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Al Norris · December 26, 2008, 05:51 PM

Actually, these are answers to get around the Federal Ammunition patents on EFMJ (Expanding Full Metal Jacket) technology.

In a mistake, last summer, Federal Ammunition offered MidwayUSA some production mistakes (weight varied from 123gr to 125gr) on their 9mm 124gr EFMJ bullets. I was lucky to get some of these (Federal does not normally offer its line as components).

After some experimentation, I settled on 6.6gr of HS-6 under these bullets. Very accurate and expands always.

Is Hornady offering these as components, or must we buy the loaded cartridges?

December 26, 2008, 05:51 PM	#3
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	Actually, these are answers to get around the Federal Ammunition patents on EFMJ (Expanding Full Metal Jacket) technology. In a mistake, last summer, Federal Ammunition offered MidwayUSA some production mistakes (weight varied from 123gr to 125gr) on their 9mm 124gr EFMJ bullets. I was lucky to get some of these (Federal does not normally offer its line as components). After some experimentation, I settled on 6.6gr of HS-6 under these bullets. Very accurate and expands always. Is Hornady offering these as components, or must we buy the loaded cartridges?