50rds – 9mm Federal LE 115gr. Hi-Shok JHP Ammo

Name: 50rds – 9mm Federal LE 115gr. Hi-Shok JHP Ammo
Brand: Federal Ammunition
Price: 29.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.55 (14 reviews)

Federal Hi-Shok 9mm ammo with 115 grain bullet

$29.95

$0.6/ppr

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Federal Ammunition 115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Ammo Details

This 9mm cartridge by Federal features its manufacturer’s own Hi-Shok projectile. While its hollow point nose cavity does not feature the center post design like one of Federal’s more recently innovated bullets may have included, the Hi-Shok still certainly takes care of business. In our own ballistic gel test, this bullet reliably penetrated over two feet, and on average expanded to over one third of an inch in diameter. The lightweight bullet causes relatively muzzle flip as well, so you can quickly and accurately inflict a great deal of damage when you’re shooting Hi-Shoks.

This ammunition garnered a positive reputation among law enforcement professionals for good reason. It’s affordable, to be sure, but not by doing without the smooth feeding and extracting brass casing, dependable primer, and consistent propellant charge that effective self-defense calls for. Subject these rounds to the only scrutiny that really counts -- you own -- and see that they’ve every right to protect you. We also sell this round by the case if you intend to train with the most important kind of ammo you could own.

Casing Type

Brass
Bullet Weight

115 Grain
Bullet Type

Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP)
Manufacturer

Federal Ammunition
Manufacturer SKU

9BP
Muzzle Energy

344
Muzzle Velocity

1160
Primer Type

Boxer

Gel test Results

As you hunt for the best self-defense 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo, we thought you might enjoy seeing the results of some testing we recently conducted with calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin.

We shot five of these Federal Ammunition rounds through a four-layer cloth barrier using a S&W M&P Shield. The results are detailed in the video you see above as well as the photographs. Through the charts, you should get a great idea how this Federal Ammunition ammo stacked up relative to other 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo products available to American shooters.

To get a better sense of our tests, be sure to check out all the protocols we followed when conducting our tests to determine the best self-defense ammo.

Gel test results for Federal Ammunition 115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) ammo

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 50rds – 9mm Federal LE 115gr. Hi-Shok JHP Ammo

How do the results for this Federal Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) compare to other 9mm Ammo?

50rds – 9mm Federal LE 115gr. Hi-Shok JHP Ammo Gel Test Results

Federal Ammunition 115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo fired into ballistic gelatin

Expanded Federal Ammunition 115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) 9mm Luger (9x19) Ammo.

			Median
Bullet Depth (in.)	21.6	25.9	26	26.7	27
Expanded Diameter (in.)	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.41
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.)	115	115.2	115.2	115.3	115.4
Bullet Velocity (fps)	1057	1084	1087	1100	1104

Federal Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) Ballistic Data

Federal Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches: 4

Ballistics Coefficient (G1): 0.123

Ballistics Coefficient (G7): 0.000

Sectional Density: 0.130

	Muzzle	25 yds.	50 yds.	75 yds.	100 yds.
Velocity fps	1180	1106	1048	1001	961
Energy ft lbs	356	312	280	256	236
Bullet drop inch	n/a	0	-0.9	-3.7	-8.7

Trajectory Line Graph Federal Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19)

