20 Rounds of 180gr XTP JHP .40 S&W Ammo by Hornady

Since you’re here, we assume you already own a 40 S&W handgun. We’ll also take a wild guess and assume you are American. (If not, our condolences.) Since these two things are true, why not order a box of American Gunner self-defense ammo by Hornady?

This round’s bullet is on the heavier side, and its muzzle velocity isn’t superpowered at 950 fps out of a 4” barrel. That should make recoil a bit more manageable, yet this round still delivers crippling energy at close range.

And its XTP bullet, a high quality jacketed hollow point, uses that energy very effectively. The XTP’s jacket leaves no lead exposed around its nose, facilitating feeding in a magazine-fed weapon as well as assuring correct functionality on impact. The XTP’s jacket is notched to promote reliable expansion even throughout lower velocity penetration, and also drawn thicker toward its base to control terminal expansion with greater precision.

The XTP features a swaged lead core and error-free jacket concentricity. In conjunction with Hornady’s uniform brass case, non-corrosive primer, and charge of clean burning propellant, so balanced a bullet offers great accuracy in situations where missing your target could prove fatal.