What's the best defensive round for pistols? Call me old fashioned, but I prefer the .45 ACP, sure, 9mm pistols generally hold more ammo, but unless youre fighting hordes of zombies/ bad guys then shot placement is preferable to number of rounds carried. The bigger the hole, the better the round. What say ye? :mrgreen:
9mm hands down!
IMHO the two very best defensive rounds are the 9mm and the .38 +P.
I know I'm only a dabbler compared to some of the posters here, and I can't say anything intelligent about which is better between the 9mm and the .45 ACP. But for defending myself, I feel good about my .38 spl. revolver with 158 gr. lead bullets, especially the wadcutter target type. There's something about a fairly heavy piece of soft lead that's not moving too fast that the human body doesn't seem to handle very well. I'm planning to buy a couple boxes of the Buffalo Bore 158 gr. soft lead semi-wadcutters for "what if" situations, which I hope will never happen to me.
9mm hands down!
IMHO the two very best defensive rounds are the 9mm and the .38 +P.
What's the best defensive round for pistols? Call me old fashioned, but I prefer the .45 ACP, sure, 9mm pistols generally hold more ammo, but unless youre fighting hordes of zombies/ bad guys then shot placement is preferable to number of rounds carried. The bigger the hole, the better the round. What say ye? :mrgreen:
What's the best defensive round for pistols? Call me old fashioned, but I prefer the .45 ACP, sure, 9mm pistols generally hold more ammo, but unless youre fighting hordes of zombies/ bad guys then shot placement is preferable to number of rounds carried. The bigger the hole, the better the round. What say ye? :mrgreen:
It's called sarcastic humor.actually most of us professionals find that stupid. Like it or not, few groups test firearms and bullets more extensively than the FBI. 30 years ago, they went to the 10MM and then the 40. Now they are back to the 9mm. Why? because there is no real disadvantage to the 9mm with modern bullets and there are lots of advantages including-less recoil, faster follow up shots, more capacity, lighter weapons, and better hit potential
actually most of us professionals find that stupid. Like it or not, few groups test firearms and bullets more extensively than the FBI. 30 years ago, they went to the 10MM and then the 40. Now they are back to the 9mm. Why? because there is no real disadvantage to the 9mm with modern bullets and there are lots of advantages including-less recoil, faster follow up shots, more capacity, lighter weapons, and better hit potential
Yeah, a lot people forget with modern Hollow Points that you do not have to go big or go home. When it comes to calibers.
in my little SIG 938 I carry federal hydrashocks generally. In my pistol I have as one of my home defense weapons (CZ SP 01) I use the cheaper (so I can practice more) Winchester JHP. they don't work as well as the FHS in the little Sig due to the short barrel, but in the longer CZ barrel, they work great
with modern defensive loads-9mm. And I grew up shooting 45 APC in IPSC for years. But the 9mm is more compact, carries more rounds, practice rounds are cheaper, its easier on your elbows, and stuff like the Federal Hydra shock rounds are just as likely to allow a one shot stop. 45 ACP barrels last longer though since the velocities are lower and the operating pressures are lower.
Yeah, a lot people forget with modern Hollow Points that you do not have to go big or go home. When it comes to calibers.
Used to carry "Planet Wrecker Special". A .38 special 148 grain hollow base wadcutter placed backwards in the case and a dose of Unique powder....
Not a good idea for a couple reasons
1) if you have to shoot someone, his attorney or his estate's attorney will try to smear you for making your own super duper Mope killer bullets
2) more practical and more importantly-if your cartridge fails to go off, you or your state is SOL. if your winchester or remington or core-bon bullet fails to shoot, you are Mrs. Maus has a good claim against the maker
DA to Turtle-why did you shoot the defendant with the bullet you did
Turtle to DA-I bought the same cartridges that my friend Deputy Harry carried figuring if the Sheriff thought it was a good round, I should use it
My concealed carry is a 9mm Sig, but occasionally I carry .45's. Here's my Springfield Armory 'Tactical' Operator TRP with a Trijicon RMR and Surefire X300 tactical light.
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