Every round of Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep I tested penetrated between 15 and 16 inches, and expanded to at least 1.45 times its original diameter. I also took some Hydra-Shok Deep into the underground Federal test tunnel, and shot it into 10-percent ballistic gelatin. I recently visited the Federal Premium Ammunition manufacturing plant to see how they make bullets and load ammunition. This is a good description of exactly what sort of ballistic performance the Hydra-Shok Deep is capable. Many believe the best way to stop a threat is with a bullet that expands to a large diameter to cause the maximum amount of tissue damage and that penetrates deep enough to reach vital organs. This deep penetration, with wide expansion, is possible because the bullets retain 99 percent or greater of their original weight. 45 ACP will all penetrate between 14 and 16 inches, while still expanding a minimum of 1.4 times their original diameter. Bullets that expand wide and penetrate to at least 12 inches (ideally 14 to 16 inches) even when fired through common intermediate barriers, tend to work well at making bad guys not be bad anymore.Īccording to the company, when fired into bare gelatin, gelatin covered with heavy clothing and gelatin behind wall board, Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep bullets launched from a 9 mm. However, years of street results support the FBI notion that these tests can predict ammunition effectiveness. Some claim this building to the test only produces bullets that kill blocks of 10-percent gelatin. The bullet was built to pass an objective terminal performance test that does not include shooting it into its intended target-a bad guy. That’s impressive, but somewhat veiled in obscurity. Federal claims Hydra-Shok Deep does all of this with a 70-percent improvement in FBI-protocol score. They also wanted to develop a round that would score significantly better on the FBI’s test than standard Hydra-Shok. With the Hydra-Shok Deep, that iconic center post is much more robust.Īccording to Federal Premium, the primary goal of the new Hydra-Shok Deep ammunition was to penetrate to the FBI’s optimum depth of 14 to 16 inches, and at the same time provide more consistent performance though the intermediate barriers. The company’s answer is the new Hydra-Shok Deep, introduced in early 2018 and offered in the three most popular defensive handgun cartridge chamberings: 9 mm. In an effort to modify the Hydra-Shok bullet so it would score better in FBI testing and meet the optimal 14 to 16 inches of penetration in 10-percent ballistic gelatin, Federal went to work. Just as the Glock gained fame by being carried by so many law-enforcement agencies, ammunition relied upon by the FBI or other major police departments drastically increases overall consumer sales. The rewards for achieving a high score, or better yet, having your ammunition adopted by the FBI, are fantastic. Since then, there have been number of new defensive handgun bullet introductions, and all the major manufacturers have been and continue to chase the standard set by the FBI’s terminal-performance-testing criteria. When I left law enforcement in 2005, the Hydra-Shok was still well-regarded as a great stopper on the street. It went on to become one of the most-trusted, defensive-handgun bullets of all time. Patents were applied for and almost a decade later the Federal Premium Hydra-Shok was born. Conceptually, this post would redirect pressures, incurred from tissue entering the hollow point, against the internal-cavity walls, and enhance expansion. Due to the constraints of cavity size, Burczynski surmised the only possible solution to mechanically encourage expansion was a wedge: a wedge or post formed from the bullet core. The brilliance of the design was a simple machine incorporated into the hollow-point cavity of the bullet. In the mid 1970s, bullet-engineering genius Tom Burczynski created the first Federal Premium Hydra-Shok prototype bullet. 45 ACP relies on a 210-grain bullet along with a redesigned post to achieve the FBI Protocol’s called-for penetration depth of between 14 and 16 inches. This ammunition is new production, non-corrosive, in boxer primed, reloadable brass cases.The new Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep ammo load for the. These personal defense loads feature increased muzzle velocity and energy compared to standard loads, the penetration and stopping power of Premium bullets and reduced recoil. FEDERAL PREMIUM PERSONAL DEFENSE AMMUNITION 9MM LUGER 147 GRAIN HYDRA-SHOK JACKETED HOLLOW POINT 20 ROUNDS 25% Off Special Deals & Exclusive Inventory Here!įederal Premium Personal Defense line provides consistent expansion, optimum penetration and superior terminal performance with bullet weights and propellants optimized for the most efficient cycling and accuracy in subcompact handguns.
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