Opinions on Federal 147gr Hydra-Shok 9mm for self-defense?

[RikWriter]

Why, I use it all the time and it makes a lot more sense than bad mouthing a pretty effective round without any basis thereto....

If you use it all the time, you should have heard all the very effective ways of countering it, one of which I already told you. It's a worthless argument that has no probative value whatsoever.

 

[BushyGuy]

i have my Ruger SR9 loaded with 17+1 rounds of 147 gr Hydra-shoks and the other spare magazine loaded with 124 gr hornady CQ TAP , i i have some 147 gr Gold Dots i was wondering which would work best for me , i still can tmake up my mind i need the most effecient round when my life is in danger.:banghead:

 

[shamus]

It boils down to where you out that hole.

 

[REAPER4206969]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJjw3gcAww

 

[copaup]

ZOMBIE THREAD!!!! RUN!!!!

And four years later I will repeat my previous statement, all handgun rounds pretty much suck. Put a hole in something vital and caliber and load don't matter much.

 

[wesessiah]

in a full sized barrel 147 is fine, but in the shorter barrels the lower velocity can sometimes cause a lack of full expansion.

i suppose the federal hst may not have been around when this thread was started, but in current tests it seems to consistently do better than the others in expansion. i personally prefer speer gold dots because they expand really well and don't suffer from an occasional core/jacket separation like the others.

 

[BushyGuy]

I carry Cor Bons 125 gr +p in my Ruger SR9 - they are the most powerful 9mm heavy bullet next to the Federal 115gr +p+ ammo

 

[gym]

I carry a 45 when possible, at all other times I carry something. Because something is better than nothing. Too much is made of which bullett is better, I think if you hit someone in the right spot most will do the trick, and if you don't none will. There have been folks shot 5-7 times with 45's and lived, and others hit with a 22 and died on the spot.

 

[NG VI]

If they are available either online from a good seller like ATG or TDS-US I'd look for either version of the 147 HST by Federal over those two choices, they should be cheaper than those loads as well.

Otherwise I'd have to say try them out and see how they run in your gun.

Since it's a Glock or other modern pistol I'd guess it will probably be pretty consistent with high-quality ammunition like those two.

 

[jaysouth]

Richmond, VA PD carried them for many, many years before going to .357 Sig.

They managed to fill up the corner of good size cemetery with the 147 gr. Hydrashoks. They like the .357 Sig better but did quite well with their Sig 226s in 9mm.