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo	Muzzle Velocity	Muzzle Energy
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#26 1047 fps	#39 280 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#13 1130.5 fps	#13 329 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#37 1014 fps	#38 283 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#17 1089 fps	#21 303 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo	#8 1150 fps	#10 338 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#22 1049 fps	#22 303 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#23 1048 fps	#40 280 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition	#16 1095 fps	#12 330 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech	#34 1024 fps	#32 289 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#43 953 fps	#25 297 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#31 1028 fps	#30 291 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#44 953 fps	#26 297 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition	#20 1057 fps	#35 285 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#27 1039 fps	#29 296.5 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#24 1048 fps	#23 302 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech	#11 1135 fps	#14 329 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition	#7 1157.5 fps	#9 342.5 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#25 1048 fps	#41 280 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#49 903 fps	#47 266 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Wolf Ammunition	#9 1150 fps	#11 338 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#45 953 fps	#27 297 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#4 1225 fps	#2 383 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#32 1028 fps	#46 270 ft lbs
115 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer	#15 1098 fps	#19 308 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#48 915 fps	#45 273 ft lbs
150 Grain TSJ Federal Ammunition	#50 857 fps	#49 245 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Black Hills Ammunition	#5 1175 fps	#7 352 ft lbs
135 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#42 960 fps	#42 276 ft lbs
147 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer	#47 932 fps	#37 284 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition	#36 1017 fps	#36 285 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Fiocchi Ammunition	#35 1020 fps	#33 287 ft lbs
100 Grain Frangible Federal Ammunition	#19 1075 fps	#48 257 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition	#12 1131 fps	#8 352 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#18 1085 fps	#16 324 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#46 936 fps	#34 286 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#28 1039 fps	#28 297 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition	#6 1171.5 fps	#3 378 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Sig Sauer	#39 985 fps	#17 317 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Barnes Bullets	#29 1039 fps	#43 276 ft lbs
124 Grain XTP Hornady Ammunition	#33 1027 fps	#31 290 ft lbs
158 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#51 814 fps	#50 232 ft lbs
150 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#41 966 fps	#18 310 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition	#10 1150 fps	#5 364 ft lbs
100 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition	#1 1300 fps	#4 375 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Corbon	#3 1250 fps	#1 399 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#30 1038 fps	#44 275 ft lbs
92 Grain Pre-Fragmented G2 Research	#2 1265 fps	#15 327 ft lbs
138 Grain Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) Federal Ammunition	#40 985 fps	#24 298 ft lbs
125 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition	#21 1050 fps	#20 306 ft lbs
127 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition	#14 1120 fps	#6 354 ft lbs
100 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#38 1003 fps	#51 224 ft lbs

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The Reviews

Why Shooters and Hunters love or hate 50rds – 9mm Federal LE 115gr. Hi-Shok JHP Ammo

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posted on 12/22/2023 by James Canavan OFS

Great stuff
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posted on 5/3/2023 by no

This is a really good round, on the short list of best available duty and carry loads from the 1980s. The test is kind of suspect. The artificial clear gel substitute does not match the behavior of real calibrated 10% gelatin. It is much more elastic and does not resist the passage of the bullet nearly as much. Numerous bullets fail to expand in it at all that perform very well in real gelatin.
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posted on 1/2/2023 by Joe c

The best
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posted on 1/26/2022 by Chris L

Product came quick, great condition, dry easy company to work with. I’d recommend them anytime. Great prices as well!
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posted on 1/15/2022 by SIDNEY JOHNSON

EXCELLENT SERVICE , WILL USE AMMOTOGO AS OFTEN AS I CAN SID JOHNSON
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posted on 10/6/2021 by Atlanta Cordero

Great service and well priced. I was very satisfied with the product I ordered as well. Thanks guys ! I would definitely be a return customer especially if there's any deals in the future for more ammo or firearm accessories like optics or magazines!
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posted on 2/26/2016 by Robert

The price is great and the ammo was accurate and burned really clean!
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posted on 9/19/2014 by DAVID GIESE

Have shot a couple hundred rounds of this ammo out of my glock 19 Accurate, feeds well and priced right. Have read the info out there about jacket separation and inconsistent expansion. Certainly better engineered JHP is available but for someone with limited funds looking for a good defense load thats affordable I just dont think it can be beat.
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posted on 3/27/2011 by Steve Heaphy

After ballistic testing this round gets a 3 out of 5. The penetration was ok, accuracy is good, but the expansion varied. Some rounds expanded well while others did not and core-jacket separations happened. The 9PBLE is a better round if you like the Classic line of ammo. Get some HST in regular or +p pressure, they performed better in my ballistic tests.
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posted on 3/5/2011 by ERIC FRIESE

I really like this ammo at the price. Reliable, accurate and while not the "best" super new defense round, I would still rely on this round for self defense. I fact, it is loaded in my Ultra Compact 9mm and Glock 19 right now. In fact, I really can't think of anything detrimental to say about this stuff.
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posted on 10/11/2010 by Efren Jimenez

Very accurate ammunition, I've seen the tests, it doesn't expand elegantly but boy does it expand, fed perfectly through my gun and the price is right.
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posted on 10/6/2010 by Steve Heaphy

This is a tried and tested round by used police for years. It is reliable, accurate, and very affordable ammo.
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posted on 9/24/2010 by Michael Thompson

This is an old school HP with what is out on the market now. But still works outstanding, I have boxes of this load and the +P+ hi-shok both shoot great and will get the job done if you have to use them. A outstanding load in any 9mm pistol and at a great price!!
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posted on 9/18/2010 by Ryan Rhodes

If your pistol has trouble feeding jhps you should give these a try. They have a nice rounded profile and it seems like federal has tweaked them over the years to expand more reliably. They aren't as good as many more modern designs but that doesn't make them useless. I still use these in some of my older 9mms as they are standard pressure and feed well.

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