380 Auto – 90 gr FTX – Hornady Critical Defense (90080) – 250 Rounds

Small 380 pistols need a defensive load that expands reliably from short barrels, and Hornady Critical Defense was built for exactly that job. This listing is Hornady Critical Defense 380 Auto 90 grain FTX ammo, MPN 90080, sold as 250 rounds.

Hornady rates this load at 1,000 fps with 200 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The FTX (Flex Tip eXpanding) bullet fills its hollow point cavity with a red polymer tip. That tip keeps clothing from plugging the cavity, a common cause of hollow point failure, and it drives expansion on impact. Hornady designs Critical Defense specifically for concealed carry handguns and the modest velocities they produce. Nickel-plated cases resist corrosion and help the rounds feed and extract smoothly in tightly fitted pocket pistols.

This ammunition fits pistols chambered in 380 ACP, also called 380 Auto or 9mm Kurz, including the Ruger LCP, LCP II, and LCP Max, Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 and M&P 380 Shield EZ, Glock 42, SIG P238 and P365-380, Kimber Micro 380, Springfield 911, Taurus Spectrum, and Walther PPK/S. A common question is whether the polymer tip affects feeding. Its rounded profile usually feeds very well in small pistols, but always test at least 50 rounds in your own gun before carrying it. Another common question is how often to replace carry ammo. Many carriers rotate every 6 to 12 months and shoot the older rounds for practice, which this 250 round supply makes easy.

Hornady 90080 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA in Grand Island, Nebraska. It is non-corrosive and uses boxer-primed, nickel-plated brass. This listing ships as 10 boxes of 25 rounds for a total of 250 rounds of 380 Auto 90 grain FTX, enough to test, practice with, and carry the same load from one production lot, so the rounds in your pocket pistol always match the ones you practiced with.