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Tools and Uses => Firearms and Accessories => Topic started by: Kingkeoni on June 29, 2011, 05:16:28 PM

Title: What is your choice in self defense ammo
Post by: Kingkeoni on June 29, 2011, 05:16:28 PM: What do you have in your gun?

What caliber?

What brand and type?

And why?
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Post by: Kingkeoni on June 29, 2011, 05:18:18 PM: I use Speer Gold Dot 40S&W 165 grain.

This is what I use in my carry pistol and what is loaded in the HD pistol as well.
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Post by: 2aHawaii on June 29, 2011, 06:05:14 PM: 180gr Federal HST
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Post by: Funtimes on June 29, 2011, 06:15:10 PM: .40 S&W Hydrashock rounds
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Post by: 808shooter on June 29, 2011, 07:45:45 PM: .40 Winchester Ranger +P
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Post by: Funtimes on June 29, 2011, 08:01:02 PM: Lots of .40 so far :)
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Post by: Dregs on June 29, 2011, 09:27:01 PM: .50 bmg.

Actually, .45 ACP HP :D
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Post by: vooduchikn on June 29, 2011, 10:51:13 PM: .40 Speer gold dot 165 grn
.45 Speer gold dot 230 grn
9mm Winchester ranger. 115+P

12 gauge 00 buckshot,
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Post by: stegosaurus on June 30, 2011, 12:15:34 AM: 9 mm hollow point Winchester Rangers
12 ga. 00 buckshot Winchester Rangers
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Post by: Heavies on June 30, 2011, 12:36:40 AM: Quote from: Kingkeoni on June 29, 2011, 05:16:28 PM
...

And why?

What is the reasons for using a particular ammo (brand/ nose profile)? Best stopping, best velocity, best accuracy, cheapest you could find at the time... ;)

I am interested.
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Post by: Kingkeoni on June 30, 2011, 12:44:40 AM: Quote from: Heavies on June 30, 2011, 12:36:40 AM
Quote from: Kingkeoni on June 29, 2011, 05:16:28 PM
...

And why?

What is the reasons for using a particular ammo (brand/ nose profile)? Best stopping, best velocity, best accuracy, cheapest you could find at the time... ;)

I am interested.

My choice in ammunition is based on stopping power, reliability in my firearms and accuracy in my firearms.

The Gold dots work exceptionally well for me and I've never had any problems whatsoever with them.
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Post by: Heavies on June 30, 2011, 01:15:47 AM: ^^Cool.

I only have a Colt 1911 at this time, I use Remington Golden Sabers in 185 grain .45 ACP. It has been one of the only SD ammo that I could find that feeds reliably in my old gun.
Which gun store has the best selection of SD ammo on Oahu? Seems like it is hard to find a good selection, but I haven't really looked around for a while...

Other than SD, I use regular 230 grain ball, or handloaded 200 grain SWC's for plinking and practice.

I gotta get me one of those newfangled plastic pistols everyone raves about..
I want a glock, the ak47 of pistolaz.. ;D when the budget allows.
That way I can throw any old flying ashtray in it and not have to worry about it...
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Post by: 808shooter on June 30, 2011, 06:53:01 AM: Quote from: Heavies on June 30, 2011, 01:15:47 AM
^^Cool.

I only have a Colt 1911 at this time, I use Remington Golden Sabers in 185 grain .45 ACP. It has been one of the only SD ammo that I could find that feeds reliably in my old gun.
Which gun store has the best selection of SD ammo on Oahu? Seems like it is hard to find a good selection, but I haven't really looked around for a while...

Other than SD, I use regular 230 grain ball, or handloaded 200 grain SWC's for plinking and practice.

I gotta get me one of those newfangled plastic pistols everyone raves about..
I want a glock, the ak47 of pistolaz.. ;D when the budget allows.
That way I can throw any old flying ashtray in it and not have to worry about it...

Heavies, Hornady just came out with a Critical Defense HP round with a polymer tip inside the hollow point. The polymer tip is supposed to help feeding problems among other things
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Post by: vooduchikn on June 30, 2011, 08:11:31 AM: Quote from: vooduchikn on June 29, 2011, 10:51:13 PM
.40 Speer gold dot 165 grn
.45 Speer gold dot 230 grn
9mm Winchester ranger. 115+P

12 gauge 00 buckshot,

I have found these to cycle reliably in my firearms and be accurate.
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Post by: stegosaurus on June 30, 2011, 05:05:17 PM: Quote from: stegosaurus on June 30, 2011, 12:15:34 AM
9 mm hollow point Winchester Rangers
12 ga. 00 buckshot Winchester Rangers

9 mm is the only caliber handgun I own at the moment. Carter recommended the Rangers to me. The 00 buckshot was given to me from a friend of mine. They happened to be Rangers as well which I thought was cool. I have matching SD ammo :P
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Post by: Dregs on June 30, 2011, 06:40:03 PM: If it doesn't match your shoes, I'd dump it. =Op
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Post by: nf9648 on July 01, 2011, 08:43:18 AM: My humble list of whats stocked up or carried..

