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Federal's Premium Law Enforcement HST line of JHP duty ammunition offers massive expansion! This duty load has a pre-skived bullet tip which causes the bullet to expand into large petals that cause a large permanent wound cavity. The unique design of this bullet actually forces the lead petals during expansion to protect the copper petals behind them. This results in increased weight retention allowing it to still achieve deep penetration through a variety of barriers prescribed by the FBI test protocols.
This product is brand new, nickel plated brass-cased, boxer-primed, non-corrosive, and reloadable.
This is top of the line, American-made defense ammo made by ATK (same company that makes Speer Lawman, CCI, Blazer Brass, etc). This product is designed for Law Enforcement and occasionally made available to the general public through police trade-ins.
- it doesn't get any better.
Ballistic Gel Test
Ballistic gel test for 9mm - 147 Grain HST JHP - Federal Premium Law Enforcement - 50 Rounds
Ballistics Test Summary
In order to find out how different self-defense handgun loads perform, we decided to do some ballistics
gelatin testing of our own. The chart below is a compilation of expansion and penetration data for Federal 147 gr HST
fired from 10 feet, through four layers of fabric (to simulate clothing), using a Smith & Wesson M&P9C pistol.
The photo slider provides a close-up view of the bullets we recovered from the gelatin, and the video shows
this load entering the gel in extreme slow motion.
The diagrams at the bottom of the page can give you an idea of how this load compares to other 9mm Luger (9x19)
self-defense loads that we tested.
We did a lot more of this ballistic gelatin testing, including over 100 different loads in a variety of
calibers, so check out Lucky Gunner Labs
for all the details.
After watching all the YouTube reviews of this ammo and seeing how it expands this is my go-to choice and getting it from Lucky Gunner was excellent I got fast shipping. I use this in my HK vp9.
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Best value, high performance Self-Defense round
Review by Chazman1947. (Posted on 5/2/18)
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You get 50 high performance self-defense rounds for the cost of what you would pay for 20 of another brand that didn't do as well on the Luckgunner ammo tests.
I have fired over 300 rounds of this ammo through my Glock 17, Glock 43, Walther PPQ and my Ruger LC9s pro. not one hiccup! Great ammo, its all I use for concealed carry!
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Unparalleled
Review by BLS. (Posted on 2/18/18)
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The only round I’ll carry.
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Excellent ammo
Review by Rob . (Posted on 2/15/18)
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Excellent ammo for self and Home Defense. Great company to do business with.
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Ammo + Customer service A+++
Review by Ryan. (Posted on 1/23/18)
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This ammo is probably the best I have shot through G17 & G43. Never any mishaps or feeding issues. Very clean and smooth shooting. Customer service is superior to all other companies. I just placed another order this morning @ 10am and at 1pm it was shipped within hours, unreal customer service. Good people
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Feeding Issues only In my GLOCK 43
Review by Rickleger . (Posted on 12/15/17)
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Great round but had feeding issues in my GLOCK G43 I suspect bullet at 147 gun was maybe too heavy . This was the only brand of this of this projectile weight I tried in my G43. The round fed and ran well in my G17. No prior feed issues in the GLOCK 43
Not a condemnation just try it in your G43 before you carry it mine hung on the 3rd round. I have HST in my other 9mm and 45 acp's
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grat ammo lousy price
Review by dogman. (Posted on 8/30/17)
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Everyone who has praised this round is correct, it cant be beat for a carry choice. I use it exclusively in all of my 9's.
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Dynamite
Review by Beebo. (Posted on 3/25/17)
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Amazing defensive round. Perfect balance of cavity penetration versus projectile expansion.
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Smells good
Review by Cornholio . (Posted on 3/7/17)
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Love it
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Glock 43 malfunctions
Review by Jon. (Posted on 2/26/17)
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Love federal but this round was too much for my glock 43. I switched to federal hst 124 grain and it's been fine.
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My only choice
Review by Scott. (Posted on 12/3/16)
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The only ammo I use in my M&P9 for carry and home defense. Availability is the only flaw.
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Standing By
Review by Joe. (Posted on 8/28/16)
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Got this ammo for self-defense. Have not had to use for the purpose I got it for.
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Great stuff Great company.
Review by Britton. (Posted on 8/25/16)
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Solid ammo. Solid price. Fast shipping.
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Great
Review by Alan. (Posted on 8/17/16)
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Most people are familiar with this ammo, I'm more interested in sharing what a great job lucky gunner does! Customer support is great if you need them, and one of the fastest turn around a of any company I know!!! Great products great company great service!!! What more could you ask for!!! Thanks lucky gunner!!!
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Excellent
Review by Buckeye. (Posted on 5/16/16)
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Great ammo and great people to do business with.
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Very pleased.
Review by Barry. (Posted on 5/4/16)
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I'm a big fan of HST and this is the first time I shopped Lucky gunner. Very happy.
