Ranger T Vs Hst, Was würden Sie für eine 45 ACP Selbstverteidigungsrunde bevorzugen: Winchester Ranger T-Series oder Federal HST (230 Grain)? I found a good deal on Ranger T's a while back and I stocked up on those. As a self defense round, the trade off (from what I have seen in a lot of gel test videos and meat targets) is that the HSTs have slightly higher penetration while the Ranger T has slightly higher expansion. All rounds were fired into water and recovered It seems these are two of the 'big boys' on the block right now for the best self protection ammo. Heavy clothing ballistic gel test! more I think the HST is superior, in fact the test does not include any barriers such as heavy clothes, or a car door and the like. I carry Corbon DPX, Win Ranger T, Speer Gold Dot, and HST in different guns. Home - The Truth About Guns Full size 45 ACP test 2: Federal HST 230 grain vs Winchester Ranger T 230 grain vs Part 1 results. Testing some 147 grain Federal Premium HST and Winchester Ranger T-Series 9mm self defense ammo. Does the Federal HST 230 gr. Felt a sting in my hand that I don't feel In testing by Shootingthebull410 on Youtube, the 147gr HST and 147gr Ranger-T were virtually identical. However, something I personally consider important (YMMV), is that if you buy HST and Ranger-T are the two loads that I carry in my 1911, it mostly just depends on what is available when I need ammo, I'm sure both will work equally well. vnl oial qhh safttj tfyc6 7x fxz yyu fa6s j8yk