These Berries Aint Ripe!...Federal Syntech .45 ACP Segmenting Self-Defense AMMO Test!
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- Checking out the .45 auto Federal Syntech segmenting hollow point ammo. Heavy clothing ballistic gel test using a Rock Island Armory 1911 and Glock 30!
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Wow. I’m thinking of gettin a box of Winchester white box and some nail polish, make my own High Tech ammo.
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You would be way better off lol.
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👍👍 good idea😂😂
I baffles me how Federal can arguably design the best performing hollow point them make something like this.
It is pretty crazy.😂
Does anyone at Federal test this stuff before they put it up for sale?
@@PassivePortfolios boy it sure doesn’t seem like it.
Do they make these in 380?
@@380master9 why does that matter, it’s total junk?
"Definitely not smurftastic"! Best quote yet! Yeah these suck. That's why your testing is so important. Great job as always!
Thank you sir!😎👊
Sir, you saved me money, and just maybe my life. I was 3 minutes away from buying this blue ass clown jokes
Why is the ammo industry still trying to foist CRAP on us consumers? Without guys like you we'd all be suckers.
It is pretty crazy to see some of this stuff fail so hard.
I have said it before if you want reliable expansion you need velocity. Velocity is what made the old school 357 Magnum ammo perform so well and is still doing so today. Everything expands out of a 357 Sig and 357 Mag!
@@kennethferguson4283yep. Or a well designed bullet. If you want to shoot .45 for self defense, you absolutely need either a full sized pistol or a light-for-caliber bullet. HSTs, on Tools' channel, will open up and perform as low as low 800s. Get ya some light .45 HSTs, and you're set. Sidenote, I personally don't fiddle with .45 in anything smaller than full sized. Or .380 at all for that same issue.
@@kennethferguson4283 or just buy HST.
@@CrashRacknShoot My point was even the old or not so well designed bullets reliably expand in the 357 Sig and 357 Mag. Example the cheap Winchester white box HPs that are hit and miss in other calibers perform reliably in the 357s.
The way the sun was projecting onto the Glock from the jelly contraption in the beginning would actually make for a cool paint scheme. 👊
Also, great test again Tools!
Yeah, it was kinda trippy. 😎👊
I hope all ammo manufacturers watch this channel. Especially Federal ammo, i hope they're examining their quality control
buyers beware. this i why i love this show. honest testing every time. even though i have reloaded over 45years many, many calibers and firearms im always looking for newer, better bullets. these vidows save me time and money from randomly buying bullets to reload and test that are failures. I'm serious, pay 20.00to 50.00 dollars a box of 100 bullets and then find there trash. and accumulated 5 to 15 boxes of trash bullets then it definitely hurts the bank account. so I'm so great full for all the testers ont there giving free honest testing and opinions. plus non reloaders saving hard earned money seeing what ammunition really live up to expectations. papa wishing you well 😊
The Smurf reference made my laugh. Solid, honest testing. It is what it is, and you don't make excuses. You show what happens, and are harsh when it's warranted. Keep telling the truth!
Appreciate that!😎👊
I think most of us wanted it to pass because of the 9mm test but I gave up on 45acp expanding it was designed for ball ammo it's a giant hole puncher imo just run a good ball ammo that can hit in the 900fps and your good
That projectile at 205 grains can easily be safely pushed to 1000-1025 fps in a +p loading. Federal usually makes excellent SD ammo, but they really dropped the ball on this load.
Yeah, these big boys could definitely take the heat.
The Hornady 220+p average about 930. That's nearly 10% heavier.
For sure that would make these rounds work.
It's Bizarre that this utter crap load is from the same company who makes HST ammo.
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If the HST lineup wasn't so damn good, Federal wouldn't even be around anymore.
I love that I can pretty much search any round that I am interested in and find a video you did on it already :)
Awesome video brother. As usual 🫡
Expensive range ammo! Federal dropped the ball with these.
Yes indeed.
The Smurf references cracked me up! I haven’t heard those names since I watched it as a kid. I absolutely love your randomness my friend! 😂. As for the flying blueberries 🫐 it’s a hard pass for me. I was hopeful after the 9mm did well but like you said, .45 is a tough one sometimes for lack of velocity. Great stuff as always 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Appreciate ya, brother!😎👊
Good test Tools. Surprised by this performance, they definitely didn't get the formula right like they did the 9mm version.
Nope. Such a shame.
Thanks!
Appreciate that, brother!😎👊
Thanks for the warning to let that on the shelf Tools. Nothing here brother on using this stuff. Mainly because of results seen by your tests. Good job. Be safe. 🇺🇸👊🇺🇸
I always wish we could get someone from the company to try to explain their failures to us.
