Source: HOP Munitions The Bureau’s ammunition selection tells us far more about modern projectile science than it does about caliber wars. The FBI is widely reported...

Source: HOP Munitions The Bureau’s ammunition selection tells us far more about modern projectile science than it does about caliber wars. The FBI is widely reported to be issuing Hornady Critical Duty 9mm +P 135gr (FlexLock/FTX) as its current duty load. But if you stop there, you’re missing the point of the article. A recent deep-dive by HOP Munitions, along with a TFB video interview with a 23-year FBI veteran filmed inside the Bureau’s Ballistic Research Facility (BRF), lays out exactly why the FBI made the choices it did — and what that means for anyone serious about defensive ammunition selection. The Miami Shootout Changed Everything Before April 11, 1986, FBI ammunition selection wasn’t driven by the kind of...