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You may want to check out Federal's HST line. It performs much better than the old hydroshock and has addressed the issues with cavity plugging/collapse. I purchased a few boxes about 3 weeks ago. You should still be able to order it from any of the online distributors.
It isn't cheap, this will not be your everyday plinking round.
I haven't been there in a few weeks, but the last several times I went, I kept seeing .40 cal personal defense ammo at Riley's. Can't remember which brand though. They always seem to have some .41 magnum too. I was looking for Hydra-Shok in .357 and had to settle for the Federal Premium Low Recoil stuff.
Two weeks ago, we found some Hornady Critical Defense .380 at Dick's in Concord. They have a 2 box limit now.
You might check buffalobore.com too. Their ammo is supposed to be good stuff.
Like NV said placement counts for everything. I have taken down deer with a .22 with a shot in the eye, they drop like a brick. You have to really know your gun to even risk a shot like that as we all hate to chase a deer down.
This is so disgusting and irresponsible that it's beyond description. For everry animal who dies immediately, how many suffer permanent disability or a lingering death?
The right to own guns is absolute. The necessity of punishing criminal behavior is also absolute.
This is so disgusting and irresponsible that it's beyond description. For everry animal who dies immediately, how many suffer permanent disability or a lingering death?
The right to own guns is absolute. The necessity of punishing criminal behavior is also absolute.
Wow. All that from a comment about shot placement? Whatever, I have found the Hornady XTP to be about the best performing controlled expansion round out there. I have used 185 gr up to 300 grain in this bullet in the 45 ACP and Colt and it is a great design. Expansion is great and weight retention as well. Hornady offers it in factory ammo as do many of the better known makers (WW Remington etc). For a handloader it's a dream. Driven at around the 900 to 1200 FPS line it is a solid performer. The 250 slung out of the .45 LC at 1200 FPS will drop a large feral pig like a hot rock and the latter is a TOUGH animal. I would recommend a carbine length gun for this application (my personal choice is the 94 Marlin) because the slower burning powders required to get this type of performance like a longer tube to get good powder burn. Revolvers with short barrels don't get the time for complete combustion and muzzle blast is formidable as well. Most factory HP ammo , designed for pistol/ revolver use utilize fast to medium burn rate powders to negate this while still acheiving the velocity required to get reliable expansion. There are a lot of factors to consider when looking at HP ammo. If one lives in a warmer climate, and the goal is personal defense, HP is a good choice as a Goblin will not be wearing heavy clothing that will plug up the bullet nose on impact and thus turning the bullet into no more than ball. Where heavy clothing is the norm, one may as well use a FP or even ball round as hollow points won't expand right anyway. If I were to have to defend myself against a thug wearing a heavy leather jacket, the 200 to 225 flat point would be better or just as good as a HP. Something to think about.
S&W Model 627 .357 Magnum w/ 5'' barrel Stainless Steel Frame Wood Grip loaded with 8 rounds of Hornady 158gr. XTP Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo I use this round for both home defense and hog hunts as its knockdown power is outstanding
This is so disgusting and irresponsible that it's beyond description. For everry animal who dies immediately, how many suffer permanent disability or a lingering death?
The right to own guns is absolute. The necessity of punishing criminal behavior is also absolute.
I never miss! The death is immediate with a eye shot.
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I've got one 6rd magazine and one 7rd magazine with my 45. Both are filled with Buffalo Big Bore .45ACP+P JHP.
Stupid, but I have a spare magazine after that filled with 230gr FMJ.
Well, .45 FMJ ball rode around in a lot of belt holsters during WWII, Korea and Vietnam. That's still a big dollop of lead that's going to hit pretty hard. Yes, I would rather have +p rounds that expand to 300% their original diameter at pistol velocities if I needed to use my pistol on a two-legged varmint, but I sure as hell wouldn't snub ball ammunition either if that's what I had...
In a similar line of reasoning to the adage about "the best gun in a fight is the one in your hand", the best bullets when you need 'em are the ones in your gun.
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