Good work. I always hate to see you test flops but you're probably saving lives by doing so. 👍
Your results are consistent with a test of them in .45acp I saw on another channel. Affer seeing your test of them in 9mm, I bought some for my .45acp; however, their failure in .45acp caused me to replace them with Critical Duty.
Figured that was going to happen at those velocity
I had no idea you did this video (thanks YT)! Appreciate it bro!
I don't get how the 8 did so good and those failed so bad. I used to carry the 9's
That is a shame. It is rare to see Federal fail. Though like you basically said, it needed more velocity in order to work.
Yeah, I was hoping for good stuff from these.
What a shame. I switched to the 9mm Syntech Defense in my carry gun after watching your video and a few others and I have fallen in love with them.
It is odd that the velocity is so low on these, I wonder what Federal was thinking.
Excellent work!
Years ago(back in the 90's) I remember Federal had a round they called Nyclad. It appears they have brought it back. I never had any problems with the ammo shooting, but it was more of a coating on a lead round. It was the 9mm Nyclad round for me. Stuff was accurate and seemed to have good power.
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That dog won't hunt!
Nope
We have to find that Enchanted 5" barrel .45 cal gun Federal used; for it apparently adds over 70FPS and causes dud ammo to fragment into add-worthy picturesque star-burst patterns.
The one barrel to rule them all!😲
Wow! I got a box of these and I’m glad you tested them. Thx
I really had high hopes for this one. Super soft lead with a nylon coating should go to pieces easily, especially when it’s designed to segment. Another ‘may as well use ball’ failure. Thanks tons for great testing to save us average consumers some big $$$!
Brought to you by the same company as HST. It boggles the mind.
Yep
Dang, terrible. Back in 80s I had good luck with the Nyclads. Seems like ammo has been working its way down for a while.
Just like blue balls... don't want em 😤
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The fruit’s done rotted on the tree. Total failure. Shame on federal for puttin this crap out there.
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My gunstore gave me a box of twenty of this Federal in the video when I bought my 1911, my first gun. I got a two boxes of ammo: a box of 50 for the range, which was 45 FMJ Aguila. And then he asked if I wanted defense ammo, and I said yes. He then handed me the stuff in this video. I'm a new gun owner, so I didn't know that this was a bad choice. My gun store has lots of different varieties and brands, and he chose for me. So, yeah, I have 20 of these, some in my mags and one in the chamber. Should I just switch to the Aguila FMJ? Is this ammo really that bad? What defense ammo do you recommend in 45 ACP?
Really appreciate all the info I have the 9 good thing I didn't get the 45acp again grate job 🇺🇸👍
I recon I’ll save my money and get me some more underwood
I was hoping you had something for my Ruger 1911
What ever man!
I find you entertaining as well as informative. That’s high praise for someone so young 👍🏻
Thank you sir. Much appreciated.😎👊
Thanks for the test. 😮
Thanks for putting this out there . I find it hard to believe they don't know that they are putting crap out there. They would be better of 9:58 f scrapping it and calling it a loss-- screw up. Thanks for all you do.
Sad that these companies just don’t have quality control worth a crap
Aint that the truth.
These test keeps us from being suckers thanks Tools have a great week and God Bless.
Thanks for all your hard work. It shows.
I always love the 45acp tests. Good or bad. Thank you again sir!!!
45 ACP is notorious for not expanding or for very little expansion. If it’s a caliber you depend on for urban self defense, you should consider using 185 grain bullets at +P pressure. Self defense guru Massad Ayoob recommends this load from Remington’s lineup. That’s good enough for me.
Like to see these out of a EP45 or something to see if the 6inch would get them to the speed they need.
I just use the old 230 grain FMJ in my 45 Tools.
That does the trick.😎👊
They all fall too ball!
With that kind of performance, might as well use FMJ. Probably cheaper too.
Total junk, incredibly slow even though 5" bbl. It was only like 826 fps at the gel. Totally worthless especially since you can get as much velocity out of a good 230gr FMJ load or more!! Never priced any of these bum rounds but pretty sure you can get 230gr FMJ for less than this mess!! I am a .45acp enthusiasts but this stuff makes it look feeble.. Thanks for the test, Bro!! Glad I have not purchased any of these failures!
I'm glad you said "Sometimes I forget about modern technology". When you said you looked up the stats, wrote them down, but forgot them, I thought "Wow, he must be way out in the sticks" assuming you had no cell service. Haha.
To be fair, I do stuff like that a lot as well.
True professionals always have a small notepad & writing implement.
@@MB-jg4tr I totally agree. Though, that wasn't really my point.
