Personal Protection Ammo

[dubsac]

Whats your preference when it comes to personal protection rounds?????

 

[shooter521]

Whats your preference when it comes to personal protection rounds?????

You asking about bullet style, weight, brand, caliber or all of the above?

 

[LuckyBrush]

Depends on what caliber is in question. I'm no expert. I just carry jhp (partially due to price of good pp rds). I figure most any bullet is gonna stop someone, so I carry 4 clips of 15 rds. ea. That quanity should be enough to stop most anything. Hornady makes a good personal protection round though.

 

[clt46910]

Whichever one my gun likes the best. In my opinion, they are all good if you can put them were they need to be. So I use the one that shoots the best out of my gun.

I have three 1911's and each one likes something different. I was lucky to have all three before the price of ammo got out of hand. So I could afford to try many of them in my guns.

S&W 1911Sc likes the Federal EFMJ 200 gr +P

Kimber Eclipse Pro Target Pro likes the Federal Personal Protection Hydra Shock JHP in 165 gr.

Caspian Custom likes Remington Golden Saber JHP in 230 gr.

 

[edsinger]

Golden sabres and Gold Dots for me, until I can find HST's....

 

[LuckyBrush]

Thats the jhp I use in .40, the golden sabers.

 

[IndyBeerman]

Whats your preference when it comes to personal protection rounds?????

For my Taurus PT940 .40 cal it's 165gr Federal HydraShoks or Corbon 180 +p+ JHP's

 

[shooter521]

Normally it's Remington Golden Saber in every caliber I carry. However, my .380 is currently loaded with Fiocchi Extrema 90gr HP (uses the Hornady XTP bullet), due to lack of availability of the 102gr GS (and most other brands/types) in that caliber.

 

[kedie]

I'm carrying Federal HST 230gr .45+P

 

[Truckerman79]

9mm:

147 grain Hornady TAP

100 grain Corbon Powr'ball +p

I really don't know how well either work. I haven't ever shot anyone.

 

[NIFT]

Whats your preference when it comes to personal protection rounds?????

By far, the best information on defensive ammunition can be found, here:
Terminal Ballistic Information - M4Carbine.net Forums

Also, see
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...allistics--selecting_the_best_ammunition.html
for background information on terminal ballistics, Dr. Roberts, and the first site listed, above.

 

[cosermann]

Prefer loads that have:

1. Nearly absolute reliability.
2. Serviceable accuracy.
3. Minimum penetration of 12" in calibrated gel.
4. Good expansion.

Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo
FirearmsTactical.com - Home

 

[chasekerion4]

Federal Hydrashok

 

[U.S. Patriot]

In .40 I have Magtech, Ranger, Speer, and Hydrashoks. 9mm I have Ranger, Silvertips, Blackhills. Just a heads up, you do not need to spend $20+ for 20 rounds of sd ammo.

 

[Joe Williams]

I'm carrying a 125 grain Hornady XTP-HP .357 Magnum reload until I can find some Winchester PDX1 .38 Special +P. Or maybe until I go buy myself the 130 grain +P Winchester SXTs I can get my hands on. The SXTs hit to point of aim, and seem to perform well for a home defense round in gelatin tests. I've not found any examples of real world uses.

My wife is carrying 230 grain Winchester PDX1s in .45 ACP.

 

[Disposable Heart]

Which ever round I have available at the time, goes bang and hits where I aim it.

What caliber are you interested in? Type of gun? Very vague question that will have a crazy amount of answers ranging all over the place.

 

[mike4sigs]

Hornady

I like hornady tap ! of course i have never had to use them but i read good things on them and they shoot well in sig 226 40 cal and in bushmaster varmint special! 4 what its worth!

 

[hotfarmboy1]

in the 1911 185 gr+p hydrashocks in the gun, and 230 gr hydra shocks in the spare mags. In my G30 either hornaday XTP 185 gr, golden sabre 185 gr, or 165 gr efmj federals.

 

[mdroz3]

In my 9mm Speer Gold Dot
In my 45 Winchester Silver Tip
Those are what my guns like best. So that is what i carry. I have also had good experience with the Remington Golden Sabre.

 

[No Time to Shoot]

.40 180 Grain Hornady Tap