.40 cal DRT Terminal Shock, 105 gr powdered copper with another undisclosed metal that is compressed rather than sintered or bonded.  "Designed to have a 2 in expansion delay, and when liquid or body tissue of the soft target penetrates the opening in the melpat,the jacket is forced off the core, its like turning a metal tornado loose."      American Rifleman magazine 4/11  



.357mag Hornady FTX Critical Defense.  "These bullets provide consistent expansion through heavy clothing, and won't plug up like conventional hollow points, delievering deep wound cavities over a wide range of velocities."       www.hornady.com



Thanks for looking,    wolfgang

I won a box of 38 Special 110 gr FTX® Critical Defense®
I plan to use it in my truck gun SW638. Is this stuff good to go or hype?
My usual ammo for all PD guns is Speer Gold Dots.
Thanks,

Hornady FTX 38 SPCL Critical Defense

Hornady went full anti when marketing the Critical Defense in order to conceal the fact that their round fails FBI protocol.

http://www.firearmstactical.com/tacticalbriefs/2006/04/main.htm



For a truck gun, to stop a carjacking, or to stop a driver gone mad running over pedestrians in a crowded outdoor shopping center, etc... everybody, both LE and plain civilian NEEDS ammunition that expands consistently through those FBI barriers. Shame on you Hornady.

Stick to 135 grain +P Gold Dots like in the Self Defense Ammo FAQ.

actually, Doc Roberts now recommends both 110Gn FTX and 110Gn FTX (+P).


http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?4336-BUG-s-380-ACP-vs-38-Sp

Deeeerrrrrrp. My bad. Was thinking of 9mm when I was supposed to talk about .38 Special.