You're actually not wrong. I have 1 bar of service...sometimes. I usually have to walk around for a while to get that one bar.😂
There was a 22 LR that was pre-segement like this (90's early oughts). Only ever ran across it at the gun shows. It was absolutely vile, and accurate as hell from my 10-22.
Would have been nice if this has worked
A very nice shade of blue. Other than the color not much good to say about it. Thanks for the test Tools!
Thanks for doing this for us. I was quite interested in this for my 9mm and was going to get some 45, but now I believe I'll skip the 45 and buy more 9.
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I'm glad Federal is trying new stuff but there's no way this stuff worked in the lab. Great content as always T&T.
Yea this comes off as they did the testing for the 9mm syntech, liked the results it gave, and said screw it run some 45 the same way and ship it out
Makes you wonder where and how they even got their velocity numbers from that they advertise. These fall into the realm of claimed vehicle HP and measuring TV width corner to corner. Thanks for all you do.
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Nyclads scored well on the old one-shot stop studies from the 80s.
More good to know info, Tools! Love the shirt man!
Thank you sir.😎👊
i have some 175 grain syntech in 40 smith. it was all i could find during the
2020/2021 shortage. i ran a couple of mags in the h&k with no issues, but
now i am concerned about carrying it!
I need to grab some of it. I'm betting it will do well.
Seems to recall the 40 Smith version fragmented as it should.
Another great video brother...hello from sunny hot Florida.
Thank you sir. things are supposed to start heating up around here end of next week.🥵
Another good gel test. Thanks for sharing.👍🇺🇸
It always seems that manufacturers struggle with .45 acp. It's such a big, heavy slow moving round that needs more speed or reformulation of the projectile. There's only a handful of 45 rounds I would trust to preform as intended in a self defense situation.
Great review! you saved me a few bucks since now I don’t need to try these in my 45acp...but how about 40?
Great review. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the data
underpowered and underperforming. thanks for the great video, as always.
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It kind of looks a lot like the old Nyclad ammo that Federal discontinued about 20 years ago.
Honestly, I don’t understand manufacturers. They know most people are buying/using smaller barrels for concealed carry; why not design for that and vary the weight and charge as necessary to get the expansion expected. 🤷♂️
Exactly
Maybe everyone doesn’t necessarily want a bunch of expansion? I can only speak for myself but I spend a lot of time in the hills with bears and other critters and I prefer pistol calibers that penetrate/break bones than necessarily expand. A good hardcast swc is what I like
Maybe everyone doesn’t necessarily want a bunch of expansion? I can only speak for myself but I spend a lot of time in the hills with bears and other critters and I prefer pistol calibers that penetrate/break bones than necessarily expand. A good hardcast swc is what I like
If you don't want expansion, you buy the Hornady critical duty they expand to a little over 50 caliber and have 22 inches of penetration in denim +gel tests. They whoop ass. Want less penetration and a 70 caliber expansions, you can get hst. But, this?
@@logangodofcandy I totally agree , this is a bunch of bs , I like swc hardcast myself
Thanks for saving me from that purchase! I would still like to see federal punch 9mm out of a carbine.
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Would love to see a test on Hornady American gunner 9mm 124GR XTP +P (budget JHP)
The Syntech range ammo would be really cool if they actually sold it for a reasonable price.
It was supposed to be a cheaper alternative since it didn't have a copper jacket, but it costs more than traditional range ammo.
Yeah, I noticed that. I was gonna get some 9mm Syntech ball for some close-up steel work because frangible is so expensive, but the Syntecjh aint much cheaper.😆
@@ToolsandTargets That's the same reason I bought it.
I found a deal on 150 grain & 124 grain 9mm awhile back, but once I use this up, I can't buy any back at a decent price.
You should have tried the 5 inch without the clothing barrier.
I never liked blueberry! Thanks for letting us know about garbage bullets. Won't waste my time or money. Great video as always thanks! Your the man!
Thank you sir. Appreciate that.😎👊
Those Smurf bullets completely failed. But it was a good ammo test Tools 🇺🇸👊. It would be interesting to see if there is other calibers with Smurf bullets that would do well..
Thank you sir. Need to do some looking.😎👊
Try a 16" barrel and see if the velocity increase changes anything.
#Tools&Targets Have you done a review on the G9, 9mm 80 gr External Hollow Point verses the 90GR 9MM Interceptor by Detroit Ammo?
Just a request before purchasing. 🦅🇺🇲
Low velocity support gang! Hey question tools n targets have you tested the 125gr 10mm double tap rounds? I’d like to see it if not!
I need to check those out. Pretty sure I haven't.
FMJ would be better and a lot cheaper. They’d do the same thing. I don’t know these companies won’t listen to anyone trying to help them figure out the bullet performance according to caliber so i just keep my opinion to myself.
