250rds - 38 Special Hornady Critical Defense 90gr. FTX Ammo

Out of Stock

Sign me up for a one-time e-mail notification when the product is available again.

Hornady Ammunition 90 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Ammo Details

This is 38 Special Hornady Critical Defense 90gr. FTX Hollow Point Ammo. The Critical Defense Lite 38 Special load is an effective, reduced recoil option for ANY shooter looking to minimize the felt recoil of their lightweight, compact personal protection revolver. Designed with the same proven components as the Critical Defense line of ammunition, this offering features a 90 grain FTX bullet with a unique PINK Flex Tip! This ammo is nickel coated brass cased, boxer primed, non-magnetic and non-corrosive. This ammo comes packed in 25rd. boxes.

  • Product Type
    Ammo
  • Manufacturer
  • Condition
    New
  • Bullet Weight
    90 Grain
  • Use Type
    Self Defense
  • Casing Type
    Nickel-Plated Brass
  • Quantity
    250
  • Ammo Caliber
    38 Special
  • Manufacturer SKU
    90300
  • Primer Type
  • Muzzle Velocity
    1200
  • Muzzle Energy
  • UPC Barcode
    10090255903000
  • Cost Per Round
    $1.18/ppr

Gel test Results

We tested this Hornady Ammunition 38 Special ammo by firing five rounds with a S&W 640 with a 2.125-inch barrel into calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin. Of those five rounds, we discovered the ammo penetrated an average of 13.9-inches into the gelatin. Our test rounds ended the test with an average expanded diameter of 0.452-inches, retaining 99% of the projectile's original weight.

On this page, you'll see video of our tests including photographs that detail the ammunition before/after firing it through a four-layer barrier into gelatin. Also, you'll see how this Hornady Ammunition 38 Special ammunition stacks up compared to other self-defense rounds in 38 Special.

To read more about our testing procedures and processes, please head here.

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 250rds - 38 Special Hornady Critical Defense 90gr. FTX Ammo Image detailing before and after firing 250rds - 38 Special Hornady Critical Defense 90gr. FTX Ammo

How do the results for this Hornady Ammunition 38 Special compare to other Hollow Point?

250rds - 38 Special Hornady Critical Defense 90gr. FTX Ammo Gel Test Results

  Median
Bullet Depth (in.) 12.4 13 13.1 15 16
Expanded Diameter (in.) 0.35 0.46 0.47 0.49 0.49
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) 89 89.1 89.3 89.5 90
Bullet Velocity (fps) 888 897 901 928 935

Hornady Ammunition 38 Special Ballistic Data

Hornady Ammunition 38 Special Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches
4
Ballistics Coefficient (G1)
0.095
Ballistics Coefficient (G7)
0.000
Sectional Density
0.101
Muzzle 25 yds. 50 yds. 75 yds. 100 yds.
Velocity fps 1200 1103 1032 976 931
Energy ft lbs 288 243 213 190 173
Bullet drop inch n/a 0 -1.8 -5.6 -11.7

Trajectory Line Graph Hornady Ammunition 38 Special

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo Muzzle Velocity Muzzle Energy
148 Grain Lead Wadcutter Fiocchi Ammunition
#23
730 fps
#23
175 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition
#11
890 fps
#12
229 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo
#12
890 fps
#13
229 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Remington Ammunition
#15
800 fps
#21
185 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition
#4
950 fps
#6
260 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Federal Ammunition
#19
770 fps
#17
208 ft lbs
148 Grain Lead Wadcutter Remington Ammunition
#24
710 fps
#25
110 ft lbs
130 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#13
890 fps
#14
229 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Semi-Wadcutter Hollow Point(LSWCHP) Federal Ammunition
#9
900 fps
#3
284 ft lbs
148 Grain Lead Wadcutter Winchester Ammunition
#25
710 fps
#24
166 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#16
800 fps
#22
185 ft lbs
125 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Blazer
#6
945 fps
#8
248 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Blazer
#21
755 fps
#19
200 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Magtech
#22
755 fps
#20
200 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Federal Ammunition
#20
770 fps
#18
208 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Flat Nose Black Hills Ammunition
#17
800 fps
#15
225 ft lbs
158 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition
#14
889 fps
#5
278 ft lbs
125 Grain Semi-Jacketed Hollow-Point (SJHP) Remington Ammunition
#7
945 fps
#9
248 ft lbs
125 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition
#2
1050 fps
#1
306 ft lbs
158 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer
#10
900 fps
#4
284 ft lbs
132 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition
#8
917 fps
#11
232 ft lbs
158 Grain XTP Hornady Ammunition
#18
800 fps
#16
225 ft lbs
110 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#3
980 fps
#10
235 ft lbs
90 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#1
1200 fps
#2
288 ft lbs
125 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#5
950 fps
#7
250 ft lbs
load more show less

The Reviews

Why Shooters and Hunters love or hate 250rds - 38 Special Hornady Critical Defense 90gr. FTX Ammo

Leave a Review Reviews icon
Write a review
Upload complete

For best results, we suggest:

  • max 5 files
  • only jpg, jpeg, png, heic, heif formats
  • max 2MB (per file)
  • max width 5000px
  • max height 5000px
All Categories
Pistol Ammo
Rifle Ammo