Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns We get Plastic Tipped...

...Ammo from Hornady in Semiauto and wheelgun Calibers hit up Hornady dot com.maybe we can tell the petafreakos this ammo is made outta Plastic and we're Recycling to save the Earth? Don't laugh we may have too.

Interesting.

http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=786

http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=788

Hornady has offered plastic tipped 460 S&W ammo since the gun came out. It doesn't shoot well in mine, and they don't offer bullets as components for reloading.

https://www.hornady.com/shop/?ps_session=79fe714be067a9fa9b555352f76e3b3e&page=shop%2Fbrowse&category_id=406901c65d24bde69581930e4f958ddc

Although it works different, the concept is the same as Federal�s EFMJ. Traditional hollow points rely on hydraulic pressure to open up, these cartridges change the expansion to impact expansion. The advantage of this, like with high powered rifle ammunition, is extremely reliable and consistent expansion. The disadvantage is barrier penetration.

A standard hollow point wont (or shouldn�t; usually doesn�t) expand in barriers because there�s no hydraulic pressure pressing the sides of the hollow cavity outward. This keeps the frontal diameter to a minimum and allows maximum expansion. Then when soft tissue is hit, the water in the tissue fills the cavity, and it expands.

For law enforcement, this ammo would be a mistake. But for home defense, it would have the advantage of reduced penetration with maximum expansion.

It�s a good alternative, and it�s nice to see we have even more options. I don�t think I�ll be changing soon. I just wish they made it for .32 H&R Magnum, which just plain doesn�t expand in short barrels.

There are and has been alternatives, costing much less and will even work down to 700 fps, where hollow points don't. Throw in barrier penetration too. Recycle? Yep. Too easy...

Kev,you KNOW some Redneck is gonna pull one them .38 slugs put it in a .357 case with some 2400 powder and say"Hold my beer and watch this!" should be fun to shoot.