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You two would be right at home at Target.
You two would be right at home at Target.
joeroket wrote:I hope you don't shop for ammo at WalMart!! lol..I always test anything I carry before it goes out the door with me. I like to fire at least200 rounds so I can get a feel for the round. I have never done any ballistic testing, for that I rely on independant testing.
You should try a couple rounds of the Federal, just to get a feel for it. You also might want to see about some homemade ballistics tests. I accidentally picked up some 165s for a .45 with a 4 inch barrel...they're made for the shorter barrels, and kind of explode when fired out of a longer barrel...ymmv, of course, but I found that they didn't get good penetration and shredded on impact, leaving little bits of shrapnel in the one bottle they penetrated. The 230 grain Federals are fantastic, though.I use Federal Hydrashok 165. Have yet to actually shoot any of it off cause it's just too damn expensive for a box of 20. But I was told it is well at what it does. For practice I use Winchester 100 box from Wal-Mart. $18.77! woohoo!
One can only daydream.joeroket wrote:I hope you don't shop for ammo at WalMart!! lol.I always test anything I carry before it goes out the door with me. I like to fire at least200 rounds so I can get a feel for the round. I have never done any ballistic testing, for that I rely on independant testing.