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Hornady Critical Defense FTX 38 Special Ammo 90 gr 25 Round Box - Nickel Plated Brass Casing

   12 Reviews
| 2 Questions & Answers
Model: 90300LE
 
Condition: Factory New
 
Bud's Item Number: 411555911
 
UPC: 090255903003
 

Hornady Critical Defense FTX  38 Special Ammo 90 gr 25 Round Box
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The Critical Defense® Lite™ 38 Special load is an effective, reduced recoil option for ANY shooter looking to minimize the felt recoil of their lightweight, compact personal protection revolver.

Designed with the same proven components as our Critical Defense® line of ammunition, this offering features a 90 grain FTX® bullet with a unique PINK Flex Tip®! The pink bullet tips and pink ribbon packaging help signify our desire to share in the fight against breast cancer. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Critical Defense® Lite™ will go to help fund breast cancer research.

  1. Highly effective reduced recoil load for ALL shooters
  2. Excellent choice for compact, lightweight revolvers
  3. Same point of aim / point of impact as standard Critical Defense® loads
  4. PINK Flex Tip® - portion of the proceeds go to help fund breast cancer research.
Hornady Critical Defense ammunition is the pinnacle in self defense ammunition
  • Unaffected by thick and heavy clothing, including denim and leather.
  • Patented FTX bullet delivers superior controlled expansion and large, deep wound cavities over a wide range of velocities.
  • Clean burning and stable propellants reduce recoil in lightweight handguns, and perform consistently in all temperatures.
  • Minimal muzzle flash protects night vision.
  • Feeds reliably in all pistols.
  • Shiny silver nickel plating prevents corrosion, and is easily visible in low light situations.
  • Bullets are cannelured and crimped to avoid bullet setback.
  • Bullets are custom designed for individual loads.
  • The most effective, consistent, and reliable self-defense ammunition available today!

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Hornady Critical Defense FTX 38 Special Ammo 90 gr 25 Round Box
Model
90300LE
Condition
Factory New
Bud's Item #
411555911
UPC
090255903003
Manufacturer
Hornady
The Critical Defense® Lite™ 38 Special load is an effective, reduced recoil option for ANY shooter looking to minimize the felt recoil of their lightweight, compact personal protection revolver.

Designed with the same proven components as our Critical Defense® line of ammunition, this offering features a 90 grain FTX® bullet with a unique PINK Flex Tip®! The pink bullet tips and pink ribbon packaging help signify our desire to share in the fight against breast cancer. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Critical Defense® Lite™ will go to help fund breast cancer research.

  1. Highly effective reduced recoil load for ALL shooters
  2. Excellent choice for compact, lightweight revolvers
  3. Same point of aim / point of impact as standard Critical Defense® loads
  4. PINK Flex Tip® - portion of the proceeds go to help fund breast cancer research.
Hornady Critical Defense ammunition is the pinnacle in self defense ammunition
  • Unaffected by thick and heavy clothing, including denim and leather.
  • Patented FTX bullet delivers superior controlled expansion and large, deep wound cavities over a wide range of velocities.
  • Clean burning and stable propellants reduce recoil in lightweight handguns, and perform consistently in all temperatures.
  • Minimal muzzle flash protects night vision.
  • Feeds reliably in all pistols.
  • Shiny silver nickel plating prevents corrosion, and is easily visible in low light situations.
  • Bullets are cannelured and crimped to avoid bullet setback.
  • Bullets are custom designed for individual loads.
  • The most effective, consistent, and reliable self-defense ammunition available today!

12 Reviews. 4.9 out of 5 Stars!
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Adam D on 04/22/2023
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Great load! Great Price! Hornady and Bud’s are a great pair!

William J on 03/29/2023
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Hard Hitting Soft shooting ammo. Love this stuff like not having a 38 at all more like 22lr

Edward C on 02/07/2023
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

For an old retired seventy six year old man, shooting the air weight Smith and Wesson 38 with full loads gets a little much, especially since surgery on my hand. These perform well, as for as I can tell and the recoil is much more to my liking. They are just right for me. I am glad us retired law enforcement officers can get them.

James G on 03/31/2022
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Excellent performance and nary a malfunction after hundreds of rounds. Thanks, Buds & Hornady!

Chuck H on 03/30/2022
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Less recoil for the wife, while still offers good expansion.

Dwight D on 12/31/2021
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Needed a good light weight load for my S&W M38 air weight> No need for a +P load. 1200 FPS will do the job

Ed M on 05/30/2020
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

just what I needed and cheaper than local big outdoors chain here in Valdosta ga and really great shipping time ammo shoots great will order more ammo soon ed in Valdosta ga

Ben B on 04/28/2020
Rating:   4 of 5 Stars!

I shoot 10mm, .357, etc with no problem. Still, alloy J frame snub revolvers with even standard .38 Special ammo are not pleasant. Not fun so I don’t practice with or carry my 2 small lightweight 5 shot revolvers like I should. The Hornady 90g “Lite” JHP was my attempt to overcome this. I was somewhat successful. Recoil is somewhat less than 148g Wadcutter, but still more than 9mm. Recoil is very subjective, but semi-autos or big steel revolvers mitigate recoil. Light 15 ounce or less snubbies directly transmit recoil to the hand. I still prefer any semi-auto short of 10mm to an alloy snub, but this “lite round is the best you can do to lessen that recoil and still have a passable defensive round. Buds purchase and delivery is excellent.

Ken P on 04/24/2020
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

These rounds work great in my 38 spl S&W model 36 2 inch revolver. The recoil is controllable, even for my wife, They offer a decent compromise between recoil and stopping power.

David B on 04/22/2020
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Nice, I was pleasantly pleased with this order.

Questions & Answers

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    • Answered
    Yes you can shoot .38 Special in any .357 Magnum revolver. The .357 and .38 are the same size except the .357 is slightly longer to hold more powder and make higher pressures. This is how the .357 was developed by making the ,38 case longer. They are often loaded with the same bullets. NOTE>>> You can't shoot .357 mags in a gun labeled .38 Special … they won't fit. AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOOT .38 SUPER IN YOUR REVOLVER. .38 Super is a rimless case made for semi-auto pistols not for your revolver.
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