Thumbnail figuring: At 1500fps constant speed, you'd have a drop of 16' in the first second. YankeeTarheel wrote:Isn't that data all based on a 4" barrel? You'd get higher #s from a PCC, and lower ones from sub-compact, if I'm correct. The overtime delayed the testing, but after taxes and deductions, I cleared enough to almost pay for a 1000 round case of HST. I am planning on testing out this ammunition on the weekend in the aforementioned Glocks and Shield. There is ballistic data printed on these boxes, and I will put it below for everyone’s reference:īullet trajectory (at 25 yards): īullet trajectory (at 50 yards): -0.9 ( I surmise this is in inches). The case of HST I picked up from the UPS store is one marked for law enforcement use (20 boxes containing 50 rounds each). I don’t know why the HST boxes don’t have ballistic data printed on them, but I looked it up online and got some anyways. Recoil was more noticeable than my Sellier & Belliot 115 gr JHP practice ammo (as you’d expect), but the time difference to get back on Target was negligible. HuckleberryFun wrote:I recently ran a box of 124gr HST through my Ruger SR-9 with no problem. load isn't optimal for a subcompact gun).ĭo any of you have experience with this ammunition? Does it live up to its hype, or is there something better I can get for a similar price?
Federal "Micro" HST load, so perhaps the 124 gr. I will have to research how this performs in subcompact guns like my Smith and Wesson M&P Shield (I have noticed that there is a 150 gr. I am planning on running the 124 grain ammunition in my Glock 17 and Glock 19. I am toying with the idea of getting an entire case of this ammunition with a portion of my tax return in the not-too-distant future (I will test some of it in my guns to make sure it functions reliably, and I should be able to get by slowly rotating the rest over a protracted period before having to buy more). The reviews are generally positive, and the performance seems sufficient. However, the savings for the HST online are substantial (under $20 for a box of 50 before shipping) I will run to a UPS or FedEx facility in person if I have to for such savings.įrom what I have gathered, Federal HST is widely used by police forces it has a proven track record, and it meets FBI standards. Furthermore, it isn't like I am buying self-defense ammunition batches as large as standard ammunition).
ammunition online much more cheaply than the Hornady, Speer, Federal Hydra Shok, and Winchester self-defense ammunition in a store (carriers like UPS have a tendency to show up when I am not home, and I have long bought from a place that is typically not too much more expensive than online for non-defense ammunition I have considered the small price increase I pay as a "convenience tax".
I have decided to try other things, and I have found that I can get Federal HST 9mm 124 gr. However, I am getting to the point where I am planning on getting more carry ammunition (I have fired off some of the older stuff and put some fresh stuff into the magazines I rotate). Granted, I know it isn't the most potent stuff out there (it was designed primarily for subcompact carry guns), but I have figured it was good enough. I have been using Hornady Critical Defense for a number of years for self-defense ammunition, as it is readily in stock at a store not too far away from me.
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