{"id":7076,"date":"2018-08-08T11:57:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2018-08-13T09:25:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T13:25:31","slug":"tested-federal-hst-38-special-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/tested-federal-hst-38-special-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal HST .38 Special +P Review and Ballistic Gelatin Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not too long after we published the results of our .38 Special and .357 magnum ballistic gel tests<\/a> last year, Federal started shipping their new HST load designed for use in short barrel .38 Special revolvers. Considering the popularity of the Federal HST line, it should be no surprise that we have received dozens of requests to test this one. We finally did just that, and added the results to our interactive chart<\/a> last week. If you don’t want to scroll through all the test results to find it, just type “HST” in the search box on the chart.<\/p>

This new HST design is fairly unique and, as far as I know, it’s the first time a major ammo company has marketed and sold a .38 Special jacketed hollow point with an almost completely cylindrical profile (but feel free to correct me if you know of an earlier precedent).<\/p>

In the video below, I discuss some of these details further, and I also talk about a “bonus” gel test I ran with this load that you won’t find on our official results chart. As always, you can skip the video and keep scrolling to read the full transcript.<\/p>