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Can semi wadcutters run in an auto? Cause those are bad ass.
I've got some boxes of this in .40, I wonder how it would perform.
Lower velocity than stated, small HP cavity and one that appeared to plug easily, and it's a recipe for non expansion. I should also mention that Federal probably uses a one size fits all alloy for all their lead HP ammo, and the coating is probably harder on a BHN scale than the alloy itself, which is usually the case. I cast and coat lead HP bullets for all my handgun and some rifle calibers I shoot. To get reliable expansion, you first start with a velocity range you're going to be shooting at and build your HP bullet with a cavity design as in shallow, deep, narrow or wide and lead or lead based alloy that expands properly with that velocity range and bullet. That's why they call bullet casting and art and a science, it's not that hard to get excellent results, but it does take some testing instead of using a one size fits all approach.
I think you're right on. This coating seems very tough.
Maybe they should rename those .45 rounds with the pretty bullets to the Lipstick on a Pig rounds. If you get the chance it would be nice if you could test the relatively new 350 Legend Hornady Black ammo with the 150 grain InterLock bullet. Got a deal on them and bought a bunch, hoping they perform on hogs.
@Tools&Targets do you think these were underloaded? The 9mm did well just wondering if these had produced the proper stated velocity do you feel they would have performed properly? The deviation from Federal on those velocities is ridiculous. Also, thanks for your hard work. Enjoy your channel my friend.
Hard to say. I think 970 would be right on the edge of getting these to work. Thank you sir.
Don't think I need any of those, THX Bro-B 👊 🇺🇸
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Is it much farther Papa Smurf? YES IT IS!
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Confusing that they segment it to come apart but then coat it which slows down segmenation if speed isnt up there 😱 The fmj coated for range use is accurate & may not penetrate as bad since its slower. 🤔💥
True, that coating doesn't look too soft either.
Cor-Bon Pow'Rballs in .45 ACP might be interesting. I'd been wondering if those Syntech were any good.
The PowRBall has been impressive so far.
Tools have you ever evaluated the 30 Super Carry?
Yeah, not a fan myself. th-cam.com/play/PL1TSV70robRpfQDvAmC7cylYY9XrE3dgq.html
reloading for 45acp is the best
I think I'm transitioning to either Buffalo Bore, Grizzly and maybe Underwood for all carry ammo. Now them I trust, especially BB and Grizzly. BTW, what is the hosts first name? Sorry to have to ask.
You know ive had the same results with them in 45 with a 4,5 and 6" bbl but I've had great success in the 9 and 40 i did 10 shots in different beaters, water jugs, clay, gel and pad of paper and no prob except paper lol but both rounds did great the 45 did expand 2 time out of 10 shots with the 6" only, i personally believe they're not fast enough
It’s amazing how those boxes will lay right there and let the marketing department write anything on them.
Shame on Federal.
I'll stick with HST in everything.
Another Excellent video. Thanks!
@ToolsandTargetz Is this for real or a scam??
This stuff might be okay in 40 or 10 mm. Something fun to test might be federal 110 grain coyote load for 308 Winchester. I have no doubt that they will expand but it would be fun to see gel take it.
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Would love to see a lever action 327fed mag test those little bullets are screaming out of a rifle
Only place to find a .327 henry anymore is GB. I was looking at one on there the other day.
Tools how you been buddy long time been busy building highways I don’t think they loaded them correctly. I think they didn’t put enough powder in them My opinion.
Hangin in there. Appreciate ya, brother!😎👊
I'd like to see the Syntec in .38 Special tested - especially out of a 2-inch snubby and a 4-inch.
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@@ToolsandTargets Thanks for your reply! 🙂
This stuff is considerably slower than cheap fmj range ammo,
I was thinking that this was going to be a decent fragmenting test in 45 at around the 500fpe range which is what it should have been l.
C'mon Federal you're better then that
For real.
After years of being owned by Vista Group?
No, Federal isn't better than this.
So Federal makes one of the best rounds ever made (HST) and also makes this crap? That's very confusing, to say the least. As much as I wish it wasn't true, it almost has to be another gimmick to make money off of the fact that a lot of people just trust the name brand. That's why your channel is so important, in my opinion. Thank you for giving us the information we need to make the right decisions in what we spend our hard earned money on.
Would be interested in your opinion of DRT "Terminal Shock" ammo (223, 9mm, etc). Claims to be barrier blind yet frangible.
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This is a big L for Federal. Ammo manufacturers have significantly watered down 45acp 10mm & many others.
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Absolutely agree, but a watered down 10mm will still get the job done and even expand sometimes. Doing that to a 45acp is crazy in my humble opinion!!