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I seem to recall hearing/reading the merits of using FMJ's for .380 caliber SD in order to get enough penetration to offset over garments. Your mileage may vary.

8 years ago my oldest (17 at the time) went to the Old City with two her friends and one of her friend’s mom for dinner. Later that evening, she was ready to come home and called me to come and get her. As I was going out the door, I picked up my Colt Agent .38 and tucked it in the pocket of my hoody. When I got there, I texted her to come to the car. While I was waiting, a gentleman attempted to open the passenger side door, which was locked. He then hit the window with his fist, as I pulled the Colt. As soon as he saw it, he put up his hands and backed up and walked off. My daughter and her two friends, after witnessing all that and walked up to the van. They were smart enough not to get close enough to be involved in the situation. I carry something everyday. It might be a LCP, or a 442 or a PT111 G2, or a XDs .45ACP, but I always have something on my person.

From an officer I personally know, while he was working undercover he deployed his .380 with hollow points to shoot at a perp through a windshield. I do not remember the flavor of the ammunition. The rounds lodged in the windshield without fully penetrating. We later got a cracked windshield from Safelite Auto Glass to run our own tests. Although various hollow points had variable results with penetration, some going through the windshield from roughly 3-7 yards and others not penetrating, even in some cases rounds from the same box of ammo, ALL of the ball ammo penetrated the laminated glass and burst the plastic jug of water placed behind the glass. We also had some fun that day testing various rounds of ammunition on ballistic drywall we had gotten a scrap piece of from the construction of the local VA hospital. That ballistic drywall is amazing stuff. I'm not sure what it says though for the amount of money spent to do the entire lobby of the VA center with that drywall, yet I digress...

I picked up a new Tisas B380 (licensed copy of the Beretta 84) from Bill’s Outpost ( great people and a great experience) yesterday and now I’m on the hunt for some SD ammunition. Tell me what you all like!

Based on ShootingtheBull's research, I bought Precision One. Functions flawlessly in my Kimber Micro.

Here's you some data to check out. Lucky Gunner .380 tests I like the Federal 90gr Hydra-shok.

I think I have tried most every SD round out there for 380 Caliber and I finally settled on Hornady 90 gr. FTX Critical Defense and that is what is in all my 380's and the back up mags with them.

I like the Remington Golden Sabre.

When we moved, I got the Kobalt 80V trimmer, blower, and push mower. We have small lot and the push mower is plenty. They work great and the wife loves the mower. I haven't actually mowed more than twice this year. Yes, she has sisters but they are already spoken for.

No. just mixed up the thread. lol Haven't had enough coffee yet and it is almost lunch... Been a rough weekend so far.

Or don’t. I’m in a cranky mood tonight. Though I don’t think anyone will like how it turns out.

I’m about to go to sleep but please everyone let’s keep this civil.

I use a sprayer.

That's why I got one. Not too big, not too small. I wanted a hammer rather than a spike, much more useful for me. Mine had handle issues when I got it, the head had peeled a bunch of the wood off during installation. There's no way whoever did it didn't notice. I emailed them a pic and they sent me another handle. Luckily I was able to fix the original handle so now I have a spare.

Dollar for dollar, Mora makes the best knives available.

I don't believe anything I hear on the news. The weather forecast is the most accurate segment, and we all know how wrong it usually is.

I just became a dealer for what I consider one of the best Flashlight companies in the world, Olight, PM me if you want a certain model, I will give you my best prices

So I have always just bought whatever cheap string at whatever store I’m at when I buy it. But recently I decided to do some research and find a high quality string. I decide to purchase a small package of Oregon Magnum Gatorline. This stuff is square instead of round and it has an internal filament. Let me say, I’m very impressed! It makes sense to have sharp edges (four of them) rather than round string. The internal filament supposedly adds to the strength. Let me just say, I just tried it for the first time today. Let me forewarn that weed-eating is never fun but this string is worth it and I was excited to try it today. I was able to chop through much larger weeds much easier than the misc cheap stuff. However, it also eats through decking lattice and also throws rocks with much more force. I weed-eat a lot of area with gravel and the string lasts longer in those areas as well as, like I previously mentioned, throws stones with more force. The cheap stuff seemed to disintegrate very quickly in those areas. I will likely be buying a 685’ spoil of it next time around. Just curious if anyone else is a fan or if you have any other string to recommend.

I have this one. https://www.united-states-flag.com/commercial-grade-sectional-25-ft-flagpole-satin.html?utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%%%23productName_%23%%&utm_content=Thanks+for+stopping+by,+We've+saved+your+cart!&utm_campaign=USF+Cart+Abandonment+-+Production&_bta_tid=14000970671401961990529702703511432133718551236723746448307102074096693240654616241309763298447415394141441&_bta_c=9udomvurta0nxyi4jj4s40tm5lg26 Has been great. Not cheap, but it has withstood everything for a year with no issues and don't foresee any unless we have some major winds. I fly two flags. One 4x6 and one 3x5 and it has no issues. I put this on top and it lights it well. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RGXR537/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These are really nice flags as well. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PMV9O8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yes, with steel dies the cases will require lube. I started reloading using steel dies many years ago and now all my straight wall sizing dies are carbide. Brownells has the Hornady brand in stock for 9mm for about $50.

