Free For All Friday 1-23-2014: Defense ammo?
The SHOT Show is in full swing. There’s been some interesting stuff being showcased. Remington is claiming they’ve fixed all the issues with the R51 and are putting it back into production. Springfield has announced some new variations of their XD lines. Glock is Glock. The Taurus Curve is getting a lot of attention. All in all, it looks like it’s been interesting. At the same time, it always seems that more interesting stuff has always been announced at NRAAM. Never understood that, really. The SHOT Show is where media and vendors get to see what’s out there so it seems to go without saying that SHOT is where you’d get the most exposure. While I understand production schedules and so on don’t always coincide with show schedules but it seems like it would be a good idea to adjust production schedules so you can get the most exposure possible. Just my $0.08 which is my $0.02 adjusted for inflation.
We had one question this week:
Self defense shotgun ammo: gimmick or good idea? -Dave J.
With handguns and rifles, I typically consider the majority of self defense rounds to be nothing more than a gimmick. With few exceptions, it’s just a hollow point round that’s been given +P powder loads where possible then they change the color of the casing, put it in a shiny box and charge an extra $5-$10 per box. Shotguns, however, are an entirely different story. While we’re planning on doing a more in-depth article about it in the not too distant future, I will say now that I love the self-defense ammo options for shotguns. You can do some crazy things with the shell loadings due to the “cannon” like nature of the shotgun structure. There are rounds that are made of little barbed spikes instead of pellets and even wilder stuff. My own shotgun at home is loaded with Winchester’s PDx Defender 12 gauge rounds (also available in many other calibers). This is a rifled slug that is packed behind 3 buckshot rounds. It’s a nasty combination and great because, when someone is kicking in your front door, there’s no such thing as overkill. Other companies make self defense shells as well but, having tested them, I personally prefer the PDx line.
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