![]() He also said that in addition to it's advertising/marketed purpose as a self/home defense cartridge it's a viable option for hunting (by "hunting" I mean Whitetail deer in this post).ģ. I questioned how this cartridge is really different from other "hunting-oriented" options and he responded that the only difference is in how this cartridge is being marketed by Hornady. I did a bit of reasearch online after our conversation this afternoon and found this NRA American Hunter article on FTX bullets that backs up his statement: 308 ammo supplier friend pointed out that this cartridge's FTX bullets have been around for a few years and are used in other cartridges that Hornady markets to hunters. ![]() 308 Win is way overpowered for home defense a number of Youtube videos showing ballistic gel testing with these bullets in other calibers seems to back up the claim that Hornady FTX bullets can pretty much be trusted to not over-penetrate the target (and the three neighboring houses) and be very expansive on impact.Ģ. Though conventional wisdom and the logical part of my brain says. This is made possible by the FTX bullet it uses which is highly expansive on impact and makes over-penetration less of a concern. Hornady markets this cartridge as a close-quarters/home defense cartridge for. 308 guy and we chatted about this curious cartridge (at least it is to us anyway) a bit to include the topics of:ġ. The owner of the local sporting goods store I ordered it from is also an. 308 Win cartridge instead of the Federal Fusion MSR cartridge I currently favor. While I have alot of testing to do it seems like it may be a candidate for the role of my go-to. It has ballistic characteristics that are pretty similar to the 150gr Federal Fusion MSR (Modern Sporting Rifle) cartridge I like for Whitetail hunting and the range. It's a 155gr cartridge that uses Hornady's FTX bullets. 308 Win Critical Defense ammo for my Armalite AR-10s (AR10TAC18 and DEF10) today and am looking forward to trying it out at the range. I received an order of some of Hornady's new. This is my first forum post, this is a great resource and I'm happy to be participating.
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