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NcongruNt wrote:

nj0ywatch1np0rn wrote:how do these compare to Hornady's TAP?

Well, the TAP ammunition uses XTP bullets. The difference between that and the regular XTP seems to be nickel-plated cases and powder specially made to minimize muzzle flash on the TAP. This new ammo uses a nickel-plated case as well as minimal-flash powder, so the difference appears only to be the bullet itself. The bullet design is very similar to the XTP, but the dimensions appear to be slightly different, probably tuned for performance with the polymer insert.

So from what I can tell, they are nearly the same round, with the exception of the special bullet designed for enhanced reliability against clothing barrier stoppage. Ballistically, it appears that the new bullet performs and expands the same as the XTP, so it doesn't look like there are any detractors by switching from TAP to the Critical Defense round.