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Old May 7th, 2008, 03:36 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Sticks View Post
The Hydra-Shocks are good, don't get me wrong, but there is an over penetration concern, and the wound tract looks like it would be more of a "push" the media to the side, and it closes it up behind it, whereas the HST "cuts" leaving a more...nasty wound, and it has greater expansion .
<-- See the avatar I agree 100%. Consistently makes the ugliest hole I have ever seen. I shoot the very last thing I would want to be hit with in .45. You may have seen these pics but if not very similar results as what you got
Ballistics Testing Index
Federal HST 9mm vs 45 acp
Denim testing 9mm, .45ACP, 357
another set of pretty impressive testing
Terminal .45 no HST
Terminal .45 with HST
I have other links if you like. But I am sure seeing from your own tests is a lot more fun. I am looking at doing some of my own for that reason. What is impressive on the last page the HST looks identical going thru denim as not

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looks like they stop on a dime. nice.
Those are not dimes
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