Videos tagged with Flexlock

This Guns & Ammo TV episode features a review of the Springfield Armory RO Elite Operator pistol chambered in 10mm. Competitive shooter Jim Tarr and retired police officer Jeff Chudwin evaluate the pistol's performance, highlighting its tight slide-to-frame fit, match-grade components, and controllable handling, even with powerful ammunition. They discuss the resurgence of the 10mm cartridge and the pistol's suitability for modern defensive use, concluding that it offers a custom feel right out of the box.

This video compares Hornady Critical Duty and Critical Defense 9mm ammunition. Critical Duty (124gr +P) excels in barrier penetration and full-size pistols, achieving 15 inches in gel tests. Critical Defense (115gr) is designed for compacts, prioritizing rapid expansion and less penetration (9.5-10.5 inches) to avoid over-penetration. Barrier tests show Critical Duty maintains integrity while Critical Defense fails.

This video provides a comprehensive ballistic test of Hornady Critical Duty 9mm Luger 135 grain FlexLock ammunition against various hard barriers, including wood, glass, steel, and concrete. The tests, conducted by an experienced instructor, demonstrate the ammunition's 'barrier blind' design, showing its ability to penetrate these materials while maintaining terminal performance in ballistics gel. The concrete test proved the most challenging, resulting in fragmentation, while other barriers showed varying degrees of expansion and penetration.

Hornady's Critical Duty 9mm +P 135 gr FlexLock ammunition was tested against the FBI protocol, including barriers like auto glass and drywall. The ammunition demonstrated consistent penetration between 12-18 inches and excellent weight retention, meeting law enforcement requirements. It is distinguished from Critical Defense by its ruggedized bullet design for barrier performance.