Hornady Critical DEFENSE FTX .357 Magnum 125 grs 1 Pack (25 rounds at €1.796 each)

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The Hornady Critical Defense is a pistol cartridge designed for the finishing shot, favoring instant effect and rapid expansion behavior. Designed for compact and subcompact pistols, this cartridge is suitable for lightweight pistols for everyday hunting. It was developed for the demands of modern self-defense, but it is also excellent for the finishing shot on most game, especially foxes and roe deer.

The FTX bullet features the patented FlexTip bullet tip, which prevents clogging of the hollow point. This allows the bullet to achieve its full effect even when shooting through dense animal hair or thick hide. Since the jacket and core are not connected, the bullet reacts quickly and has a high energy transfer and low residual weight.

The casing is nickel-plated, which not only increases the corrosion resistance of the casing - important for a cartridge that is loaded in the weapon under all weather conditions but is rarely fired - but also enhances visibility under poor lighting conditions, which is advantageous when a loading check is performed before entering the thicket. Finally, the powder is a special formulation for low muzzle flash, ensuring that visibility is not disturbed by the muzzle fire even in low light.

Please note:
Due to production bottlenecks, the current production may be delivered WITHOUT nickel-plated casings. If the cartridges have a plain brass casing, this is not a defect.
 

The key features at a glance:

Hornady Critical Defense
Type: Pistol cartridges

designed for compact and subcompact revolvers


Caliber: .357 Magnum
Package contents: 25 cartridges per pack
Bullet: "FTX" hollow point bullet
rapid expansion
High stopping power
Modern pistol finishing shot caliber
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Caliber
.357 Magnum


Bullet
Hollow point with polymer tip (8.1 g / 125 grs)


Quantity
25 shots per pack


Casing
Nickel-plated casings


Application
Hunting


Velocity V0 (m/s)
457


Bullet energy E0 (Joules)
846

The Hornady Manufacturing Company was founded in 1949 by Joyce Hornady and, in addition to the original automotive body construction, also began developing bullets for reloaders. This latter sector was initially ridiculed by many, but according to the first company slogan "Accurate, Deadly, Reliable," hunting enthusiasts were quickly impressed by the excellent quality, and the steadily growing success has continued to this day. The family business offers an incredibly wide range of almost all common calibers and ammunition variants for hunting, sport shooting, or the military. Hornady ammunition is absolutely precise, consistently accurate with perfect ballistics. When it comes to premium ammunition, Hornady is hard to overlook today.

Warning: Danger from fire or splinters, explosive and projectile fragments. Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames, and other ignition sources. No smoking.

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