Self Defense Ammo

[Texas1911]

All I was getting at is that bullets are going to ruin any attacker's day, whether FMJ or JHP.

What about ice bullets with happy faces carved into them?

 

[Floyd_Droid]

What about ice bullets with happy faces carved into them?

Or the famous "meat bullet"

 

[chevydeerhunter]

Or the famous "meat bullet"

 

[PrimitiveHunter]

I'll commit a cardinal sin and not read 3 pages of replies but have a look at my post in the handgun section about ammo for my Colt Defender.

 

[DirtyD]

I cant agree more with everything already stated, but have personal experience with the FMJ ball vs. JHP, and can relate many other stories from Iraq as well. Service men and women are not allowed to load anything other than FMJ ball ammo, andno matter what the caliber (small arms) it is not a man stopper with out a headshot, and then there is the over-penetration issue as well....

 

[PrimitiveHunter]

I went back to the river this morning and shot my Glock 357sig into the same dirt bank as my 45. Here are 3 of the bullets I picked up. They are Winchester 125 GR JHP. Expansion and consistency are very good.

 

[friedk]

Federal HST.

 

[PrimitiveHunter]

I've looked at a ton of ammo sites and the cheapest place with the best selection I've found is ammunitiontogo.com. If you go near Brenham, you can pick it up and save shipping.

 

[lonewolf23c]

I have to get a dumb question out of the way...I carry two Glocks - the 30 and the 26. Since I'm cheap, I carry them with Winchester target ammo. Am I being stupid by not carrying with more expensive hollow points? Can any of you recommend some particular ammo in 9mm and .45 ACP?

Thank you for your help.

Self Defense ammo is made with the intention of stopping a criminal and is more accurate and has a higher load than a target round normally. In a pinch though any round will stop a criminal.