

If you are shooting from 10 feet and notice the Critical Duty is much more accurate than Gold Dots I think that's something to really think about. However I am not sure how significant it will be in the G26 with a 3.42in barrel vs a 3in barrel (the length tnoutdoors uses). There are a bunch of tests done by 5pins that show a variety of rounds including 147gr HST.įrom what I have heard from some of the guys here that test (and in videos on Youtube), HST and DPX will expand more reliably in the small pistol than the Gold Dots. 627):ġ24gr HST (15.5in penetration, expands to.

59)ġ50gr Micro HST (15.75in penetration, expands to. It depends if you like that penetration or if you want it to be less but expand more.ġ24gr Gold dot (15.5in penetration, expands to. It expands a little better, penetrates to 20in and expands to. A proper review of Hornady Critical Defense 9mm ammo should detail the components that improve the ammunition’s performance in modern handguns. Guns like these are lightweight and often don’t give a hand-filling grip adequate enough to comfortably shoot. Hornady Critical Defense, 30 Carbine ballistic gel test penetration, measured 18 inches.30 Carbine Ammunition Gel Test Results: The excellence of the wound produced by Hornady’s offering (top. Depending on the ammunition and the shooter, 9mm can be tough to handle, particularly in small, micro-compact pistols like the Sig P365 and S&W Shield. Here is a test using a Glock 26 (standard pressure). Today, we’re testing out Hornady Critical Defense Lite 9mm. I understand most people want more expansion than that, but even with that minimal expansion the bullet is shaped closer to a flat hardcast than a round nosed FMJ. Today, we’re testing out Hornady Critical Defense Lite 9mm.
