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Posted On: 11/6/2023
By: Kyle
A: Thanks for reaching out Kyle. This would make excellent training ammo if you carry Federal HST 147gr JHP ammo. Like you suspect, it is ideal to train with ammo that shares the same bullet weight and muzzle velocity as your carry load. Better yet, this ammo is made by the same manufacturer, and American Eagle is intended to emulate the recoil, point of aim and ballistic performance of Federal's self-defense lines of ammunition. This ammo will not perform identically to the HST loads; only analogously. Even so, you will find that its performance is about as similar to HST as you can get – the next best thing to training with the HST ammo itself.
Posted On: 10/24/2022
By: Thomas Drake
A: Thanks for reaching out Thomas! A suppressor does increase a cartridge's muzzle velocity, but that increase is typically negligible. This round's 1,000 fps muzzle velocity (4" test barrel) will certainly not increase to supersonic (~1,125 fps) in conjunction with a suppressor. To that end you can expect this ammo to complement your suppressor's performance quite nicely, emitting a far softer, crack-free report on ignition. I expect you will be quite satisfied, although I must say that Federal's Syntech Action Pistol series ammo is outstanding for how clean keeps a suppressor's baffles: luckygunner.com/9mm-150-grain-total-synthetic-jacket-tsj-federal-american-eagle-syntech-500-rounds
Posted On: 4/29/2022
By: Ghost
A: Thanks for reaching out Ghost! There's zero reason why Federal's basic range ammo shouldn't function correctly in a PC Carbine. You can see old Hickock45 firing a bunch of American Eagle through his PC right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJfIiunSwmk&ab_channel=hickok45
Posted On: 5/30/2019
By: Carl Wimmer
A: Carl, according to the manufacturer, this will stay subsonic out of a 16" carbine.