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Great quality
Review by Tom B. (Posted on 3/18/16)
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Best self defense ammo out there. Great price for a 50 round box.
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A Snappy shooter in 147 grain in a light pistol
Review by Adman. (Posted on 3/12/16)
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I tested the 147 grain HST back-to-back with the 147 grain HST +P just to check for accuracy and recoil differences. The accuracy was good through my small Kahr PM9 (as good as small DA only pistols get anyway). The recoil difference was negligible. However, the 147 grain is snappy to shoot in the little pistols overall. I don't think either the standard or +P will matter in a smaller pistol. It's a good round.
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Outstanding
Review by Jerry. (Posted on 8/30/15)
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Needless to say I trust my family's life with it, hopefully will never have to use it . This is my Carry and home defense ammo .
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Great quality in a timely fashion....
Review by Ray. (Posted on 5/3/14)
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This is the best 9mm round I've used and I've tried most out there. In addition, Lucky Gunner had it in stock and had it on my doorsteps a few days after placing my order. This was my first purchase with them, but needless to say....I'll be back.
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Great service and product!
Review by FunkyFresh. (Posted on 4/28/14)
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Lucky Gunner is always quick to get orders out and this was no exception. I had been waiting for someone to have 147 gr HSTs in stock after all the great reviews. They performed as advertised and are loaded in my EDC.
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147 HST
Review by Mojo. (Posted on 4/3/14)
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Recoil is lower than gold dot 147, more accurate than hornady and Speer, tighter groupings than any+p ammo, came out like butter, made perfect stars upon impact,,.... For my XD-s 4.0, what more do you need to know? My ammo, for this gun, for life
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Great Ammo!
Review by Kimber 45. (Posted on 8/13/13)
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I purchased this ammo on recommendation of a Navy Seal, and have not been disappointed. I have a new Sig P938, and this stuff feeds like butter. Very easily manageable recoil.
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Got what I needed and wanted
Review by Copie. (Posted on 8/6/13)
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You will be satisfied I pray I never need to
use a round or three for home defense
If your looking for AMMO go for it
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Outstanding round
Review by Brad. (Posted on 6/26/13)
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This is the ammunition I use in my S&W M&P9. Feed and functions flawlessly, not anymore perceivable recoil than 124gr. Expands EXACTLY as pictured in SIMTEST and Gel. This is the only ammunition I carry anymore.
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Excellent SD ammo
Review by Iron_angel. (Posted on 6/16/13)
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Picked up a few boxes of this for carry and home defense. Price is a bit high but for the performance, not at all bad. I've fired it through a CZ 75, Beretta 92FS, Kahr CW9 and Glock 17, with excellent results. No feed issues, no FTF, bang-on accurate, and not appreciably more recoil than the typical 124gr NATO load.
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Real Good
Review by Kimmy. (Posted on 6/11/13)
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Awesome ammo works well on people that try to steal stuff from your home. Live action.
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Good ammo
Review by DrZ. (Posted on 12/9/12)
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This is the first time I have shot 147 gr in both my Sig 226 and Sig 229. I ran a magazine in each and this ammo worked flawlessly.
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excellent in all respects
Review by b krone. (Posted on 11/14/12)
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perfect ammo for my kimber solo great price and service thanks again lucky gunner
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they went bang
Review by charlie. (Posted on 9/2/12)
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This is the round that the FBI uses so there isn't much else to say. The price was good and the shells arrived in just a few days. So good service and good price for a quality product.
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Fase Service
Review by ept2. (Posted on 8/31/12)
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Good service, shipping a little hig, but had in stock and ready
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Good ammo! Great service!!
Review by Jimbo. (Posted on 8/24/12)
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Excellent self defense round! Absolutely no problems with this ammo it is some of the best out there! And as far as Lucky Gunner goes this was only my second purchase from these guys and it will surely not be my last. What a perfect buying experience! Keep up the great work guys!!!!
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Great for SD/Carry
Review by Michael . (Posted on 8/21/12)
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Excellent carry/self defense round. No issues in a Gen 4 Glock 19 and 26.
Great deal from Luckgunner considering how hard they are to find in local stores.
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Great ammo
Review by JT. (Posted on 8/19/12)
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Purchased a few boxes for my glock 19 for a carry/self defense round. Ammo looks to be very clean and high quality. Fired only around 20 rounds so far and have had no feeding/jamming issues to speak of. They seem like a great self defense round. My shipment arrived quickly and I was able to track it along the way. Will definitely order from LuckyGunner again!
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Q: Federal HST available to private citizens or just LEOs?
Posted On: 11/3/12
By: Don
A: This Federal HST Law Enforcement ammunition is designed for and sold to many LE agencies. When this item is in stock, this is available to be purchased by any of our customers.
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