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Madcap_Magician · November 30, 2012, 03:46 PM

I use 147-gr. HSTs or Ranger Bonded at standard pressure and am very fond of them. Tests data and anecdotal evidence from police departments using them say it does well, according to Ayoob.

I switched from the nuclear 127-gr. +P+ load because the 147-gr. bullets typically have another inch or two of penetration compared to 124-gr. loads at +P while not really giving up any expansion, and just as importantly, have substantially less recoil.

November 30, 2012, 03:46 PM	#25
Madcap_Magician Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2009 Location: MN Posts: 668	I use 147-gr. HSTs or Ranger Bonded at standard pressure and am very fond of them. Tests data and anecdotal evidence from police departments using them say it does well, according to Ayoob. I switched from the nuclear 127-gr. +P+ load because the 147-gr. bullets typically have another inch or two of penetration compared to 124-gr. loads at +P while not really giving up any expansion, and just as importantly, have substantially less recoil.