What is the diff between Critical Defense and Critical Duty?

Hornady Critical Defense vs Critical Duty

The point is, take this as my opinion since I have no backup. Critical duty is more for barrier penetration, through glass, or car doors, walls, ...

Hornady Critical Defense vs Critical Duty | Ruger Forum

On Hornady's website sounds like only difference is more recoil with Critical Duty ?From what I have read it won't hurt to shoot it in my ...

Hornady Critical Duty Ammo

Tom Beckstrand and Patrick Sweeney discuss the finer points of Hornady's Critical Duty line of ammo.

Critical Defense VS Critical Duty - YouTube

Hello GWB family! This week we wanted to give our take on the differences between two very popular self defense style rounds.

Hornady Critical Defense / Duty / Zombie differences

I recently received some of the Hornady Critical Duty in 9mm, 9mm+P and .40S&W (they only offer those 3 calibers for the "Critical Duty" ...

Hornady Critical Duty 135 grain +P - Glock Forum

You may get better results out of the 26 with critical defense. Supposedly critical duty is for full size guns and critical defense is for ...

Hornady Critical Duty And FBI | BobIsTheOilGuy

The minor differences in performance between ... Critical Defense and Critical Duty are near ... Critical Defense (not Duty). G · GemStater.

Hornady Critical Defense vs. American Gunner XTP

I think they'll both get the job done, but from some experience, I believe the Hornady Critical Defense, will feed in just about anything, ...

Does S&W advise against Critical Duty ammo?

Critical Duty (I just discovered it is available in both +P and Standard Pressure loadings) is somewhat longer than conventional rounds. I ...

Hornady nerds talking about Critical Defense & Duty - AR15.com

but that's OK for cops? Before this video the main difference I could find coming from Hornady was that Critical Defense was designed for barrels 3.5" & shorter ...

Problem with Hornady Critical Duty | USA Carry

There are different bullets loaded in each. Duty has a FlexLock bullet loaded and Defense has a FTX bullet loaded. The difference between ...

On-Duty Off-Duty 9mm Ammunition Test and Comparison - Officer

Critical Duty is the law enforcement cartridge. The off duty version is Critical Defense. What's the difference? Critical Duty has a bullet ...

Xds Mod.2 vs. Critical Defense | Springfield XD Forum

2 vs. ... With my bad back, even a few ounces makes a difference when carrying for ... I used to keep Critical defense in my XDS & Critical Duty in ...

Hornady Critical Duty 9mm for woods carry - The High Road

the critical duty is an expanding hollow point bullet. not the best thing for trying to crack a bear's skull. if i had to use it on an angry ...

Top defensive rounds for 2023 | Hornady Critical Duty vs ... - YouTube

Going over my top two defensive rounds that I run in all my guns. Going over the different types of rounds plus the different grains you can ...

Hornady Critical Duty - GunSite South Africa

Originally Posted by Bingo: I see the International Gun Forums are generally much more impressed with the Critical Duty Range than the Critical Defense Range.

A Critical Look at Hornady's Critical Defense and BLACK Buckshot

The 0.85 oz reading is for the Critical Defense®, and my scale kept fluctuating from 0.85 to 0.90. I think the observed difference between the ...

Hornady Critical Duty- LE only? | Indiana Gun Owners

TAP is a standard hollowpoint load. Critical Defense and Critical Duty both use a version of the "flex-tip" hollowpoint design, which ...

Hornady FTX vs XTP - Bob is the Oil Guy

XTP works well in many scenarios but poorly in a few. Hornady's Critical Duty round is the best of both worlds (for defensive applications, ...

Hornady Critical Defense Vs. Critical Duty in 9mm - YouTube

Testing out the Hornady Critical Defense and Hornady Critical Duty in 9mm, fired through a 4" barrel. I am shooting through 18 gauge steel, ...