24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,952
M
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
M
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,952
A couple of boxes of Fed. HST 380 micro came home with me today.
Both the wife and I have new 380 Auto pistols to break in. Will be giving this load a try along with other defense loads I find along the way, after giving them both 150 rounds of ball as an initial “cheap” practice and break in ammo.
The price difference between 9mm and 380 is pretty big, but the smallest “wear it every time you put on pants” guns don’t come in 9mm.
The wife’s new pistol is a little duty pistol downsized to fit her; a S&W M&P Shield ez 380. Cool little pistol that my wife feels confident in being able to rack the slide and perform smooth and quick magazine changes.
As well as she shot her Shield 9 she never felt strong enough to be able to operate it in a bad scenario.
Mine is the first LCP I’ve ever owned. NIB 10th Anniversary 2008-2018 w/ stainless slide. I expect it will work as well as all the other LCP’s I know of , which is boringly reliable. Some are even accurate to some don’t put a yardage to it distances ‘cause somebody’s gonna call you a lier. We’ll see which this one is.


Mark

NRA Life Member
Anytime anyone kicks cancers azz is a good day!

~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Oh The Drama!
BP-B2

Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 10,570
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 10,570
FYI, the HST posted the second highest velocity and the highest recoil of any factory round that I tested in a .380 Shield EZ. 8 shot average of 1041 fps mv (ES 41). The only round that beat its velocity was the Speer Gold Dot at 1059 (ES 20), but that has a 90 grain bullet.


"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,195
K
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
K
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,195
Speer gold dot
PDX 1
Fed HST
Federal Hydro Shock

Check out this site!

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/380-auto/Winchester

Mail order is the only way to go!!!

Last edited by keith; 08/23/19.
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 3,442
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 3,442


Love HST, Gold Dots and PDX1, BUT...Underwood/Lehigh Defender for all my semi-autos for carry these days.


Don't ask me about my military service or heroic acts...most of it is untrue.

Pronoun: Yes, SIR !
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 68,915
Campfire Kahuna
Offline
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 68,915
Originally Posted by Cheyenne
FYI, the HST posted the second highest velocity and the highest recoil of any factory round that I tested in a .380 Shield EZ. 8 shot average of 1041 fps mv (ES 41). The only round that beat its velocity was the Speer Gold Dot at 1059 (ES 20), but that has a 90 grain bullet.


I’ve always carried the Speer Gold Dot load in my LCP 380. But the HST would be my second choice if I couldn’t find the Speer ammo locally.


"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"

~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
IC B2

Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 10,570
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 10,570
With factory Gold Dots, I only got an 8 shot average of 955 out of a Glock 42, ES 42. I have a few boxes gathering dust on the shelf after putting them through a homemade barrier test. They expand great, but I was disappointed with the penetration. I have no way of knowing if they would work better or worse out of the .380 EZ or an LCP.



"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
645 members (10gaugemag, 257Bob, 12344mag, 1234, 06hunter59, 257man, 73 invisible), 2,951 guests, and 1,318 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,667
Posts18,399,373
Members73,817
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.131s Queries: 14 (0.004s) Memory: 0.8128 MB (Peak: 0.8621 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-28 20:02:57 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS