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What's your choice of 9MM defensive ammo balancing price and effectiveness?
July 07, 2022, 06:13 PM
Rey HRHWhat's your choice of 9MM defensive ammo balancing price and effectiveness?
I didn't think to first pose this question to SigForum before buying a 1,000 rounds of Federal Training + Protection. But I suppose this is for next time.
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July 07, 2022, 06:22 PM
Tarheelfan84I like the following all are 147 Grain in 9mm.
Federal HST
Speer Gold Dot JHP
Winchester Ranger bonded JHP
July 07, 2022, 06:30 PM
nhracecraft^^^What he said but...124 Grain!
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July 07, 2022, 06:31 PM
SIGfourmeFederal Syntech training match ammo is designed to replicate Federal HST performance.
July 07, 2022, 07:08 PM
Pale Horsequote:
Originally posted by Tarheelfan84:
I like the following all are 147 Grain in 9mm.
Federal HST
Speer Gold Dot JHP
Winchester Ranger bonded JHP
Me too. I also like the Critical Duty 135gr +p cartridge.
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July 07, 2022, 07:12 PM
dry-flyFederal HST or Gold Dots in 124gr +P use to be my preferred flavor but they seem unobtainable. I’ve been stocking up on Critical Duty 135gr +P as a result.
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July 07, 2022, 07:15 PM
mrapteam666For years I carried off duty, what I carried on duty which was the Winchester 147grain Ranger.
I also had/have a large number of the original Federal Hydro shocks in 124 and 135 grain. I received a small trash can full from a friend who worked for a defense contractor.
For some reason over the years I started buying the Federal Classic HI shok in 115 grain. No idea why but I started using it both in my 9's and 40's.
Last year I bought a few boxes of Winchester Silvertip in 147grain from a forum member to try. No real reason just on a whim.
July 07, 2022, 07:23 PM
NavyGuyDepends on the gun. Short barrel vs full size pistol. Full size, give me 124 gr HST, short barrel I'm liking Sig V Crown 365.
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92fstechFederal 124gr HST. It's what I'd buy even if I wasn't issued it.
July 07, 2022, 07:47 PM
gjgalliganAnybody rolling their own?
With the shortages the last couple of years I would think people would be reloading their own.
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July 07, 2022, 08:13 PM
BuddyChrystI had issues with HSTs and Hornady in .40 doing some backyard, totally unscientific, ballistics. Speer Gold Dots worked fine. So it’s Gold Dots for everything for me.
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July 07, 2022, 08:36 PM
Syngin1066124 gr. Gold Dots or 135 gr. Critical Duty are my choices.
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July 07, 2022, 10:00 PM
YooperSigsGold Dots for me too. Proven performer. I have also been happy to use Federal 9BP, which is (used to be, anyway) available cheap.
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July 07, 2022, 10:14 PM
colt_saaWhen purchasing ammunition to be used for my defense and the defense of my family, price is not one of the factors that I consider
I will not balance Price against EffectivenessHow much of this ammunition do we really go through after we are comfortable about functioning
Even if it is a few hundred rounds each year at our current China Virus Crisis inflated prices, So What?
You only have one family. Buy whatever you are most comfortable with
That said, Ranger SXT, God Dots and V-crown are all among what is carried in my pistols depending on the caliber
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July 07, 2022, 10:26 PM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by colt_saa:
When purchasing ammunition to be used for my defense and the defense of my family, price is not one of the factors that I consider
I will not balance Price against Effectiveness
I guess I can’t argue with you; you make a lot of sense. I guess what I had in mind was that I don’t want to pay for hype and not actual effectiveness. I haven’t looked at the complete price range but I imagine defensive ammo is like any product where some are low cost, then you have the middle of the pack that does the job then there’s the Gucci level where you’re paying a premium for intangibles. I want the best choices from the middle of the pack.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
July 07, 2022, 10:32 PM
357fuzzSpeer Gold Dot in everything I carry.
180 grain in my duty 40. Yes, we still carry 40’s.
147 grain in 9mm
230 grain in 45 ACP
95 grain in 380 Auto
The last ballistics workshop I attended I wasn’t too impressed w/ the Hornady Critical Defense and it’s expansion. Now, their sniper ammo nice.
July 07, 2022, 10:44 PM
rambo115 or 124 gr FMJ. I insist on 100% functioning above all else.
FMJ also has the advantage of superior penetration.
rambo
July 07, 2022, 11:09 PM
sigarms229I have several types/brands of 9mm defensive ammo for my Sig's. I'm just going to list what I shoot out of my 9mm Sig's and not my other 9mm's.
My P365XL's are fed Federal 124gr +P HST's.
My P365's(standard) are fed Hornady 115gr XTPs
My P320's are fed Federal 9BPLE 115gr +P+'s
I also have some Remington 115gr HPs and some Winchester Silvertip HPs on hand.
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July 07, 2022, 11:18 PM
CPD SIGIll spend the extra $ for effectiveness!
Winchester Ranger or Speer Gold Dot 2 in 124Gr +P for my duty and off duty guns. Winchester Rangers 220Gr in my G-21 and one of the 1911's in the safe.
I think I still have 2 magazines of Black Talons in my BHP in the safe.
Plinking, hitting steel, paper... I'll shoot almost anything reliable. Federal, Winchester, Remington, Blazer... 115, 124, 147 gr.
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July 07, 2022, 11:26 PM
blueinterceptor124 gr hst or gold dot for carry defense. Plus p or not 50fps difference
124 gr nato because it’s power and bullet weigh are similar to the other rounds.