What’s this “feed ramp” you speak of?I’ve seen scattered reports of feeding issues with the Hornady Critical Defense. People claim it’s the rubber/polymer tip on the bullet getting caught on the feed ramp. I’ve shot them in several guns, and not had this issue, although it’s always in the back of my mind still lol :-/ You could try putting marker or something on the tip and seeing if it leaves any marks anywhere to see if that is in fact what’s causing your issues.
I wonder if it isn't a lack of break in?I’ve seen scattered reports of feeding issues with the Hornady Critical Defense. People claim it’s the rubber/polymer tip on the bullet getting caught on the feed ramp. I’ve shot them in several guns, and not had this issue, although it’s always in the back of my mind still lol :-/ You could try putting marker or something on the tip and manually cycling a few rounds to see if it leaves any marks anywhere to see if that is in fact what’s causing your issues.
Title kinda says it all just curious what others prefer as they're EDC ammo I myself prefer Hornany Critical Defense. To me its good stuff and unlike other carry ammo I can actually find it almost everywhere when I need to
Thanks for the suggestion. I've seen that about the plug too. I did have some 9mm CD for other Shield ran fine. Traded it off to a friend who wanted it, all HST now.I’ve seen scattered reports of feeding issues with the Hornady Critical Defense. People claim it’s the rubber/polymer tip on the bullet getting caught on the feed ramp. I’ve shot them in several guns, and not had this issue, although it’s always in the back of my mind still lol :-/ You could try putting marker or something on the tip and manually cycling a few rounds to see if it leaves any marks anywhere to see if that is in fact what’s causing your issues.
Thanks for the input. It got me thinking and I don't think I've tried Fiocchi pistol ammo just shells. Gonna definitely try thoseIn 9mm - I prefer CorBon 115 grain JHP, especially in shorter-barreled pistols such as the Glock 26.
In .38 Special - I prefer standard-pressure Hornady's 158 grain XTP JHP for just about everything.
In .40 S&W - I prefer Fiocchi 155 grain JHP - for the accuracy - especially in a shorter-barreled Glock 27.
In .357 Magnum - I prefer Corbon 110 grain JHP in S&W Air-Weight snubbies and tend to use 158 or 180 grain JHP's in everything else.
In .45 ACP - I prefer Remington Golden Sabre 185 grain JHP in the shorter-barreled Glock 36 as it shoots best, both for accuracy as well as has a somewhat milder felt-recoil!
It's not a complete round-up, that's for sure, and there is lots of 'good' ammunition available out there (Speed Gold Dots, Federal HST's, Hornady Critical Defense, Winchester PDX-1's, etc.), but I tend to try to shoot a variety of different manufacturer's ammo, and grains of ammo, to see which shoots best for each pistol, and then tend to stick with that for each particular pistol.