to the critical defense.