DanTheFarmer
Member
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year All,
I've been considering changing my defensive handgun ammo based on the good things I've read about the Federal HST line.
For 9mm the 124 gr HST seems to perform just about perfectly in all tests I've seen. I'm currently using 124 gr Hydra Shok and the HST seems to perform a lot better.
The issues come in with 380 auto and 45 ACP. I've got Hydra Shok for those as well. In some tests they seem to perform just fine, and as well as alternatives (read that as save your money for more practice ammo). Other tests show them performing very poorly. The tests I'm watching on You Tube seem to be conducted similarly (bb test calibrated, denim covered gel blocks, chronographed bullets, temperature listed, etc.) and yet the results vary widely.
Thoughts on the tests in general?
Thoughts on replacing 380 auto Hydra Shok with Speer Gold Dot?
Thoughts on replacing 45 ACP 230 gr Hydra Shok with 230 gr HST?
Thanks.
Dan
I've been considering changing my defensive handgun ammo based on the good things I've read about the Federal HST line.
For 9mm the 124 gr HST seems to perform just about perfectly in all tests I've seen. I'm currently using 124 gr Hydra Shok and the HST seems to perform a lot better.
The issues come in with 380 auto and 45 ACP. I've got Hydra Shok for those as well. In some tests they seem to perform just fine, and as well as alternatives (read that as save your money for more practice ammo). Other tests show them performing very poorly. The tests I'm watching on You Tube seem to be conducted similarly (bb test calibrated, denim covered gel blocks, chronographed bullets, temperature listed, etc.) and yet the results vary widely.
Thoughts on the tests in general?
Thoughts on replacing 380 auto Hydra Shok with Speer Gold Dot?
Thoughts on replacing 45 ACP 230 gr Hydra Shok with 230 gr HST?
Thanks.
Dan