High Exposure

I have the FBI and the DEA papers where it explains everything. .223 rounds have less energy, and lose energy faster, after passing through drywall and other common construction materials in the US than duty rated shotgun or handgun rounds.

You are accountable for every pellet that leaves your muzzle. You want to make sure that all of those pellets hit their target and reduce your chance of any flyer. If those rounds are still in the wad when it hits, and it acts like a slug, I’ll take that all day over a flyer over my targets shoulder that hits an unintended target.

Ray, the Fed Flight Control and Hornady rounds that you like so much (as do I) stops in gel without penetrating all the way through - passing all the way through is a fail according to test protocols. Keep in mind, 12” of penetration is a barely passing score - the block itself is 16” long, 6” wide and 7” high - if it’s a true 10% Calibrated Ballistic Gel testing process. 14”-16” is the ‘sweet spot’ for distance, but temporary and permanent wound cavity and well as retained mass and measured expansion also play factors into scoring the rounds. The Calibrated Ballistic Gel does not truly represent a human body or flesh. It’s a measuring tool to determine its ballistic capacity. You can infer, that if it penetrates a certain distance but does not exit the block, the there is enough energy to reach vital organs in a human, but not so much that it will consistently pass completely through. Not many people have their organs under 14”-16” of flesh. Again, it’s just measuring potential penetration in a body reflective of the energy a projectile has, not a true prediction of How the round will react upon striking flesh. Passing all the way through is undesirable for more than the obvious reason of endangering life and property beyond your threat. If the rounds are stopped within the body, all of the energy is transferred to your target. If the rounds pass through, You are only transferring a fraction of the available energy to your target, making the round less effective. Also, any tests completed in that clear gel is suspect as it is not true 10% ballistic gelatin and has different characteristics.

Lol! I started reading this and I was like “WTF? Caspian? Kart?” And then it hit me! Well done!

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Frost advisory tonight. Bring them in if you can, cover them if you can’t.

Point of order - This is not a reading comprehension issue, you described it poorly. I couldn't tell what you meant either. You said: That doesn't mean anything. Neither brace has any contact with the buffer. A stock or brace is fitted to the receiver extension (commonly mislabeled as a "buffer tube). The buffer is inside the receiver extension and is affixed to one end of the action spring (commonly mislabeled as a "buffer spring"). The statement "Tight against the buffer" makes no sense.

Why did you make me read this with my eyes?

No I didn’t!

No, you should be fine, but, from a terminal ballistics point of view, Critical Duty will probably perform better. I’m most likely splitting hairs here - but it is what it is. The Critical Duty is designed for best performance out of that full size (4.6”) barrel. Critical defense is designed To get the best performance from smaller guns with shorter barrels. https://www.hornady.com/support/duty-defense-differences

Union County Prosecutor’s Office refused to prosecute and removed all charges.

Brother, we are all waiting for this to end and get back to our lives. Patience my friend.

What are you using it in? Hornady Crotocal Defense is designed to be used in conjunction with pistols with shorter barrels. If you are using it in a full size handgun, you will be better served with Critical Duty. Like PB said, it is perfectly legal and excluded from the “prohibited” hollow point laws. As is Federal EFMJ, and CorBon Pawerball ammo. Ray and Jack are also correct about the legality of using them in a HD weapon - but that’s a personal decision you have to make. The Hornady Critical Defense/Duty and the Federal EFMJ both perform well enough to be used in HD pistols while eliminating any perceived worry over legality.

Turkey Swamp is a Monmouth County Park. All Monmouth County Parks - including Turkey Swamp - are completely closed until further notice.

Scorpio -

M855 “green tip” was designed to defeat Soviet helmets at 300 yards. It was designed for a time when we were preparing for a conflict when the Commie Hordes would come pouring through the Fulda Gap. We realized in the late 80’s early 90’s that the round flat sucks against unarmored folks.

Nice! Enjoy!

I thought he’d be bigger.

Are you classified as human?

We have to qualify 2x a year with a minimum of 3 months between quals. With many towns sharing ranges, it is not something that can just “happen” last minute or without long term scheduling. The AGs office has suspended/extended many training requirements/deadlines. They will not extend or suspend firearms qualifications. Yes it is a priority, and yes we are qualifying people.

That’s weird... I thought it tasted like live cat....

If you are outshooting the gun first replacement should be the barrel. I prefer KKM. If you’re still outshooting the gun, go trigger. That’s a personal preference - just have realistic expectations on how good a Glock trigger can really be, and choose one that down not compromise the safety of a gun. I had a Zev trigger that occasionally made by G19 go full auto - bad juju. Trigger is the very last thing I would change.