What kind of ammo do you use in your carry gun?

[clarky07]

What kind of ammo do you use in your carry gun?

[Wrangler]

I carry Hornady tap in my G19. Thinking about their new Critical ammo though

[Guest oldbs]

Use only Cor-Bon 45 Auto +P 185gr JHP - when only the very best will do!

[eddyb45]

Federal 45 Auto Hydra-Shok® JHP in my Ed Brown Special Forces. This ammo pretty difficult to find these days..

[Guest Astra900]

Hornady XTP 140g Leverevolution

.357 Mag

[Guest Rem_700]

Winchester 180 gr JHP..40 s&W

[dunndw]

My 1911s run Federal HST 230 grain

My 9mms in the house have Hornady TAPs

[Guest jmac]

9mm Federal HST 124gr +p

[Superman]

Federal HST

[Guest archerdr1]

Federal 45 Auto Hydra-Shok® JHP in my Ed Brown Special Forces. This ammo pretty difficult to find these days..

no kidding, I am stuck using Jacketed hollowpoints because I can't find any! but it will get the job done well enough.

[Falcon1]

I tend to use Federal Premium Personal Defense in my semi-automatics, and various types of Remington cartridges in my revolvers.

[creeky]

Speer Gold Dots... 125gr. (.357 sig)

[res308]

Speer 180 Gold Dot .40 in the issue weapon.

Speer 125 Gold Dot .357 in the SP101.

[Guest kingtone]

Federal Vital Shok 140gr or Hornady 125gr XTP for the SP101 .357

(the Federal kicks like a mule...but i kinda like the round)

(or when my wife might use it at home i have the Speer Gold Dot 38spl +P 135 gr)

Winchester 115gr Jacketed HP in the XD9

[Smith]

HST 124g +p in the G19. Also have a bunch of Federal LE and have TAP 124g on hand as well.

[Guest CK1]

recently started carrying the new hornady critical defense stuff instead of the usual +p hydrashoks (I carry 9mm)...

it's not +p, instead the they fill in the hollow point with rubber/plastic and the bullet is soft copper, the load is actually closer to a target load... makes for a bullet that penetrates through clothing (in case you aren't aware, most jhp's get clogged going through clothing causing them not to expand around half the time), and expands more consistantly...

did a phone book test with a cotton t-shirt over it... the hydrashoks went deeper, as for expantion it was no contest... hornady's mushroomed better, everytime.

the lighter recoil helps with follow up shots over the +p, and for me, I'd rather my misses stop in walls rather than go through so I'm ok with the lighter load after I've seen what happens if you don't miss.

science can be very scary!

[Smith]

recently started carrying the new hornady critical defense stuff instead of the usual +p hydrashoks (I carry 9mm)...

it's not +p, instead the they fill in the hollow point with rubber/plastic and the bullet is soft copper, the load is actually closer to a target load... makes for a bullet that penetrates through clothing (in case you aren't aware, most jhp's get clogged going through clothing causing them not to expand around half the time), and expands more consistantly...

did a phone book test with a cotton t-shirt over it... the hydrashoks went deeper, as for expantion it was no contest... hornady's mushroomed better, everytime.

the lighter recoil helps with follow up shots over the +p, and for me, I'd rather my misses stop in walls rather than go through so I'm ok with the lighter load after I've seen what happens if you don't miss.

science can be very scary!

Actually most test show that the newer stuff has overcome that issue. Hydrashoks are renowned for their clogging. they were great 20 years ago, but don't hold a candle to the newer offering such as HST, Ranger-T, Critical Defense, TAP, etc.

[G17]

Federal Premium 9mm +P 124 Gr Expanding FMJ

[MemphisMechanic]

Federal 147gr HST, Glock 19

[Guest Bronker]

I'm pretty confident in my Remington Golden Sabers in both .40 and .45. For my 38spl it's the new Hornady Critical Defense.

[gearyr]

I am using the new Winchester PDX1. 124 grain +P in 9mm. The .45 ACP 230 grain HP. I bought 2 boxes of each. Need to go get some more. gearyr

[hkusp40cal]

Cor-Bon 185 +p in the glock 30 and 1911.

[Guest bkelm18]

For 9mm: Federal HST 124gr +P

For .38 Special: Speer GD 124gr

[Guest crotalus01]

Remington Golden Sabres in my Ruger .45 and Kinematics Research 165 grain Tactical HP in my Glock .40

[Joseg]

Does anyone have a good source to get some of the ammo listed above for 9mm? I mean, if I really owned a pistol or firearm of any type I would want to make sure I carried the right ammo..

I had some Federal +p mixed in with some 124gr Nato Ball but ended up shooting it up on a range day..