Critcal Defense FTX 115g

[hoserack]

Thanks on the Birthday congrats BTW.  

[MRC]

I was going to try to save the brass, but we had 2 new shooters and 1 that never shot a gun before.
So with all that going on and brass every where to begin with I decided to let it go.

Let me know what you find out MRC.

I don't blame you for letting it lay.  Iwill let you know.

[Chihuahua TN]

hoserack,
I am happy your experince with Hornaday's CD ammo went well, mine did not. I don't want to come of as hating Hornaday products I just don't trust there CD line. I think its inferior for the amount of money I pay and the primers they use.  I trust Hornady 32 acp 60gr. XTP HP ammo in my Seecamp daily and have had zero problems.

Additionally I just saw this on another forum
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460366

All the best with your R9,
Mike

[MRC]

I finally got to the range yesterday to try the Hornady CD ammo in my R9.  All 12 rounds that I fired went off and with reasonable accuracy.

That said there is something wrong as all primers showed some of the "Fried Egg" look.  Looks like one of these problems to me:

   -Overly soft primers
   -High pressure
   -Light hits

I will post more under range reports later today or tomorrow when I find time.  I also chronographed 4 different ammo types to post.

I guess Tracker owes me an  "I told you so".

[Reinz]

Well my hat is off to you MRC.

Someone else lacking of character would not bother to report those facts at all, and for that I for one, Thank you.

[tracker]

My thanks to you also, MRC. As I have said previously I was one of Hornady CDs biggest early fans but became quite disenchanted with their poor quality control and an attitude of denial. There will be no "I told you so" from me.

[MRC]

Thanks Tracker, you are a true gentleman.

This primer thing has been bugging me for 10 years with the Pocket Nine and now a similar situation with the Rohrbaugh.  Seems only to occur with hammer fired DAO.  Maybe light hits is one of the contributing factors.  The trigger on my R9 is way too smooth and light for a hammer fired DAO.  No failures to fire yet at about 175 rounds though.

[Reinz]

Do the Federals key hole in the 147g?

Hoserack - I am sorry, I did not put you on 'ignore'.  I just saw this while going back and looking at the pictures of primers from Chihuahua Tn's post.

To answer your question, I really do not remember 100 % if I put any Hryda Shoks on  paper or not.  I shoot steel  about 100%.
If there is reason to believe so, then I will check it out.

Thanks