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+P and +P+ self defense ammo in your daily carry gun ( poll)

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January 30, 2020, 11:42 AM
bendable
+P and +P+ self defense ammo in your daily carry gun ( poll)
Just curious of how many use it ?<BR><BR>weather its Dept issue gun or just your personal gun.do you carry regular old ammo in your self defense , daily carry hand gun? <BR><BR>dept issue or otherwise<BR><BR>or do you go with the faster stuff?never +p or +p+ in my gun (s)sometimes but not always+p yes+p+ yessome guns yes some guns no





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January 30, 2020, 11:44 AM
PASig
Since there is no such thing as +p .380 I marked no

I plan to get a 9mm from the same series (Kahr) and will stick with regular 9mm defensive ammo too.


January 30, 2020, 11:47 AM
Mars_Attacks
Never.

I see no reason for it. If you want a .357mag, buy one.


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January 30, 2020, 11:48 AM
RogueJSK
Our duty ammo is 124 grain +P 9mm Federal HST. That's also what I use in my off duty 9mms.

I also used +P .38 Special ammo back when I briefly carried a J-frame off duty.

But I do not use +P .45 ACP ammo. Ballistic testing has shown that it is of minimal benefit in that caliber.
January 30, 2020, 11:49 AM
Ryanp225
9mm +P in my carry guns (M&P 2.0)
I also have no problem using standard pressure 124g HST ammo as they have proven as effective as the +P Gold Dots.
January 30, 2020, 11:49 AM
RHINOWSO
For 9MM, yes in the form of 124gr +P or 147gr +P Federal HST ammo.
January 30, 2020, 11:49 AM
MikeinNC
no +P in any of mine...

Speer Gold Dots in 9mm or 38spcl



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January 30, 2020, 11:51 AM
ArtieS
I chose some yes, and some no.

For example, I carry Speer 125 grain Gold Dot regular pressure in my 938. It's a small, short barrel pocket pistol for immediate personal defense, and I don't think it would be wise to use +p in it regularly, nor do I think +p would be much more effective than the regular stuff in a pocket pistol.

I do use Federal HST 147 grain +p in my 228 and 2022 for carry ammo.

My 229 .40 uses regular HST as there is no recognized SAAMI +p spec for .40, even though company's such as Buffalo Bore make and market it.



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January 30, 2020, 11:54 AM
kz1000
+P+ in my P7 since I picked up some for cheap.


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January 30, 2020, 12:25 PM
medic15al
I carry and shoot Underwood 9mm 147 (gold dot) +P+ rated at 1175 FPS in my VP9. Chrono shows an average of 1179 fps in my barrel.

Why? Because I haven't obtained a VP40 and 357sig barrel yet.

Surprisingly it is the most accurate of hollowpoints I've tested and recoil is softer than the Win. Ranger T 127 +P+ I've tested.
January 30, 2020, 12:29 PM
LimaCharlie
If I want more power in a primary carry handgun, I go to a larger caliber. I do carry CorBon +P 9mm in my pocket carried Sig P938 second gun because I only trust 9mm for bad-breath fighting distances.


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January 30, 2020, 12:46 PM
comet24
Mostly carry 9mm and I use Speer Gold Dot 124 +P.

I would be fine carrying regular pressure in the same ammo but when I was buying it I could only find the +P in 50 round packs which were cheaper than the 20 round, per round.


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January 30, 2020, 12:54 PM
YooperSigs
Only +P load in my EDC guns is in my Ruger SP101 snub. Otherwise, standard pressure in everything else. My woods gun uses Underwood +P but I I dont run a lot of that through it.


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January 30, 2020, 01:06 PM
P250UA5
+P in the 9mm & +P 38Sp the not-carried S&W M36

Not aware of any 357Sig +P Razz




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January 30, 2020, 01:33 PM
Strambo
I voted sometimes because I have, but lately Ive been rocking standard Speer 9mm 115g GDs in all my guns, they do really well even out of shorter barrels.




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January 30, 2020, 01:58 PM
KMitch200
Sometimes +P but not always. Depends on where I'm going and what I'm doing there.
Never felt undergunned not having it though.


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January 30, 2020, 03:00 PM
CQB60
In my J frame Airlite, I prefer the Hornady CD non +P 38, 110 FTX. It has both good velocity & expansion. In my steel framed snubs, I like both the Speer 135+P GDHP & the Federal 135 +P HST. The later is formulated specifically for 2” barrel guns & achieves superb results.


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January 30, 2020, 03:19 PM
hile
In 9mm, if I'm running 124gr, I run 124 +P HST or Gold Dots; if I'm running 147, it's standard pressure.
January 30, 2020, 03:20 PM
YellowJacket
Federal 115gr +P+ BPLE in my P6.



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January 30, 2020, 05:32 PM
Inusuit
My carry gun is Colt LW Commander in .38 Super. All ammunition I've seen is labeled +P to differentiate from the old and weaker .38 ACP.