Federal Premium 180gr HST

[sixtiesstill]

My SR40c loves this round, I took somebody's advice who recommended that I test fire my PD ammo, so when I need it it'll work as advertised. So far the "HST" has been great and accurate, recoil is very manageable, I'm really pleased. What else is out there for quality PD?

 

[Yogi 117]

124 gr Speer Gold Dot & Federal HST in 9mm
230 gr Speer Gold Dot & Federal HST in .45acp
125 gr Speer Gold Dot in .357 magnum

My only 2 ammo choices for Self Defense. Glad you like the HST...a great choice. Yogi 8)

 

[Sarge]

124 gr Speer Gold Dot & Federal HST in 9mm
230 gr Speer Gold Dot & Federal HST in .45acp
125 gr Speer Gold Dot in .357 magnum

My only 2 ammo choices for Self Defense. Glad you like the HST...a great choice. Yogi 8)

Yogi likes the Gold Dots! I do too (in my LCP). However, I haven't been able to find them lately locally, so I've been using Critical Defense and Hydra-Shoks for SD. They are good too, but like you, I really prefer the Speer products.

Sixtiesstill - I think any premium SD ammo from a major manufacturer, i.e., Federal, Speer, Hornady, Remington, Winchester, etc., will work well for you in SD applications. God forbid you ever have to pull the trigger in a SD situation, but if you do, I don't think the bad guy will notice the difference. If it feeds well and is accurate, IMHO that's what's important.

 

[TRIGGER_1]

My G23 loves these......165gr HST

 

[sixtiesstill]

Sarge, I don't disagree on using quality products, I'm always looking for that edge, you know what "Stops The Threat" in the least amount of time. The average I think for the .40 is something like 2.49 rounds, where as the 9mm is 2.79 rounds. My goal is 1 or 2, save the rest for any other takers..!

 

[Pops]

I use the HST round in every one of my carry guns, especially in the short barrel ones.