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**Grip** · 12-17-2007, 04:19 PM

i have been looking at the ammo at my local gun store(mostly federal hydrashok)

what does everyone recommend for home defense ammo?

are the 9mm 124 gr hydrashok's any good?

i like federal, but wouldnt mind trying out some other brands too.

robinsre · 12-17-2007, 04:31 PM

I've personally been a fan of federals 124 gr Expanding FMJ Ammunition.

code33 · 12-17-2007, 04:35 PM

I have read from various forums that Hydrashoks have been surpassed by other more current designs.
Check out the ones in this link:
http://www.tacticalforums.com/cgi-bi...;f=78;t=000964

I picked up a bunch of Speer Gold Dot 124 gr +P JHP's from a seller on GunBroker.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=87497574

Lucky7 · 12-17-2007, 04:37 PM

I use the .40 Hydra's and have never had any jam or feed problem.

**Grip** · 12-17-2007, 04:40 PM

wow...i guess im going to pickup a few diffrent brands of 124gr JHP, home defense ammo and see what i like.

darrinb · 12-17-2007, 05:03 PM

I have done some testing with wet phone books and wet and dry sand I dont know how good they really work but in 9mm and 45 the hydrashocks only expanded 1/2 the time the hornady taps always expanded and golddots expanded everytime in the phone books but not in sand

Reno82 · 12-17-2007, 05:40 PM

Try this website http://frag.110mb.com/

Great information on 9mm.

Sdevante · 12-17-2007, 05:53 PM

per http://frag.110mb.com/ I prefer the Federal HSTs... very nice.

**Grip** · 12-17-2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sdevante

per http://frag.110mb.com/ I prefer the Federal HSTs... very nice.

wow...those HST's looik very nice.

are they available for civilians?

Horsehead · 12-17-2007, 06:48 PM

Hornady TAP has a real good reputation. I asked a guy at a gunshow who's booth was solely devoted to ammunition what the best defensive ammo was, he said hands down Hornady TAP. Heard that from a lot of other folks too.

12-17-2007, 04:19 PM	#1
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,197	recommend some home defense ammo i have been looking at the ammo at my local gun store(mostly federal hydrashok) what does everyone recommend for home defense ammo? are the 9mm 124 gr hydrashok's any good? i like federal, but wouldnt mind trying out some other brands too. __________________ 2008 AR Build...(Mega, LMT, Magpul, Troy, KNS, RRA, PRI, Young MFG) 2007 XD-9 Service, 2,225 shots fired since 12-20-07 (zero problem's)

12-17-2007, 04:31 PM	#2
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,795	I've personally been a fan of federals 124 gr Expanding FMJ Ammunition. __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

12-17-2007, 04:35 PM	#3
code33 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SF, CA Bay Posts: 116	I have read from various forums that Hydrashoks have been surpassed by other more current designs. Check out the ones in this link: http://www.tacticalforums.com/cgi-bi...;f=78;t=000964 I picked up a bunch of Speer Gold Dot 124 gr +P JHP's from a seller on GunBroker. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=87497574 Last edited by code33; 12-17-2007 at 04:38 PM.

12-17-2007, 04:40 PM	#5
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,197	wow...i guess im going to pickup a few diffrent brands of 124gr JHP, home defense ammo and see what i like. __________________ 2008 AR Build...(Mega, LMT, Magpul, Troy, KNS, RRA, PRI, Young MFG) 2007 XD-9 Service, 2,225 shots fired since 12-20-07 (zero problem's)

12-17-2007, 05:40 PM	#7
Reno82 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,248	Try this website http://frag.110mb.com/ Great information on 9mm. __________________ XD-45acp Service (Match Gun I changed it to a compact for CCW... did a grip chop on it) Ruger Mark III 22/45 Kimber SS Custom Target II 10mm Walther G22 (FUN GUN) XD-45acp Tactical (Match Gun II; upgraded the bbl from PistolGear) XD-9 Sub-Compact (Home Defense and CCW) DPMS AR-15: 9mm (1/17/08...) RRA CAR A4 Upper 223/5.56---did a lower bulid 6/3/08 and bought completed upper 2/21/08 S&W 642 38 special w/ CT grips (HD& CCW) Upper ALEX ARMS 19.5" 6.5 GRENDEL-order 9/9/08

12-17-2007, 04:37 PM	#4
Lucky7 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 224	I use the .40 Hydra's and have never had any jam or feed problem.

12-17-2007, 05:03 PM	#6
darrinb XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7	I have done some testing with wet phone books and wet and dry sand I dont know how good they really work but in 9mm and 45 the hydrashocks only expanded 1/2 the time the hornady taps always expanded and golddots expanded everytime in the phone books but not in sand

12-17-2007, 05:53 PM	#8
Sdevante XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 167	per http://frag.110mb.com/ I prefer the Federal HSTs... very nice. __________________ XD40SC ----------------------------------- Wilderness Instructor Belt High Noon Holsters Closing Argument in Horsehide

12-17-2007, 06:48 PM	#10
Horsehead XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 14	Hornady TAP has a real good reputation. I asked a guy at a gunshow who's booth was solely devoted to ammunition what the best defensive ammo was, he said hands down Hornady TAP. Heard that from a lot of other folks too. __________________ XD40 SC IMI Baby Eagle .40 S&W 686P .357mag Stoger Model 2000 12ga Browning A-Bolt II .30-06 w/ Leupold Vari-X II 3x9x40 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16

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