32acp = FMJ
9mm, 38SPL, 40cal = JHP
9mm, 38SPL, 40cal = JHP
Speer Gold Dots in my 642.
I usually carry Ranger T or something similar in my .45's. But...if 45 FMJ is all I had- I could carry that without reservation.
Not so much with my 9mm....
Not so much with my 9mm....
Golden Sabre .45 JHP in my 1911, which feed very reliably with their rounded, ball-ammo style nose.
Never considered carrying in FMJ during the colder months. Do JHPs not have enough oomph to penetrate poofy First Down coats?
Never considered carrying in FMJ during the colder months. Do JHPs not have enough oomph to penetrate poofy First Down coats?
.380 LWS Seecamp = Cor Bon DPX
Rohrbaugh R9 = 124 Golden Sabres JHP
Rohrbaugh R9 = 124 Golden Sabres JHP
Some Hollow points have been know to clog up with stuff and fail to expand. Truth? Fiction? Who knows... but the story makes the rounds and tests have been done....etc, etc, etc.
Ball loads generally get good penetration (12 inches is sorta the base line)... but 45 ball creates fairly impressive cavitation as in passes through the wound channel.
I can see why some opinionators feel a .45 cal hole "for sure" beats a 9mm that may or may not expand (or loose it's jacket, fail other wise).
I dont know about the rest of you guys.... but a handgun, puny as they are, are a lot easier to tote than a M1 Garand.
Only when I carry the .380 in the winter for thicker clothes. JHP in the summer.
I carry Hornady JHP in my CCW so I voted accordingly. I wouldn't be opposed to using FMJ given the correct gun, etc.
Some Hollow points have been know to clog up with stuff and fail to expand. Truth? Fiction? Who knows... but the story makes the rounds and tests have been done....etc, etc, etc.
I've seen the claim and if it happens you have a FMJ don't you? Really I'd worry more about jacket separation and bullet weight retention. A good bonded bullet is more important to me.
I've seen the claim and if it happens you have a FMJ don't you? Really I'd worry more about jacket separation and bullet weight retention. A good bonded bullet is more important to me.
