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Federal HST Micro 38 Special 130 Grain +P JHP

FEDERAL AMMUNITION
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SKU P38HST1S
Manufacturer
Federal Ammunition
38 Special
HP
Nickel-Plated Brass

Product Details

Federal Premium personal defense HST rounds are a great choice for self-defense or home defense, as well as duty and everyday carry. HST ammunition provides expansion, optimum penetration, and excellent terminal performance. Specially designed jackets will remain secured to the projectile for maximum weight retention, and the unique hollow point does not plug up with material if shot through barriers or clothing. 

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Category Ammunition
Manufacturer Federal Ammunition
Manufacturer SKU P38HST1S
UPC 604544623581
Condition New
Rounds Per Box 20
Boxes Per Case 10
Caliber 38 Special
Projectile JHP
Casing Nickel Plated Brass
Grain 130
Muzzle Velocity 890 FPS
Muzzle Energy 229
Primer Type Boxer
Suggested Use Self-Defense / Personal Protection, Law Enforcement / Duty

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Steven Bishop
Mar 8, 2020
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Federal 130 HST 38
Accurate with reasonable recoil while shooting from light-weight revolvers. Revolvers Rule-No Brass Left Behind Before It’s Time!
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ROBERT FLYNN
Jan 27, 2020
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Good ammo
Good ammo for a short barrel 38. Reminds me of a reversed wad cutter but with a lot of HST technology build in
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Larry Rushton
Oct 21, 2019
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Very good ammo.
Very good ammo.
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Joseph Kirkland
Sep 1, 2019
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Great price and great shipping
Best price for an awesome round.
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John
May 22, 2019
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Very pleased
Excellent ammo will definitely purchase more. First time buyer from this Company and I am very pleased with the outcome. I will be making more purchases.
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Charles Wm Drew
May 14, 2019
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interresting ammo
Hoping to try this ammo out this weekend. Its similar to ammo I use to shoot years ago, We use to load wadcutter ammo backwards to use on feral cats and raccoons.
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ANTOINE RHYNE
Mar 22, 2019
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HST 38
Great self defense load...have HST ammo for all my guns...plus they look really cool with all the goodies tucked inside the case
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Gregory C.
Jul 13, 2018
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As Good As You Can Buy!
Allowing for the fact that these "HST Micro" are some of the newest offerings in "Federal Premium" brands HST line, these 130 grain plus P (+P) loads are, as I mentioned above, as good as as you can buy. I carry these in my "Colt" Detective Special, six shot revolver that has a two (2) inch barrel and is chambered in .38 special. Until now, we, who choose to deloy a weapon with a short barrel, meaning a barrel length of less than a four(4) inches, have had to make due with a round that was developed at least 70 years ago! Mind you, the 158 grain, Lead, Semi Wadcutter, Hollow Point (LSWHP) has served yeomans duty, but there must be better. Better was found, in the form of a round that is made buy a sister company (black box with a gold 'S' across it) but all of these have been, engineered for and tested from, a four(4) inch barrel!. UNTIL NOW! I have carried this brand (Federal Premium) and model (HST) in my 9mm pistols for years and have trusted them with my life and they have never let me down. However, until very recently, there was no offering in .38 Special. Now these are still kind of new, and are a little hard to get, but please beleive me when I say, they are well worth the wait and the slight cost premium. They burn remarkably clean, I have yet to experiance a failure to fire, and lets face it, from a revolver, if there is a failure to feed or extract, its not the cartridge's fault now is it!?! Please stay safe, stay aware and join me in thanking our friends at "AmmunitionDepot" for making these and other life saving tools available to us at outstanding prices!
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Milo S.
May 20, 2018
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Havenâ€:tm:t shot it yet.
Havenâ€:tm:t shot it yet.
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David K.
May 15, 2018
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Federal HST Micro .38 Special 130 gr JHP
The ammo is FANTASTIC. It is now my carry ammo.
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