His deep scientific background ranges from aerospace engineering to systems administration and owning his own technology-intensive business. Cheap bullets plenty accurate plus you shoot more! For the best results in self-defense with a handgun, consider using hollow point ammunition. If you are like me, shooting your firearms is a hobby that has had to take a back seat because of today’s economy and political climate. Handgun owners should practice regularly with the gun and ammo that will be used in self-defense scenarios, and in this case the cost could add up. Anyway, I have never been able to detect a difference on squirrels and rabbits between a solid point HV versus a hollow point HV load when it comes to dropping squirrels. I switched to RMR and Everglades, no problems feeding. Glock Talk is the #1 site to discuss the world’s most popular pistol, chat about firearms, accessories and more. Free Targets and Target Tracker Shooting Logs! They make a fantastic round, but despite the claims, when I finished up reassembling each gun, I cycled a few rounds through it. I know that’s an over used phrase, but it’s accurate in this case. That's also why match quality 22LR ammo is designed to operate just below that point. As with all types of ammunition, there are some disadvantages to weigh.
). You can scarcely find .45 ammo. My experience has been that from a rifle the 40 grain RNL .22 High Velocity (around 1200 fps + or -) ) is more accurate than the lighter and faster hollow points (1350 - 1400 fps).
So, if you are like me and you are staring at the gun case wondering if you should get a Smith & Wesson or a Taurus, keep in mind that one of the reasons (other than the name) that one cost more than the other is usually the fit and finish. To any avid gun collector, this may seem to be old news. My HS Victor loves CCI Green Tag. I don't think the hollow-point design, by itself, is any less accurate that solid nose 22LR. Which means that in a shooter situation, they have to pull it out of their purse, chamber a round, and fire. For me it ended up being the ejector wasn't fitted correctly due to them using the dawson mag release.
Jim is the originator of the American Redoubt movement and a frequent talk show guest on shows such as Alex Jones. So I figured explaining the difference was worth a blog post. Our mail forwarding address is: James Wesley, Rawles The gun hangs up. Berry's Hollow Base Round Nose - Anyone try 'em? Hollow Point is a bullet shape used for the MatchKing bullets as well as a number of Varminter, GameKing, and Pro-Hunter bullets for hunting.
I have also used a bunch of the Everglades V2 JHP RN and they, too can be loaded long. ©2019 SurvivalBlog.com - As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. The hollow point on a 22 LR isn't much of a hollow point in terms of actually expansion goes, not in the sense of a hollow point in a centerfire. Cheap or not, money is a stupid reason to get yourself or a loved one shot, especially if $100 is what you “saved”. It is value adding, too. That’s only $0.10/day for some of the finest Survival/Prepping content around! Target grade .22 ammo is round nosed because hollow points are prohibited from some competitions. Now everything comes out at 2:30 and perfect. The group's I have fired from a bench at 25 yards were under 1.5", Precision Delta and Hornady JHP's load pretty similar, but I have to load them short, at 1.145" to 1.155". It is absolutely a viable solution that works. A deep dimple in the nose of the bullet is the best known and easily recognizable feature of hollow point bullets. Weigh Your Ammo Options Carefully Has anyone really noticed a substantial difference shooting these 2 bullet designs in Major 9 Open? Powered by Invision Community, I have no concerns about sounding like an idiot. Using PD 124 HP at present. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. When he’s not writing about concealed carry, he’s riding ATVs on Oregon’s dunes or coaching his nephew’s middle school football team. What is the correct answer to this ammo-selectionquestion? It helped win two World Wars. BrianEnos.com And that’s the point. Anything. Pasted as rich text. Just dip my cell mp in hope9 every 1500 rds for 4 days and scrape comp like mud. Round nose is range and casual target use, military use according to the 1899 Hague Convention and if you are in New Jersey where hollow points are illegal. I had put ZERO self defense rounds through them.
Some Downsides to Hollow Points Let’s be honest, even 90% feeding success ratio isn’t going to make any one feel good in a live fire situation.
All 22lr target ammunition that I have seen is round nose. Hollow Point vs Round Nose. Are the surfaces cleaned and massaged? It takes about three seconds, best case, to dislodge and reload. These wayward rounds can also keep traveling, through either a body or wall, and make contact with innocent bystanders. So, in summation: Don’t buy a gun and just try it out with ball, then throw fancy hollowpoint ammo in it and assume that it will function. Granted the HP opening is very small, but it is there. The search for ammunition that will serve you best will bring you plenty of options. I personally just like the really clean holes compared to more ragged hole of the round nose bullets. —- Now. I'm here to tell you both are lethal on small game. They also work better in the STI old style mags for 9mm. Because of this, some of the pieces don’t mate up just perfectly.
