Pointed soft points?

[monotonous_iterancy]

I recently bought some .223 ammo that I assumed were fmj, but are actually pointed soft points. I've never seen PSP. What is it for? I'm debating wether to take them back, or keep them, but I'm not sure if I have a use for them.

 

[HOOfan_1]

They are for hunting. They will shoot targets just as well as FMJ too...

 

[silicosys4]

Hunting.
soft points expand in tissue, generally, and i know in some areas fmj is illegal to hunt with. Psp from a rifle also easier on steel targets than fmj

 

[monotonous_iterancy]

I know that soft points are for hunting, but is there a particular niche pointed soft points fill?

 

[P.B.Walsh]

Better accuracy, better bc, better looks, Hornady even makes some for levers that will not ignite the primer ahead of it now.

 

[HOOfan_1]

I know that soft points are for hunting, but is there a particular niche pointed soft points fill?

They are soft points so they expand.

They are pointed so they have a better ballistic coefficient and retain velocity to greater distance

If you are asking what you can hunt with them.....

coyote, hogs, varmints

As I already said though....they will work perfectly fine for punching paper too. FMJ are generally cheaper though

 

[monotonous_iterancy]

Is there a reason to keep them if I don't hunt, beyond being expensive paper punchers?

 

[heeler]

As mentioned before they are for hunting.
I don't know of one place that will let you return ammo.
Sell it here on the forum if you don't want it because ten other guys will be wanting it.

 

[HOOfan_1]

Is there a reason to keep them if I don't hunt, beyond being expensive paper punchers?

Defensive ammo is often PSP also.

What did you plan to do with them if they were FMJ, and why don't you think you could do that with PSP?

 

[savanahsdad]

Is there a reason to keep them if I don't hunt, beyond being expensive paper punchers?

great for bad guys too, and safer for the guy living next door to you when you shoot bad guy , I'd hang on to them for HD if you don't hunt

 

[rondog]

Use them to hunt gallon jugs full of water. Good for a high giggle factor!

 

[briansmithwins]

Bolt gun or autoloader?

PSPs get damaged in autoloaders pretty frequently while making it from the magazine into the chamber. Sometimes bad enough to stub and cause a stoppage.

The only jam I've ever had with the SCAR was from some Winchester PSPs. OTOH, they would't work in any rifle I tried them in either.

BSW

 

[tahunua001]

PSP pointed soft points. as oposed to flat point soft points or round nose soft points. they are pointed so they are more aerodynamic. simple really.

they make great self defense rounds... good enough to keep a box anyways... or you could take up hunting of course.

 

[Dr.Rob]

PSP's are great defensive round.

 

[jmr40]

Keep them. Much better choice than FMJ.