DA>the defender/shooter does his part.  My point being that "premium" ammo
DA>such as Golden Saber, SXT, Hydra-shok, Gold Dot, Starfires, is a waste
DA>of money.  They do not expand any more reliably.  The main thing is that
I disagree.  .40 and .45 hydrashoks expand with uncanny regularity, even 
after penetrating obstacles.  The silvertips and Black Talons I tested
against obstacles didn't expand.
Gold dot expanded somewhat, not as well as without the obstacle.  No data 
on starfire or golden sable (sic).
DA>rotate these out, I will go strictly with factory-loaded Remington 185
DA>gr JHP's (not the +p), or Winchester 185 grain SilverTip, whichever is
DA>cheaper and/or available.
Not having tested the .45acp versions I'm totally in conjecture here, but 
in Marshall's data of shootings, of all (72) the .45acp 230gr hydrashoks,
the ones fired from a 5" barrel never failed to 'stop' as defined.  The
few failures were from the slower velocity ones fired from 4" barrels.
Silvertips do great at high velocities.  At .45acp and .380acp they do 
not do so well.  IMHO, I'd chuck the silvertips, and go with straight 
230gr hydrashoks, or Cor-Bon 185gr +p JHPs if you want .40S&W class 
energies.  (Yes, I had to chuck that one in there...:->)
Now I just need to fugure out what I want to re-qualify my .40S&W with.  
I wish I could load up the 180gr hydrashok to 1100-1150 fps...  Or just 
use the 155gr XTP's loaded up to 1300fps.  Or my 135gr Noslers with 
delayed expansion to 1400fps.
Any suggestions with standard ammo?  The 180gr hydrashok looks good, but 
I'd prefer to stay with a lighter, higher energy ammo.  The 155gr 
hydrashok is not a real reduced load, but it is noticable weaker than the 
other 155grs.
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