warvet68/69
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Is it legal or illegal to use 38 special hollow point ammo in Kentucky? I have have both regula lead & hollow points.
I don't know why it wouldn't. I carry the Federal "Tactical" HST 124gr 9mm+P hollow points which are supposed to be for LE only I believe. Fortunately, the internet is a great place to get great ammo.
Thank you i appreciate that MSG Laigaie.Don't believe it. Anybody, not in new jersey, can purchase and use them. I have AR magazines marked "LE ONLY" and I use the hell out of them. I carry Black Talons in my EDC and there are bunches of boxes of "Lawman" rounds in my ammo locker. All marked "LE Only"
I did a quick google and found nothing restricting ammunition. The KY locals might know differently, but it appears unregulated.
KySIGGuy,thank you!I don't know why it wouldn't. I carry the Federal "Tactical" HST 124gr 9mm+P hollow points which are supposed to be for LE only I believe. Fortunately, the internet is a great place to get great ammo.
Thanks Brain D.Sometimes the ammunition companies stamp certain of their loadings as being "Law enforcement only" but if it stops selling well it often mysteriously ends up in gun shops for "civilians" to buy.
lol Must be blessed in N.J.Thanks cjohnson!As far as I know, hollow points are legal in 49 states.
They are illegal to posses (gun or not) in New Jersey. They are "special" up there, bless their hearts.
AR requires frangible rounds in your carry gun whereas TN allows FMJ or frangible.
Thanks for the links LEX_XDM40compact,I appreciate you taken the time to do that.To my current knowledge the only regulation we have here in KY on ammuntion is rounds that are for "armor piercing". There is also somewhere in the KRS about "flanged" ammo. All other ammunition is legal to use / own / carry.
See : http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11125
Also for definitions of these http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=11123
In short, 99% of ammo you find in any shop will be legal to use and carry here in KY. Hollow points; bonded or jacketed and FMJ. Also any ammo or firearms labeled "for law enforcement use only" that fall under what is legal ( ie not armor piercing / fanged ) is simply a marketing tool and it is legal for you to use.
I carry hollow points in my .380, .45 ACP, and sometimes in my .45 Colt single action clones. The ammo that I carry I hand load myself. :banana:
I carry FMJ in 380, except for yard carry then HP. I want the bullet to explode in small varmints so I don't need the penetration. I use 200gr cast in 38 spl, 44 spl, and 44 magnum. The only two guns I use HP in are the 40 S&W and 9mm Largo. I prefer using the old standards of Elmer Kieth and Skeeter Skelton and their proven loads for self defense and hunting.