45 acp bullet ID

[trlcavscout]

Anybody have a guess what these are? 166gr, .451 I pulled these a while back from some reloads I got from a family friend and I am trying to ID the bullets.

[spqrzilla]

Hard to tell from the picture but they resemble Federal Hydrashocks. You sure those were reloads?

[SideShow Bob]

They are not the "HydraShok" bullets, for the life of me I cannot recall the manufacturer that came out with these when Federal Hydrashoks were at their peak of popularity. Maybe one of the older "Old Farts" of reloading will be having a good day and will be able to recall what the manufacturer and stlye was.

The HydraShoks have more space around the center post and have 6 cuts/creases in the copper jacket around the opening causing the hole to appear to almost have a hexagonal opening.

[trlcavscout]

I am not positive they are reloads. They came from my dads friend in a box of mixed reload/factory 243 (which is collecting dust), I assumed at the time from the bullet/brass/primer combo they were reloads. I don't remember what brass they were in though?

[Zombie Steve]

Sure look like Hydra-Shok bullets to me. I don't recall there ever being a knock-off bullet, but I may not be having a good memory day.


Federal did produce a 165 Hydra-Shok. It would have been in a nickel case.

[spqrzilla]

I don't recall Federal selling Hydrashoks as reloading components and I don't recall a knock off bullet either. Granted, those don't exactly match in the cavity/post configuration but I can't tell since the photo is not that sharp.