most reliable 230 grain hollowpoint

[.357 magnum]

Winchester LE 230gr Bonded

I have NEVER had a Failure of ANY Type shooting Winchester 230gr. Bonded. As much as I like the Federal HST they HAVE failed in the XD .45's more then once. [Go figure-- I have NEVER had a Failure in my Taurus 24/7 .45 or Taurus Model 845 .45 shooting Anything including HST's and +P HST's] I have never had failures in my XD-M's or MP's, but those are 9mm and .40 cal.-- Just to add to the reply I use the Winchester Bonded 180gr and 147gr in my 9mm's and .40's that is a lot of additional guns and shots. I have never experienced a failure with Winchester Bonded in my three calibers [.45-.40-and 9mm]

The Best to All!

Frank

 

[BIGDAVE54]

I think they all do good in the newer handguns. I have read a round called the Powerball does great. It has a small polymer ball located in the cavity of the hollow point sorta like some of the .17 cal rifle ammo. This ball provides for a curved profile for loading and helps to expand the round upon impact.The only real feeding issues I ever had was with the older model Hi Powers that did not feed the hollow points that well. They were designed to feed the ball type ammo. The newer ones don't have this problem though.

 

[deercop]

FWIW, I've had 3 previously utterly reliable guns start having functioning issues with a recently purchased amount of Winchester Ranger RA45T standard pressure. Just my luck, as I bought a case of it, expecting it to perform as my limited T&E amount had. Oh well, it's almost all gone thanks to troubleshooting.