Hornady Critcal Duty .45ACP 220gr. Flexlock

[K191145]

Bought a box today, heard and read it's pretty good defensive ammo. I've always bought 230gr. ammo for a .45 but 10 grains isn't that much of a weight difference. I made a mistake though, I should have bought 2 boxes so I could run a couple of mags through my Glock 21. I'm going to the Cheatham range sometime this week to shoot up some of my older ammo, i'll run 7 of the new Hornaday so I can have a full mag of 13, i'll also keep some of my older Hornaday 230gr tap for the other mag. I would like to shoot more to see how my G21 likes it but i'm on a budjet when it comes to ammo these days, i'm confident that it will function okay. I bought a box of Blazer Brass and I have some Winchester white box i'll shoot up to get the rust off me, hadn't shot any of my guns in a while, i'm over due for a range session. 

[BigK]

Speaking of being on an ammo budget...I took my XD-S to the range one day along with several other guns. I loaded up my mags with reloads, but put them back in my range bag because I decided to shoot my P-01 first. When I switched to the little Springfield, I could't believe how tough it was to control and get back on target. I thought it was because I'd been shooting 9mms, which I load a little light anyway. Turns out I had grabbed the wrong mag and had just shot up a whole mag of Hornady 230gr +P rounds. Pretty expensive lesson.

[K191145]

Speaking of being on an ammo budget...I took my XD-S to the range one day along with several other guns. I loaded up my mags with reloads, but put them back in my range bag because I decided to shoot my P-01 first. When I switched to the little Springfield, I could't believe how tough it was to control and get back on target. I thought it was because I'd been shooting 9mms, which I load a little light anyway. Turns out I had grabbed the wrong mag and had just shot up a whole mag of Hornady 230gr +P rounds. Pretty expensive lesson.

Yea I have some of those Hornaday 230gr. +p, i'm going to shoot most of those this week. When I bought these Hornaday Critical Duty 220gr. I didn't want any more +p rounds but like a dummy I didn't look very well at the box, or the fine print that said +p. Oh well, i'll shoot a few, +p's aren't really too bad in a G21. I also have some old Federal Hydra-Shock with the stem inside the cavity i'll shoot up, they're about 8 years old.

[Patton]

Plus P 45acp in a Glock 21 is nothing to worry with. You still will not hardly feel the recoil nor experience any excessive wear. Edited June 1, 2014 by Patton

[SonnyCrockett]

Actually 185G bullets are faster and usually work better in smaller CCWs 

I carry the ZombieMax 185s,they are a beast,harder hitting than my 230s

[K191145]

Actually 185G bullets are faster and usually work better in smaller CCWs 

I carry the ZombieMax 185s,they are a beast,harder hitting than my 230s

 

I looked at a box of Hornaday 185gr Flextip +P's, I bet they are fast. The 220's "claimed" a muzzle velocity of 950fps, i'm assuming the 185's have at least 1100 fps muzzle velocity. I guess it's just stuck in my brain for years to load my .45's with 230 grain loads. Reading gun magizines since the late 80's brainwashed me to believe there's only 2 calibers worth anything in handguns and that was .45 or .357mag. Guess what calibers i've mostly carried in semi's and revolvers over the years?  :)

Yes I do realize that modern 9mm ammo is quite effective for personal defense, it's just getting my sub-conscience to except it.

Edited June 1, 2014 by K191145

[BigK]

[quote name="K191145" post="1154243" timestamp="1401629392"]I looked at a box of Hornaday 185gr Flextip +P's, I bet they are fast. The 220's "claimed" a muzzle velocity of 950fps, i'm assuming the 185's have at least 1100 fps muzzle velocity. I guess it's just stuck in my brain for years to load my .45's with 230 grain loads.[/quote] I'm suffering from the same delusion, LOL. I know in my head that 185 gr ammo is designed with my 3.3" barrel in mind. Still, I feel like sticking with the old school 230 gr bullets, which is mostly why I went with the +Ps.

[hipower]

Started using the 185 gr in my Colt Officer's Model several years ago. Liked them a lot, in fact prefer them over 230, even in the 5" barrels.

[TNMTBik3r]

Critical Duty or Speer Gold Dots are what I use in 9mm, .40, and .45.

[K191145]

Well the new ammo cycled fine and was pretty accurate, at least 7 of them did, I had to save 13 out of a box of 20 so I could have a full mag. Anyway all the other Federal, Hornaday, Winchester, and Blazer ammo I shot yesterday cycled with no problems but heck, it's a Glock, what do you expect.
Also shot some 70's and 80's .22 I had found and they all went bang, shot my MAK-90 and my nefews Garand. All in all it was a fun day at the range.