{"id":7115,"date":"2013-06-10T21:44:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T21:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=7115"},"modified":"2015-10-25T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:36:34","slug":"fresh-off-the-ups-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/fresh-off-the-ups-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh off the UPS Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/fresh-off-the-ups-truck\/tacxpd-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7116\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7116\" title=\"TACXPD-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/TACXPD-1-300x272.jpg?resize=300%2C272\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve tested handgun ammunition loaded with Barnes Tac XP bullets before and I&#8217;ve yet to see a bad performer. I&#8217;m betting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesbullets.com\/products\/ammunition\/tac-xpd-ammunition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barnes TAC XPD<\/a> ammo will do just as well as the loads from Black Hills, Buffalo Bore and Doubletap which are loaded with Barnes bullets. Watch for a full review of all three loads in my ammo column in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shooting Illustrated<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6980\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/ballistic-excitement\/30-ar-hog-hammer-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6980\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6980\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"30 AR Hog Hammer-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/30-AR-Hog-Hammer-1-300x268.jpg?resize=180%2C161\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You might also like this post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve tested handgun ammunition loaded with Barnes Tac XP bullets before and I&#8217;ve yet to see a bad performer. I&#8217;m betting the Barnes TAC XPD ammo will do just as well as the loads from Black Hills, Buffalo Bore and Doubletap which are loaded with Barnes bullets. Watch for a full review of all three loads in my ammo column in Shooting &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2500],"tags":[102,103,104,58],"class_list":["post-7115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-shooting","tag-barnes-ammunition","tag-barnes-tac-xpd-ammo","tag-defensive-handgun-ammo","tag-shooting-illustrated"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-1QL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11517,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/new-ammo-from-barnes\/","url_meta":{"origin":7115,"position":0},"title":"New Ammo from Barnes","author":"gunwriter","date":"April 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"From time to time new ammunitions slip through the cracks because they are not claimed to be the best deer killers or bad guys stoppers. Barnes Bullets has two new lines of ammunition\u00a0that might appeal to you if you like to shoot little groups, bang steel or just hear your\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Range AR-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Range-AR-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Range-AR-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Range-AR-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Range-AR-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7483,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/better-than-average\/","url_meta":{"origin":7115,"position":1},"title":"Better Than Average","author":"gunwriter","date":"August 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"After years of conducting terminal performance testing I thought I would have by now come up with a secret formula to decipher the effectiveness of defensive handgun ammunition. 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Even though\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7294,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/look-what-i-found\/","url_meta":{"origin":7115,"position":4},"title":"Look what I found","author":"gunwriter","date":"July 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Since my computer is mad at me for taking a week off and vacationing with my family, it decided to screw up. This was probably in an effort to get attention. It did not work; I ordered an iMac and started cleaning my office which is something I have not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;HUNTING&quot;","block_context":{"text":"HUNTING","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/hunt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/BB-35-Whelen-300x257.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15401,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/does-hole-size-matter\/","url_meta":{"origin":7115,"position":5},"title":"Does Hole Size Matter?","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"When it comes to defensive-handgun cartridges and ammo, I have preferences and biases. But, I also acknowledge when it comes to stopping a bad guy with a handgun there are no absolutes. You cannot predict with any certainty how fast incapacitation will occur. 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