What JHP in .45 ?

One other option is the Winchester Ranger One, 230 gr. JHP, 910 fps. Unique feature is a polymer insert. In Winchester marketing language -

"RANGER ONE™ contains a proprietary rigid, fluid directing, polymer insert that is seated within the hollow-point cavity to prevent the projectile from being affected by drywall, cloth or other material which can minimize expansion and effectiveness. While there are many potential threats that officers may encounter, there is only ONE cartridge that they need to confidently face them all- RANGER ONE™.

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Tonydec

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posted February 11, 2025 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by Marcushoss:
Several years ago I invited several departments to my range to do a duty ammo comparison with the Federal/ATK L.E. rep.

Our department was using Gold Dot at the time in Glock 21's and 36's. He was using the relatively new HST. One department was using Win. Ranger and one was still using Hydra Shocks.

The rep tested our rounds against the HST's using FBI test protocols with light clothing, heavy clothing, drywall, steel and auto glass.

Rounds were chronographed, recovered from gelatin, weighed and expansion measured. The chronograph stopped working almost immediately so we did not get all of the rounds chrono'd.

We did see that the Ranger(.40s&w) shed its jacket in everything but the clothing. The Gold Dot performed well against the glass and steel, at least weight retention wise. The HST kept its jacket in all media and expanded beautifully. I used my Colt Defender (3 inch barrel) and the rounds still expanded to .895 caliber. The Plus P did not show any better that I could see although we did switch to it for or duty ammo afterwards. Also saw that the 9mm 147 grain HST was a beast of a 9mm.

I attended several similar events. I carried a Sig P220 during that time. We carried the Gold Dot in 9mm, .40 and .45. The Gold Dots performed very well through glass in all calibers. The new at the time HST was very impressive, as I recall beating the Gold Dot in everything but glass. Being of the "every little bit helps" mindset, I wrote up a proposal to switch to the HST after the 2nd or 3rd testing with similar results. Chief said "Come back with some real world results." As it was new, there were none. Before the Gold Dot we carried the Black Talon, and all the hubaloo scared the Chief off of it.

Tony

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