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Duplicate Federal 129 gr. hydoshok?
dannej
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Anyone know how to duplicate this round in a reload?
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If so, and you have a chronograph, record the M/V. Then.....
Get a reloading manual. With bullets at, or close to your weight, load to the M/V listed in the manual to approximate the velocity that you achieved via chronograph. Adjust the load up or down, depending on the chrono results in your gun.
If no chronograph, then load your bullets to the velocity listed on the ammo box. As long as you stay within min/max charge that is listed for your particular bullet weight and powder type you should have a load safe to shoot.
If you are looking for bullets, contact Federal/Midway USA/Brownells, etc. and see if they sell them. Another poster may read this and recommend another bullet type. One readily available to the reloader that has equivalent expansion/penetration to the hydra-shoks.
I, for one, am reluctant to give out reloading data in an internet forum. I imagine you, in the interest of safety, would also be reluctant to receive handload data from a total stranger via internet...without a reloading manual as a safety cross-check. Anyway, best to you, and good luck!!! Joe