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What is the best carry cartridge?
- Thread starter Mercuttio
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I’m picking up a Glock 20sf tomorrow from a fellow odt’er. I’m excited to see how it performs
All jokes aside, I like to carry a .45. My current carry is a sig p220 combat. 8 rounds in one mag, and 10 in the other on my person. Then plenty to get home in my truck. When the riots got bad last year my truck was like a rolling gun store. LOL
45ACP. Because it's a good threat stopper. Double Tap pistol for pocket carry, not a range gun. 1911 Lightweight for belt or shoulder holster and can drive tacks with it
Considering defense ammo, I have looked to the ballistics gel info on the web….
Here’s one site….
Personally, I’m using Speer Gold Dot in my 9 mm either 115/124 gr depending on barrel length. It seems to be the best for average penetration and expansion. The Speer Gold Dot though, is pretty sparse and difficult to find as Law Enforcement seems to get first dibs on production (that says something in itself).
I found other brands that seem satisfactory for use in my .380 and .45 acp based on the same test info I’ve read.
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Here’s one site….
Handgun Self-Defense Ammunition - Ballistic Testing Data
Lucky Gunner tests more than 110 different 9mm, 45 ACP, 40 S&W and 380 ACP handgun self-defense ammunition loads in ballistic gel with analysis and video.
www.luckygunner.com
Personally, I’m using Speer Gold Dot in my 9 mm either 115/124 gr depending on barrel length. It seems to be the best for average penetration and expansion. The Speer Gold Dot though, is pretty sparse and difficult to find as Law Enforcement seems to get first dibs on production (that says something in itself).
I found other brands that seem satisfactory for use in my .380 and .45 acp based on the same test info I’ve read.
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5,000 fps.
Jokes aside, that’s a nice winkler
It depends on what you're doing, where you're going, your situation. Above all else, proficiency with what you're carrying is vital. I like 9mm.
For a 64 year old pawn shop owner in Mableton it was .45 acp in a 1911.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1389775/Armed-robber-killed-gun-shop-owner-Georgia.html
For a 71 year old church security guard it was .357 sig in a P229.
https://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/article238813193.html
For a 64 year old pawn shop owner in Mableton it was .45 acp in a 1911.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1389775/Armed-robber-killed-gun-shop-owner-Georgia.html
For a 71 year old church security guard it was .357 sig in a P229.
https://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/article238813193.html
In medium to large sized defensive pistols, I think the .40 S&W is the best combination of power and controllable recoil.
But in a compact or micro sized deep concealment pistol, I want less recoil so I go with a nine.
Also if you shoot a whole lot or use your gun for action pistol competitions you may want a 9 mm for lower recoil and cheap practice ammo.
But in a compact or micro sized deep concealment pistol, I want less recoil so I go with a nine.
Also if you shoot a whole lot or use your gun for action pistol competitions you may want a 9 mm for lower recoil and cheap practice ammo.