I had concerns about penetration when I was looking for SD ammo so I decided to do some testing. Nothing High Tech but just kind of sampling. I made a dummy body from styro - foam, dressed in what I would consider some really heavy clothing including beginning with thermo undershirt and a sweat shirt,Flannel Shirt and a goose down extra heavy winter coat I bought back many years ago when we still had real winters up north and finally topped it off with an insulated rain coat. I placed the dummy up against a piece of 3/4 inch plywood. I back up about 25 feet and sent 15 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense rounds into the dummy from my Bersa model 85. All but 2 rounds passed through all of the clothing and foam with 4 passing through the plywood and the rest where stopped by the plywood. I know it was not a scientific test but it told me what I wanted to know. I know ball FMJ ammo will penetrate more and that is my concern about rounds passing through a perp and striking innocent bystanders. Especially even center mass if the Perp is not 250 + pounds. It concerns me that 4 of the CD Hornady's passed through the plywood.

I carry Underwood Ammo's loading of the Lehigh Defense extreme penetrator More specifically the .380 +P version I have had zero issue in my LCP 1, its definitely hot, but with a 13lb recoil spring in it, it is perfectly manageable, Ive put a few hundred down range and had zero hiccups.

Extremely. It also has no arms to get in the way of an instrument being played. Perfect chair.

UPDATE - went with the Vedder light draw. Will provide a quick review once received on thoughts

Sounds kinda tasty to me.

Why’d you have to marry ALL of them? Leave some for the rest of us.

But is it comfortable?? That's what really counts.

Bet they do now. I have a friend in Sevier County, that is in the hospital with it. He was diagnosed last week with it, and his wife found him passed out in their bedroom last Monday. He was in ICU for a while, but is doing much better. I didn’t ask if he wore one or not. Wasn’t a concern at the moment. He is still in the hospital.

I have the electric Milwaukee trimmer with the different quick lock feature. The hedge trimmer works great to keep the "tall stuff" at bay.

I picked up a Kobalt 80V trimmer a few years ago in hopes that my wife would use it (not even once) but I like it. It tackles everything except overgrown brush well. If it went out today I would replace it with the same. Got the companion 80V blower, it's great too.

I should have said no one buys 40 anymore...Wont be a big seller for Glock but I have owned many and keep ONE 40 pistol on hand The great thing about 40 is when there is an ammo shortage and 9MM vanishes 40 is always ready to fight

As of today we have tested just over 1 million Tennesseans with 60,000 positives.

Found out that 2 relatives have it. So far no idea where they picked it up, I doubt they wear masks......

Andrew Chandler and his former slave Silas Chandler, 44th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States Army. Silas saved Andrew's life at the Battle of Chickamauga. Andrew later gave Silas land to build a church for his community

Sodbuster. Still have the one my father gave me 15 or so years ago. An awesome classic knife.

I'm old school when it comes to edc.

Moved this thread to a separate section of the site. Seems to fit better here. Also, here is my current EDC:

The left wants your soul and the government to provide for you , the right for you to cling to archaic notions of morality and the government to provide for you. Both require absolute control over us serfs.

.44 Special/.44 Magnum is very versatile when rolling your own, just like .38 Special/.357 Magnum. Even Inspector Callahan used a “light special” load, lol. .44 Special is a pussycat out of a model 29. One could shoot that all day.

Yeah it's called You Bet Your Life.....

Vote what? The next bunch of crooks to screw us?. Pick your party.

I am anecdotal proof of unscathed business dealings with Jim! Repeat customer.

I run a suppressor on my house gun.

Good to hear to Glock will continue producing handguns in a proper caliber. Wise business decision.

Hearing protectors by the bed. That's good. It will make it easier to take that 12 gauge blast.

Around 2010 I was in a First TN bank about 10-15 minutes before a guy tried to rob it. He didn't realize that branch had an armed guard. I was carrying my Ruger LCR at the time and always wonder what might have happened. I'm glad I wasn't there. Last year my wife and I were dead asleep around 0100 when our home alarm started blaring. I never realized how jarring that would be. I was up, out of bed, Glock 21 in hand, round chambered in maybe 5 seconds. My wife was so scared she wasn't much help. I had her deactivate the alarm from her phone. Once that noise was off I just stood there and listened while keeping my G21 pointed at entrance to our bedroom. I realized pretty quickly it had to be a false alarm because our dog wasn't barking or growling. I don't think he would bite anyone but he wouldn't be silent. The alarm was saying kitchen window breach which I determined was closed. The sensor had just failed in the middle of the night. I was thankful for my weapon mounted light and the fact that we could control the alarm from our phone. It taught us some good lessons which we later talked about. I hope I never have a real encounter.

I personally like: 1. S2R Batton II for everyday carry. It's small, light, flexible but functions like a fullsize. (3rd from left) 2. The H2R Nova - basically the same as the S2R Batton II but has a right angle head and a head band. Best headlamp I've ever used and I love that I can take it off the headband and clip it on a shirt pocket, belt etc and use it hands free. 3. M2R Warrior Pro - the one I don't have, but would love to have on my go to rifle. Great full-size light, yet still a compact body and you can add the remote tailpiece (4th from the left).I'd also love to have that Seeker 2! I also really like my PL2 Mini on my G19. Super compact but super bright. Buttons are easy to work and intuitive while keeping it simple. Awesome handgun/weapon light.

Be the gray man. Be the gray man. Be invisible or at the very least not noteworthy or deserving of attention, have an exit strategy, and let the police handle the lunatics until you have no choice to handle them yourself.