9mm - Winchester RA9B or RA9T
.45 ACP - Winchester RA45B
12g - Federal LE132 00
5.56 - Federal MK 318 Mod 0
6.8 - SSA 85gr Barnes TSX
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Post by: hvybarrels on July 06, 2011, 03:37:41 PM: #4 buck so it has plenty of energy transfer and hopefully doesn't go through the singlewall construction and take out my housemates and neighbors. have 00 and a couple slugs riding in the side saddle just in case extra penetration or distance is needed
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Post by: GZire on July 07, 2011, 06:14:12 PM: Should I go to Alaska and see one of these:
(http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/g/grizzly_bear-8210.jpg)

My choice is this:
(http://palmettostatearmory.com/images/1933.jpg)

Cartridge compared to some others (cartridge is the one on the far left):
(http://cdn5.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/300px-cartridge-comparison1-1.jpg)
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Post by: 808shooter on July 07, 2011, 08:28:50 PM: Heck yeah, that guy just got killed by a grizzly while hiking

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=14015725 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=14015725)

Quote from: GZire on July 07, 2011, 06:14:12 PM
Should I go to Alaska and see one of these:
(http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/g/grizzly_bear-8210.jpg)

My choice is this:
(http://palmettostatearmory.com/images/1933.jpg)

Cartridge compared to some others (cartridge is the one on the far left):
(http://cdn5.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/300px-cartridge-comparison1-1.jpg)
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Post by: GZire on July 08, 2011, 08:29:44 AM: ^^^Just heard about that today. Pretty sad, but you are in a bear's world out there.
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Post by: djsmiles808 on May 30, 2013, 12:20:01 PM: Bump. If it came down to it, what would be the ideal sd for 22lr coming out of a pistol?hp,solid. Etc
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Post by: Jphilly on May 30, 2013, 02:50:42 PM: Cci stingers for sure
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Post by: hnl.flyboy on May 30, 2013, 04:22:42 PM: 147gr Speer Gold Dot 9mm

Quote from: djsmiles808 on May 30, 2013, 12:20:01 PM
Bump. If it came down to it, what would be the ideal sd for 22lr coming out of a pistol?hp,solid. Etc

FMJ Minimags or faster. If I HAD to use a .22, I want that sucker to go deeper.
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Post by: sworbeyegib on May 30, 2013, 05:46:21 PM: 230gr speer gold dots in my XDM45
64gr speer gold dot le in my AR-15
12 gauge federal low-recoil buckshot in my Mossberg 590
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Post by: dirsh on May 30, 2013, 06:51:02 PM: (http://www.hornady.com/assets/images/products/ammo/packaging/zombiemax-223-rem-pkg.png)
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Post by: powder monkey on May 30, 2013, 07:20:45 PM: 17 mach 2
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Post by: drck1000 on May 30, 2013, 07:20:57 PM: Gold Dots 124 gr

Also have some 147 gr, but primary is the 124 gr.

For 22lr, I would pick the heaviest and highest velocity I could find. I know that lead headed cheap Federal Champion doesn't run well in my M&P 22, so I would avoid. Seems like CCI MiniMags run best and Federal HP.
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Post by: K30l4 on May 30, 2013, 08:28:04 PM: Hornady 124 gr. XTP
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Post by: clshade on May 30, 2013, 10:08:06 PM: Cheapest hunting ammo I can find. :( The 45 gets 230RN hardball. (The round, not the forum member. :shaka: )

I feed my guns home cast lead for the most part when I am target shooting but was advised to keep commercially made ammo in them for HD. Less likely to be accused of making "killer bullets" that way, even though the hunting loads (HP's, JSP's, etc) are WAY more killer than anything I cast and load.

Reminds me that I gotta buy a box of something - buckshot, maybe - to keep in the shotty.
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Post by: stangzilla on May 30, 2013, 10:45:34 PM: .45 230 gr hydrashock JHP
.45+p 185 gr golden saber JHP
.357 125 gr PDX1 defender JHP
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