Thank you for informing us with this one.
I’ve been a fan of both the HydraShock and the Gold Dot.
I mix ‘em in the magazine.
.380 is not a powerful pistol round but it’s one you can have with you always, in all situations.
And 95gr at 900fps in the eye is effective, which is what most .380 pistols are capable of. Especially my Sig.
It will blow a hole out the other side.
Based on some tests I read about somewhere, we have an additional mix based on the season.
Test's showed the .380 could be performance limited or actually stopped by heavy clothing.
Accordingly, I load my wife's Sig P238 with solids in the winter, for penetration through heavy coats.
We save the high-performance Gold Dots for Spring/Summer/Fall.
Is it necessary? *shrug* - but I'm not willing to find out by having a bad guy keep coming on her after getting shot a couple of times. And she's not outstanding on the range, but good enough. Head shots would be better with this caliber, but I train her for center of mass and double taps.
Hydrashock or other neatly named handgun bullet of any caliber intentionally placed in the eye of an actual living moving Target is a near miracle.
But, anyway.