Well, I'm rather disappointed with the performance of all three of these 40S&W cartridges I've tested. While all produced great-looking results shot thru only two layers of denim, all three produced not a single properly expanded bullet when shot thru my standard 'thick-clothing' pack of 4 terrytowels between denim front and rear. After consuming about two-dozen one-gallon jugs in the 1st test and FORTY-ONE during the 2nd test*, I've recovered a total of three expanded and five unexpanded bullets; it's not easy to find these unexpanded bullets after they exit various points of jugs number 6 or 7.
I've ordered a bunch of Federal 'Tactical® HST® 40 S&W' in 180g....
Law Enforcement - Federal Premium LE, Speer LE, BLACKHAWK!, Eagle - Handgun Details
They should be here by the weekend, and I should be able to publish results of all four bullets. Here's a tease.
Left to right--Hornady Critical Duty, Winchester Ranger Bonded, Federal Classic Hi-Shok.
* It's very difficult, at least for this old fart, to shoot exactly thru the centers of eight one-gallon jugs. Properly expanded bullets will consume three or four jugs, while unexpanded bullets usually destroy six jugs but can consume all eight in the line...with NO findable bullet! Hence the consumption of about sixty-five gallon jugs for these eight samples. I'm doing a fine job of watering some weeds in one spot of the Arizona high desert.