I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen and what you do to correct if there is a way.

I carry a Sig P229 in .40 and currently have federal premium 180 grn hydra-shok rounds in it. The thing I am wondering is that I have noticed lately that some of the "pins" in the center of the round are leaning off to the side or going off center in the round. The projectile itself has not moved just that "pin" in the center.

What causes this and outside of bending the "pin" back into proper position is there a way to prevent this?


Edit: Now as an afterthought I wonder how many are going to pull a mag out to check their ammo?  

The posts don't work half the time anyways. Shoot old Hydra Shocks at next range session, replace w/ HST's.

Hydrashocks don't really work that well.  I would shoot them to make sure your gun can handle hollow points and replace it with something else.

I use corbon dpx.

This...Gold Dot or Critical Duty would be fine too if you cant get HST.

Hydra shock was state of the art- in 1985! While they might still get the job done there are more modern choices available these days. Burn them up and find something you can get a few hundred of- need to test a couple mags at least to assure function ( some say a lot more) then stock up!
Once I find something that runs in my gun I generally buy a case as replacing every so often is good practice and you don't want to get caught short or be forced to switch to something untested because of another ammo shortage

Hmmmm, I Think I will have to look into projectiles since I reload and I can duplicate for the most part a factory round (maybe not the same EXACT primer and powder) but the tollerances of charge weight and FPS size and all not to mention probably the same projectile as well. I just have to get enough nickel cases which will remain my defense rounds so I don't mix them up. I can probably reload my own for a lot cheaper than buying a factory round. This is something I need to look into more.

 

Agree with the others.

Burn thru the Hydrashoks an upgrade to modern ammo.