There's no lead to pull in a Barnes...Watch out for the Barnes TAC-XPD ammo. A couple of times is all it takes to get over a sixteenth of an inch setback. I wouldn't recommend saving these for the range, due to the resulting high-pressure. I'd pull the lead and dump the powder to dispose of it.
What is that stuff? It looks like a Teflon coated something-or-other.There's no lead to pull in a Barnes...![]()
Not sure what the coating is (Molybdenum, maybe), but Barnes uses all-copper bullets.What is that stuff? It looks like a Teflon coated something-or-other.
When all else fails, I guess I should read the box. It does say all copper, but the grayish color looks sorts like my old fail-safe deer hunting ammo in 30-06.Not sure what the coating is (Molybdenum, maybe), but Barnes uses all-copper bullets.
You still have to eventually load your carry mag. I suppose you could feed the first one in the chamber by hand, then slap in the mag.A good way to avoid setback is use different mags for practice. Simply swap out your carry load mag for the practice one.
I may be wrong, but I believe both their Critical Duty and Defense has a raised lip that prevents setback beyond what's considered to be safe pressure levels. I've never experienced setback with their ammo, it's usually other brands that I have a problem with.So, I had to find out for myself. Using 3 different pistols, Glock 17, Shield and S&W Model 39-2, I chambered the same 115 gr Hornady Critical Defense round five times in each pistol. I loaded it in the mag each time and racked it hard.
Using a digital caliper, I measured the OAL of the round before I started and after each chambering. There was absolutely no bullet set back after 15 chamberings.
What does it prove? Probably nothing. It's just that I had read so many threads about that particular round being susceptible to set back more than others. Bullet set back can and does happen. It's just that you never know if it will happen on the first chambering or on the 16th.
don't just plunk a round into the chamber and slam the slide!! The extractor on a semi-auto is designed to hook the round as it advances upward from the magazine--take a look at your slide, the striations on the breechface are vertical because the case head moves vertically which allows the extractor to slide into the rim...'snapping' the extractor hook over the back of a case is bad juju; It will damage the extractor and potentially the breechface...You still have to eventually load your carry mag. I suppose you could feed the first one in the chamber by hand, then slap in the mag.
i have personally seen .45acp Critical Duty, 9mm TAP, and some .40 XTPs that beg to differ...I currently have a .45 I have set aside specifically to show new shooters as an example...it has been set back 1/8" essentially turning it into a tiny GrenadeI may be wrong, but I believe both their Critical Duty and Defense has a raised lip that prevents setback beyond what's considered to be safe pressure levels. I've never experienced setback with their ammo, it's usually other brands that I have a problem with.
*facepalm*Just use a revolver, never have to worry about it, then if you need more than six grab your semi as your "backup"
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I call those "nightmares".Funny....I just had a dream about this last night. I saw the bullet mashed down almost to the case mouth. :sad: