New 10mm PD reloads using Federal HST180s and Hornady FlexLock 175s

[jeffreybehr]

Finally got everything loaded and running.  Loaded the HST180s atop 10.9g. of N105, exactly one grain over VV's manual's maximum charge.  From my carbine's 16-1/4" barrel, that generated about 1300FPS muzzle velocity.  Shot a couple thru my normal series of 1-gallon water jugs, one with 2 layers of denim on the front jug and another with the 6-layer pad mentioned earlier.  The results are that the HST is still an excellent bullet even at 1300FPS.


The remains on the right are from a 180g. Winchester, available in bulk at Midway...
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1390103549/winchester-bullets-40-s-and-w-10mm-auto-400-diameter-180-grain-jacketed-hollow-point
...thru 2 layers of denim---certainly not a result to be proud of.

But the HST looks like an excellent bullet for the guys with long barrels looking for excellent performance at high velocities (and resulting high recoil).  I'm plenty happy with my 1100FPS load.   

[PCFlorida]

Great expansion, you just can't ask for better bullet performance than that.