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Among the premium handgun bullet choices, Federal’s HST is high on the list of the best.
H.S.T. BULLETS MAKE FOR HAPPY HANDGUNS, HANDGUNNERS
Even with all of today’s great self-defense options, Federal line ‘sits at the top of the list’ for our ammo expert.
STORY BY PHIL MASSARO • PHOTOS BY MASSARO MEDIA GROUP
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hould you ever be in the unfortunate position to need a handgun to defend your life or the lives of your loved ones, I hope you have the best ammunition available. Perhaps unfairly, the handgun projectile is asked to perform in a large number of different scenarios, and to neutralize a
threat immediately. Just exactly what that scenario may be can vary from a one-on-one confrontation to a home invasion to many other nightmare scenes, so when you pick your defensive projectile, you want something tried and true and that has met all the qualifications that the military and/or law enforcement have set. For me, Federal’s HST is the best I’ve come across; it checks all the boxes I need it to check, and for reasons
I’m about to outline, it is held in high regard among all factions of the handgun community. Federal is about to celebrate their centennial, and if anything has been proven over the course of the last century, it’s that Federal strives to meet the demands of the market. They have a long history of developing their own projectiles, for both handgun and rifle, and were the first to embrace the designs of boutique component americanshootingjournal.com 45