?”. One of my guns did not care for the profile of Precision Delta JHP. This means that when they hit paper they cut through leaving a much cleaner hole and when it hits a thick target they slow down and expand, putting more energy into the target instead of just going right through it. Thinking about going back to RN 124........ Not in shooting, just the gunk left in the comp from FMJ. What do you think will happen in those three seconds? Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. For those of you that this isn’t old news, it may save your life. I am wonding if the "hole" in the hollow point nose could cause it to be less aerodynamic over longer distances and thus less accurate than the round nose bullet. Stealth is a plus too , your ultimate small game rifle . Then switched to the MG CMJs for two reasons. When it comes to self-defense, a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets has a few advantages over one loaded with full metal jacket or round nosed lead bullets. However, I wouldn't expect too much difference if I'm using high quality rounds whether they're HP or not. By The max length of RN rounds is along the bore axis, but the FN is longer when tipped. @TANFARM Try the jhp Everglades v2 or Montana golds the nose on these two are a little bit harder than pd. It may cost you more money. One last thing to consider with the hollow point bullets is that if you have issues with them feeding try and load them shorter, sometimes you don’t have to (the friend I pilfered the bullets off of loads both to the same length) but it isn’t unheard of to need to load hollow point bullets shorter than round nose bullets.
Yesterday when I was doing some research, I came across this solution. Paste as plain text instead, × How did you eliminate magazines? So since my hollow point bullets are the same price as my round nose bullets (unlike every other brands) I have been getting alot of questions regarding what the difference is and which people should use. It helped win two World Wars. In the case of hollow points, yes. I like to tumble after loading to get the lube off plus extra shiny rounds make me happy. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. If it's 50 yards or under there's an airgun for that . Round nose bullets are your go to common bullets, any cheap factory ammo you buy will be round nose bullets. Thank you!
 Some will argue that using hollow points is pointless when a larger caliber like a .45 ACP or .357 Magnum carries all the stopping power necessary to bring down an attacker in close proximity. I can drop a squirrel with my TX200 .177 better than a lr any day out to 60 yards . What will she do if her gun hangs up? James Wesley, Rawles (JWR) is Founder and Senior Editor of SurvivalBlog, the original prepping /survival blog for when the Schumer Hits The Fan (SHTF). Maybe it doesn’t. TANFARM,
Period. Don’t carry autoloading pistols. You can post now and register later. I love the old discontinued RMR hardcore match thick plated RN and I have put thousands of them through my open gun.
I had some PD 124g RN to get rid of and they shot ok but the JHP are so clean running that I won't try anything else. To show what I mean in regards to a cleaner hole I took a target out to the range and pilfered a hollow point and a round nose CamPro bullet from a friend (like I said, they are popular and I’m already sold out). But don’t think of yourself. Hollow-point 22's tend to mostly be high velocity ammo used for hunting and/or plinking and as the muzzle velocity decreases with distance below the sound barrier, it tends to cause some instability to occur.
I will be honest. The expanding capability of the hollow point decreases the likelihood of this scenario, thus keeping bystanders more safe. He began SurvivalBlog in 2005. Hollow points expand, much like an umbrella, upon contact. HJL is a firefighter/EMT, and Ham radio operator. I switched it to an STI mag release and fit a new ejector and it cleared up any issue I had. A One-Time Donation (You choose the amount): A $5 Dollar bill, a €5 Euro bill, a few Pre-1965 silver dimes, or a booklet of “Forever” U.S. postage stamps sent in the mail also works! Yet, despite having a little extra money to buy the gun itself, being able to go about and pop off 500 rounds isn’t feasible for me. In this way, hollow point bullets are a way to increase this “knock down power” in handguns of a smaller caliber. As our membership continues to grow we look forward to reading your stories and learning from your experiences. As a result, I did something that I hear is very common–and dangerous–these days: I buy the gun, 50 rounds of inexpensive ammo, and 20 rounds of good defense rounds. It is a favorite of gun collectors everywhere. The tools needed to survive anything from a short-term disruption to a long-term, grid-down scenario. (Squirrels, rabbits, birds) I've yet to notice a difference in kills with either hollow point or round nose. Maybe it hits. Well, this is the crux of this post, really.
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