NRA Shooting Illustrated magazine recently announced their most popular/read articles of 2018. This article on bargain practice was number one. That’s understandable; shooters want to get better at shooting without spending a lot of money.
When it comes to defensive-handgun cartridges and ammo, I have preferences and biases. But, I also acknowledge when it comes to stopping a bad guy with a handgun there are no absolutes. You cannot predict with any certainty how fast incapacitation will occur. Sure, central nervous system and spinal hits should be immediate and sometimes a hit anywhere is enough to change a felon’s mind. The problem is, there’s no guarantee of getting the former, and the latter might not incapacitate.
Back when I started as a police officer, Federal’s Hydra-Shok was a very popular duty load. I conducted extensive testing for our department and Hydra-Shok is what we selected. Since then – its been a while – the popularity of Hydra-Shok has waned, but recently Federal just updated this benchmark bullet to give deeper penetration. To read the full article click HERE
