357 MAGNUM HORNADY CRITICAL DUTY 135 GRAIN JHP (250 ROUNDS)

357 MAGNUM HORNADY CRITICAL DUTY 135 GRAIN JHP (250 ROUNDS)

If you trust your 357 Magnum revolver to save your sorry hide during a life-or-death kind of altercation, then you’ve just found the perfect ammo to drop into its cylinder. Hornady Critical Duty is made for cops, available to non-cops, and intensely dependable under a broad range of circumstances.

This round’s FlexLock jacketed hollow point projectile takes its name from two performance-enhancing features. Its Flex Tip is the red polymer column which sits in its nose cavity. If the bullet has to pass through a barrier like sheetrock or heavy clothing, the Flex Tip will keep it from losing its capacity for terminal expansion as a result of clogging up with debris. Its InterLock band embeds the bullet’s jacket into its high-antimony lead core. Though more cost-effective than bonding, the InterLock band still reliably prevents fragmentation which causes shallower penetration resulting from momentum loss.

It’s easy to appreciate Hornady’s lustrous nickel-plated brass cases. They make the ammo more reflective so it's easier to see in low lighting, and also protect it against corrosion. And if you ever fire this ammo at night, you’ll also appreciate its low-flash propellant’s ability to conserve your eyesight’s acclimation to the dark.