Personal Protection Ammo

[CW9]

In my Kahr 9mm I use Gold Dots.

 

[pointer]

12 gauge high brass #6 inside the house and Remington goldensaber 45s

 

[ggglobert9]

9mm black talons for my glock...never know who might have a vest on

 

[mkelsey]

45
Hornady +p 230gr XTP

and when I feel like carrying the 9mm I still got a couple boxes of Black Talon stashed.

 

[Brandan]

Federal HST's are all I carry in my Glocks

Brandan

 

[Split]

Depending on the day 180gr Federal HSTs or 180gr Winchester Ranger SXTs

 

[Wabatuckian]

.45acp

Federal Hydra Shok (old style) when I remember to change mags.

More often, I deal with critters around the home place, so I'm loaded with 230gn LRN, which I cast, over 5.2gn Bullseye and a standard LPP.

Most of the time, I just don't bother changing out. Those suckers are really moving and I can place them quickly. I get no muzzle flash with the BE powder as it burns very quickly.

I've never heard of the use of hand loads being used against anyone in court, and believe me, I've looked.

Besides, they're not all that much more powerful than military ball.

If you believe M&S ratings, these run about 63% OSS, about the same as a good hollowpoint in a .38spl.

They have about the same disruptive properties in milk jugs as do 9mm HP. It appears that in the first 6" jug most turn base forward. Can't prove it except for a couple keyholes and wadcutter type profile holes on the second jug.

But if we're talking factory ammo, I'll go with Hydra-Shok when I can find it.

Josh <><

 

[Prometheus]

9x18/9x19 and higher get JHP's. Below get FMJ's.

Brands? Just about anything. I scored a few hundred rounds of quikshok's a year ago so I carry them now.

Working in a lvl 1 trauma center in chicago, JHP's make the difference. As to which 'brand' is better? It's a crap shoot on any given day and in my real life experiecnes there is no way to justify the added expense of top end hollow points vs the 100 round remington bulk pack hollow points.

 

[Robert Richardson]

230gr. XTP in 45acp.My reloads.