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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:37 PM

Meiko (1,076 posts)

11. It varies

depending on what gun I am carrying but I almost exclusively use Federal Hydra Shoks in bullet weights matched to the caliber. Maximum stopping power with far less chance of over penetration.

.380 95gr Hydra Shoks
9mm 147gr Hydra Shoks
.45ACP 230gr Hydra Shoks

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101 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ammo Selection [View all]	Meiko	Apr 2012	OP
my guess he bought	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#1
Apparently he bought it to deal with a pit bull in the neighborhood	Glaug-Eldare	Apr 2012	#42
According to the Reuters article,	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#43
In the absence of you knowing about an exit wound, he must have used Federal Brand Hydra Shok?	AnotherMcIntosh	Apr 2012	#2
Not at all	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#69
That's what I'm thinking.	AnotherMcIntosh	Apr 2012	#72
My opinion	Meiko	May 2012	#100
So what do toters here use in case they have to shoot a raving maniac	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#3
Well, I don't know many who own firearms who make such a fine distinction, but to satisfy your.	S_B_Jackson	Apr 2012	#6
The best expanding bullet you can buy...	krispos42	Apr 2012	#7
I agree, kill with as much gore as possible. The guys at the bar love it. nm	rhett o rick	Apr 2012	#23
Gore	Meiko	Apr 2012	#29
Ummm, "detonates reliably"? Seriously?	PavePusher	Apr 2012	#46
The primer and powder. Misfires or squib loads are bad news. n/t	Glaug-Eldare	Apr 2012	#49
Argh, my bad.	PavePusher	Apr 2012	#51
:-)	krispos42	Apr 2012	#57
the best person to ask about unarmed teenagers	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#8
Speer Gold Dots, same as the local police department.	ManiacJoe	Apr 2012	#10
It varies	Meiko	Apr 2012	#11
How many folks are you shooting? Jeeez, I can't remember what brand of banjo	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#13
the print on ammo boxes tends to be bigger	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#17
Not surprising	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#18
Shooting is not really a "sport." Besides, we are talking ammo for self-defense guns.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#30
It is a sport, your opinion to the contrary not withstanding	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#37
Then, why are there so many out-of-shape shooters?	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#54
As compared to those competing in Olympic Curling for example?	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#68
You don't have to have bulging muscles and 4% body fat to engage in a sport.	rl6214	May 2012	#78
You might want to break the news to the Olympic committee	DonP	Apr 2012	#39
Are you skiing to the range like Olympians, or just putting up silhouette targets to practice	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#52
that is only the biathlon	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#55
Once again your "wisdom" on display	DonP	Apr 2012	#65
Since when are we re-labeling sinicism and derision as "wisdom?"	HALO141	May 2012	#83
Shooting is not a sport?	PavePusher	Apr 2012	#47
Correct on both accounts. Shooting is not a sport, and I am not an idiot (IMO, YMMV).	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#53
The experts differ with you.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Apr 2012	#60
Your Banjo........	Spoonman	Apr 2012	#56
Well, if you or the violinist are into guns -- there's a lot we could say about that too.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#58
I should have known.......	Spoonman	Apr 2012	#62
Bluegrass is good music	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#59
B-b-but...that's stupid backward racist bumpkin music!	Glaug-Eldare	Apr 2012	#61
Banjo is not all about bluegrass, although I like it. Poor slaves actually brought banjo to America.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#63
We dun gots...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Apr 2012	#66
But can it be anywhere as good as your can of pork and beans?	rl6214	May 2012	#79
In order to be proficient, something you anti-gun zealots claim no CC owner ever is	rl6214	May 2012	#77
How proficient at shooting does one have to be for self-defense? I mean isn't self-defense close	Hoyt	May 2012	#84
You are one of the anti-gun zealots always screeching about CC people not being proficiet	rl6214	May 2012	#85
Actually, I don't see being proficient at shooting citizens a plus for society. I guess you do.	Hoyt	May 2012	#86
Just curious...	HALO141	May 2012	#88
Most gun carriers aren't the police, but some definitely wannabe.	Hoyt	May 2012	#98
You should be	Meiko	May 2012	#90
I haven't shot anyone	Meiko	Apr 2012	#27
There is nobody here	Meiko	Apr 2012	#12
For all we know, Zimmerman was here before he went on the run after shooting an	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#14
For all we know ...	Straw Man	Apr 2012	#16
you make a good point.	ileus	Apr 2012	#33
He certainly qualifies as totally clueless about proper and safe firearm use	DonP	Apr 2012	#40
and he keeps wanting to shoot people....	ileus	Apr 2012	#41
I use hollow points in my 9mm, .40ca and .45ACP.	rl6214	May 2012	#76
According to some experienced shooters, some brands of HPs won't expand at low velocities	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#99
10mm 165gr Gold Dot HP or 135gr Nosler JHP.	OneTenthofOnePercent	May 2012	#81
Federal brand.	jeepnstein	May 2012	#94
There are several reasons	sarisataka	Apr 2012	#4
Hydra shocks for my 380....	ileus	Apr 2012	#5
I always figured that ideally...	krispos42	Apr 2012	#9
If it weren't for the risk of over-penetration...	jeepnstein	May 2012	#95
I read that the pistol was a Kel-Tec; definitely not top-of-the-line.	razorman	Apr 2012	#15
Kel-Tec is a perfectly functional pistol	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#20
Some think that you can cause them to misfeed with hollow points.	AnotherMcIntosh	Apr 2012	#73
For what it's worth,	HALO141	May 2012	#87
Reliability has to be absolute in those situations	ProgressiveProfessor	May 2012	#92
I have seen all brands of pistols misfeed	ProgressiveProfessor	May 2012	#93
Another approach = keep the wrist stiffer. The light weight of the Kel-Tec is a factor.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#97
Thus the step of trying another shooter	ProgressiveProfessor	May 2012	#101
There may or may not have been an exit wound	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#19
It may be just me, but I think this is a sick as hell post. nm	rhett o rick	Apr 2012	#21
And which juror were you? nt	Union Scribe	Apr 2012	#22
Not one that reveals in using the amo type that destroys as much human tissue as possible.	rhett o rick	Apr 2012	#24
There are good reasons to choose hollow points over FMJ	sarisataka	Apr 2012	#25
It's simply a matter	Meiko	Apr 2012	#31
But that's the point.	Callisto32	Apr 2012	#34
Then	Meiko	Apr 2012	#28
it ain't just you	iverglas	Apr 2012	#36
Well said	Meiko	Apr 2012	#48
Agreed	sarisataka	Apr 2012	#50
The world is	Meiko	Apr 2012	#71
Nature shows I get	sarisataka	May 2012	#74
It's everywhere	Meiko	May 2012	#80
Some of both	sarisataka	May 2012	#91
I use...	Clames	Apr 2012	#26
a smart CCW holder	melm00se	Apr 2012	#32
The last time I had to shoot somebody I used 308, 150gr Ball ammo.	oneshooter	Apr 2012	#35
That	Meiko	Apr 2012	#45
That'll leave a mark.	HALO141	May 2012	#89
Yea, entry and exit, all 3 rounds.	oneshooter	May 2012	#96
You must be one SICK individual	lastlib	Apr 2012	#38
Once again	Meiko	Apr 2012	#44
I think the detachment needed to discuss the most efficient way to damage human tissue is	rhett o rick	Apr 2012	#64
I think you have been	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#67
I can't speak for every gun owner	Meiko	Apr 2012	#70
I take great care in selecting my ammo	sarisataka	May 2012	#75
meh	HALO141	May 2012	#82

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