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Originally Posted by hinkleid
I wonder if anything going on with my XD? No problems at all with the WWB FMJ target ammo. Didn't have any problems until I shot the HST.
I spoke to a rep there and was told to put at least 500 ball through it?
I should have that now or close to it. I got the Double Tap ammo today in 230 and 185 gr. Speer Gold Dot. Haven't got to test them yet, maybe this weekend.
I think we are splitting hairs on these rounds. I think a 230 gr, whether Gold Dot (Double Tap higher velocity than Speers round), the HST, or the Remington Golden Saber are all going to be about the same in effectiveness. I am just leary of those HST's now, even though I still have several. I would hate to NEED them and get a FTF issue. Wait BG let me fix this!
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Well, this thread was initially just a comparison between Federal Hydra Shocks and HST in .40 S&W.
For me the HST is going to be my SD round. I have not shot any other types of SD round, and do not see a reason to. There have been enough "Official and Controlled" tests performed on the various SD rounds and for whatever reason, I prefer Federal. I saw for myself what I needed to. Enough penetration without over penetration, and even complete expansion without jacket separation (which I did see on the Hydra Shocks).
I may have the same problem with mine since I only fired one HST, but money is tight and I am not going to smoke $100 in SD loads to see if there is a problem. I have run 5 different types of ball ammo through my BE in practice (2k rounds), including some Armscor once fired reloads and have not had one single FTF, FTE, Stovepipe or any other issue. EVERY round that I have dropped the hammer on has fired, ejected some 10 feet to the right rear, and cycled the next round.
My last practice session gave me experience with "Crap, forgot to load" or "Magazine empty" that I am confident that the motor functions are going to move properly to smoothly and efficiently correct the problem. The next session will involve snap caps for a Fail to Fire simulation. I am not sure I want to intentionally damage a round to cause a FTE or Fail to Feed (maybe a spent case).