What Type of Ammo?

[squirrelhntr]

What type of ammo do you load into your carry gun. Give reasons if you want to. Pistols only please.

 

[rockhopper46038]

JHP for me.

 

[J_Wales]

I used to carry JHP, but that was before all my firearms were lost in a freak boating accident.

 

[Goober135]

JHP. I feel a JHP is much more likely to neutralize the threat quicker than FMJ. Also, I don't want to have to worry as much about over penetration that can happen with FMJ.

 

[Jenel]

Hornady Critical Defense 165g JHP with low flash/ recoil powder. I don't actually own guns though. Guns are bad.

 

[kjf40]

Winchester PDX1 JHP...because i had a gift card and they had no Hornady ammo for the 9mm.

 

[Jenel]

I do like the Winchester Ranger series... if Hornaday is out.

Winchester PDX1 JHP...because i had a gift card and they had no Hornady ammo for the 9mm.

 

[Broom_jm]

You forgot to include an option for "All of the above".

It depends on what gun I'm carrying and what bullet I decided to stuff in the case after I dropped the powder charge.

 

[sloughfoot]

Thermo Nuclear solves all problems. I have not figured out how to make a device small enough though.....

What is it you trying to determine? I love a discussion as much as anybody, but the basic question you are asking seems kind of pointless.

My answer in bear country is totally different from what I carry in the city, just as an example.

 

[biggen]

JHP for me, if I have to pull the trigger I'm looking for maximum effect and I believe the JHP will do that for me.

 

[9mmfan]

JHP for me, either Gold Dots or Cor Bons.

 

[japartridge]

JHP Hornady Critical Defense 115gr.

 

[Stimp]

JHPs for sure. Stops at your target (No over penatration). And usually Hornady among others.

 

[unionblue19]

180 JHP is what I carry in mine in daily carry mode but, at the range most FMJ. Yet ether would work since a gun true pourpouse is to stop perm. or temp. so can get the heck out of dodge.

 

[Sylvain]

JHP, even if for head shots it really doesn't matter if you use JHP or FMJ.

 

[WebHobbit]

Speer Gold-Dots 124 grain +P jhp 9mm

(House Gun)


Federal HST 124 grain +P jhp 9mm

(carry guns)

I like both rounds a lot and I feel 124 +P is just about perfect ballistically while still being EASY to shoot. 1200+ FPS in a fantastic performing modern hollow-point design.

And I ONLY buy in 50 round "LEO" boxes (available at dozens of online stores). No way I'm buying rip-off 25 round "consumer retail boxes".

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Snap caps

 

[CampingJosh]

FMJ.

95 grain .380 from a sub-3" barrel; I want all the penetration that thing can muster.

 

[SSGSAD]

Some type of "self defense" load... Silvertips, or Gold Dot, +P+, whatever ...

 

[CBR1000rr]

Hornady Critical Defense 165g JHP with low flash/ recoil powder. I don't actually own guns though. Guns are bad.

^^What he said^^ and +1000 to the "guns are bad" statement.