Federal Hydra Shok Obsolete?

[Shadi Khalil]

Hydra shoks were my go to for years and years. At some point I switched over to Corbon, then to Rangers and have finally settled into Gold Dot 124 gr +P or Fed HST standard pressure. I still carry my old stock of Hydra shoks but normally in a mag pouch as a back up.

Do I think they are obsolete? Absolutely not. There are much better options but that does not make it useless.

 

[Handloader109]

Never used them, don't own any, but I was in my local Academy Sports yesterday and they had 40 and 45 caliber Hydroshocks on clearance. About 25% off if I remember. I was looking at 9mm, so didn't pay much attention to it.

 

[DaleA]

Actually, Hydra-Shock no longer works. Over the years BG structure has changed. Same way as you can no longer kill turkeys with a 2-3/4" 12ga.

Excellent post.

 

[marine6680]

From the tests I seen, they look like they still work well enough for summer carry. As they worked decent in bare gel testing.

Denim testing had multiple failures to expand.

 

[Brotherbadger]

They're not cutting-edge anymore, but they're still decent performers, relatively inexpensive, and widely available.

Agreed. They still work great, there are just better options.

 

[Limnophile]

The HST (Hydra Shok Two) are newer and better (mostly in terms of expansion reliability I think), but Hydra Shok are still generally good rounds.