Well, meh.
It shot fine, but wasn't as accurate from my 2.1" 640-1 as either my homemade defensive wadcutter load or the old standby Winchester PDX 130-gr +P. I doubt the bullet is more magicky than the PDX or the Gold Dot load, so . . . meh. Glad to have another horse on the track, for sure, though.
Range 5950'>sea level, c. 83 degrees F, c. 40% humidity:
First, just for kicks, I ran some .38 Spl +P 125-grain handloads (Berry's plated bullets, 9.8 gr 2400, Fed SPP), which did M 854.9/S 60.64/D 24.41.
Next the Federal HST Micro 130-gr +P rounds that are the focus of this thread: M 838.9/S 29.40/D 12.80. Shot okay, but not a group with any wow factor.
More impressive (and slightly more accurate from this gun) were the Winchester PDX 130-gr +P Ranger loads: M 902.0/S 60.61/D 24.71.
Most accurate were my handloaded Defensive Wadcutter rounds (5.1 gr Unique/TVB hardcast 148-gr): M 934.0/S 59.64/D 24.22.
They'd all be fine. Again, not blown away by the new Federal loading, but glad there's another horse on the track.
