armory school me on hollowpoints

[el capitan]

i'm looking for some good hollowpoints for carry and home defense. i will be buying for both .40 and .357 however i think i can use .38 spl +p's as well. i'm not sure about that but i'll check.

whats a good brand, and what should i look for?

[Slick26]

Top 3 right now are Winchester Ranger-T's, Speer Gold Dots, and Corbon DPX.
I'd stick to one of those 3.

[Slick26]

www.ammunitiontogo.com (http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/)
www.ammoman.com (http://www.ammoman.com)
www.natchezss.com (http://www.natchezss.com)
www.cheaperthandirt.com (http://www.cheaperthandirt.com)

There's more, I'm still thinking.

[el capitan]

which ones gave you problems?

[Slick26]

which ones gave you problems?
It was the feed ramp. All hollow points were a problem.

[el capitan]

It was the feed ramp. All hollow points were a problem.


i knew that, but what were they?

[Slick26]

i knew that, but what were they?
I tried the Winchester Ranger-T's that were in it, Hornady TAPs, Corbon DPX, and the Wal*Mart WWB JHP's.
They all got caught up.

[bursty]

Feed ramps are a problem on my P6. They were not designed to feed JHPs. I tried some federalJHPS and magtechs. Bother jammed every 4 rds or so. My buddy tried some Remington UMC JHPs this past weekend and fed 6-8 mags flawlessly.

[JRock10]

I'm packin' Hydrashoks and Aguila Alloy. The Aguila is a 65gr bullet, and the guy I bought them from (gun show) said it's like throwing a hot ball of mercury at someone.

My gf's brother in law and his dad are using some Extreme Shock Fang Face rounds in 9mm (bro) and .380ACP (dad).

link: http://www.extremeshockusa.com/cgistore/store.cgi?page=/new/product_info.html&setup

vid:http://www.extremeshockusa.com/cgistore/store.cgi?page=/new/product_info.html&setup

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5WJvrO8JoE&NR=1

[Slick26]

Feed ramps are a problem on my P6. They were not designed to feed JHPs. I tried some federalJHPS and magtechs. Bother jammed every 4 rds or so. My buddy tried some Remington UMC JHPs this past weekend and fed 6-8 mags flawlessly.
It would be one thing if this gun was just a target/range/plinker gun.
But its not, its my daily carry gun, I need to trust my life to it. It needs to function as designed.

IMO, no gun these days shouldn't NOT be able to fire JHP's.
Sounds like your feed ramp needs to be polished... and I guess its pretty easy.

[Slick26]

I'm packin' Hydrashoks and Aguila Alloy. The Aguila is a 65gr bullet, and the guy I bought them from (gun show) said it's like throwing a hot ball of mercury at someone.

My gf's brother in law and his dad are using some Extreme Shock Fang Face rounds in 9mm (bro) and .380ACP (dad).

link: http://www.extremeshockusa.com/cgistore/store.cgi?page=/new/product_info.html&setup

vid:http://www.extremeshockusa.com/cgistore/store.cgi?page=/new/product_info.html&setup

I've heard so many crazy things about Extreme Shock. But the professionals don't seem to think very highly of them.

[JRock10]

I've heard so many crazy things about Extreme Shock. But the professionals don't seem to think very highly of them.yeah, I haven't heard much about them, either. hence my hydra-shoks. I've considered some black talon and/or SXT. Also hear that Gold Dots are pretty potent. Memphis PD carries them.

[Slick26]

yeah, I haven't heard much about them, either. hence my hydra-shoks. I've considered some black talon and/or SXT. Also hear that Gold Dots are pretty potent. Memphis PD carries them.
The 3 best performing JHP's on the market right now are Winchester Ranger-T's, Speer Gold Dots, and Corbon DPX.
Sure, others work, but those 3 work the best.

[Slick26]

Hyrda-Shoks are old technology. They still work, there are just better options now.

[JimmyBuffett]

fuck extreme shock ammo

They shoot tied up hogs with 380 acp's to demonstrate ballistics. The poor hog just sets there and squeals.fuck that shit

[Slick26]

fuck extreme shock ammo

They shoot tied up hogs with 380 acp's to demonstrate ballistics. The poor hog just sets there and squeals.fuck that shit
They like to show videos of their stuff going through sheet rock and other things.
Most of it is just good angles and cinematics. I wanted to like their stuff, but alas, its just junk.
Its a niche ammo that really just doesn't have a place in the gun industry.

I mean... if you love to sit there and shoot walls, sweet... go for it. But their ballistics against stopping humans is pretty weak.
This isn't my information, so don't quote me or hold me to it, its just what I've read all over the internet, and even professional articles.

[bursty]

The only JHPs that feed 100% of the time on my P6 :rofl:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2786/photowf1.jpg

[Slick26]

Lolz.

[el capitan]

nice

[DRAIGON]

No hydroshock no care

[JimmyBuffett]

The only JHPs that feed 100% of the time on my P6 :rofl:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2786/photowf1.jpg
I typically have 2 magazines loaded up with WWB 9mm JHP. A hollow point is a hollow point is a hollow point. If I have to pop somebody, they will NEVER know the difference. Ya know??

[Slick26]

No hydroshock no care
:rofl:

[el capitan]

I typically have 2 magazines loaded up with WWB 9mm JHP. A hollow point is a hollow point is a hollow point. If I have to pop somebody, they will NEVER know the difference. Ya know??


i keep a mags worth at the house just in case........ just in case i shoot all my ammo and don't have any left for home defense. :oopsie:

[Slick26]

i keep a mags worth at the house just in case........ just in case i shoot all my ammo and don't have any left for home defense. :oopsie:
That smiley is quickly getting played out.

[el capitan]

That smiley is quickly getting played out.


*note to self.





























:oopsie:

[Slick26]

Bang.

[bursty]

I typically have 2 magazines loaded up with WWB 9mm JHP. A hollow point is a hollow point is a hollow point. If I have to pop somebody, they will NEVER know the difference. Ya know??

Agreed

[JimmyBuffett]

That smiley is quickly getting played out.I'm going to use it until they ban me. It's my fav and it goes with almost anything!

[Hardin Young]

I like Federal Tactical. It's designed to penetrate angled laminated glass without deflecting (read: windshield). The core and jacket are bonded together, cycles my USP45CT with the can very well.

[psalm]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2-rHJnuXilg

[TheBigEasy]

Hyrda-Shoks are old technology. They still work, there are just better options now.

Very True. I would go with gold dots or corbons.

[KNYTE]

I wish .223 would go back down to what it used to cost. :(