Let's have a Personal Defense ammo discussion

[HarleyDave]

What ammo brand and grain of personal defense ammo do you primarily use in your CCW?
Thanks looking for lots of information helping in decisions not only for me but hopefully for other newbie's. Thanks in advance to all whom participates in this discussion.

[USA1]

The hard hitting Speer Gold Dot .45 230 grain is all I use in my Kimber.
Feeds reliably and has a proven track record.



For the Snubby, it's Winchester Supreme Elite Bonded PDX1 38 Special +P 130 grain.

[7075-T7]

Out:
155 Grain Barnes TAC-XP from double-tap for the 10mm, 20 carried at a time.

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115 grain +P Barnes TAC-XP from double-tap for the 9mm, 16 carried at a time.

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Home:
alternating 45 grain Hornady v-max and Federal 65 grain "Urban tacical" soft point for the .223, 50 rounds loaded up and ready to go.

[RPB]

Hornady Critical Defense and Speer Gold Dot in my 9mms
Buffalo Bore 100 gr. and 95 gr. in my locked breech .380s
Silvertips or Hydroshoks in my .32 Seecamps

[HarleyDave]

GOOD STUFF, THANKS TO THOSE POSTING. PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING! GREAT INFORMATION FOR ALL CONCERNED.

[MoJo]

This is what any gun I may reach for protection will be loaded with.

CorBon DPX 115 gr +P in 9mm and DPX 140 in 40. Federal HST 230 gr in .45 ACP. Federal 125 gr Nyclad HP or Gold Dot 135 gr short barrel in .38. Federal or Remington 125gr JHP in .357 Mag when carried. 00 Buck or Slugs in 12 gauge. 55 gr M193 in .223. Federal 125 gr JHP in .30-30. M2 Ball .30-06. Stingers .22 LR.

[J Wilson]

Black Talons in all 3 of my 45s.
No,I did not pay the prices they are asking for now.

[E150GT]

CorBon 90grain .380

CorBon ? grain .40s&w
I had to replace my carry ammo as my friend decided to shoot it out of my glock last range trip.

[stroo]

Corbon DPX regardless of caliber.

[zero4o3]

I have been using the winchester PDX1 165 grain .40 in my sig, shoots accurelty and feels like it would really pack a punch and now that walmart keeps it instock its super easy to get ahold of which was one of the deciding factors after I read review on different ammo.

[terryg]

I am currently working on this same question myself. I have heard and read good things about the Winchester Ranger SXT line. Specifically about it being a good performing JHP for the price point. I can't find it locally, however, and have not yet ordered any online.

Most of the SD ammo people talk about seem to run about $1 or more per round in 9mm. The SXT (either the '147gr' or the '+P+ 115gr') seems to run closer to 50 cents per round in 9mm. I don't want every decision to be about money. But if I can get the same performance in a round that cost half as much, it seems like a winner to me.

But I am still doing research - I appreciate your question HarleyDave!

ETA: Much of what I have read claim that the SXT is pretty much the same bullet as the Black Talon that Winchester was forced to pull due to 'public outcry'.

[Vic]

I carry Speer Gold Dots in 180-grain in my Glock 23 .40 cal.

[mkosmo]

Corbon DPX 80gr in .380 ACP.
Winchester Ranger 230gr in .45 ACP.

[dalto]

9mm Federal HST 124gr

[karder]

I use Federal Vital Shok 230 grain in my .45. I use Federal Vital Shok for all my self-defense loads on all calibers except my FivenseveN. I don't have an intelligent, researched reason for why I use this ammo. It feeds very reliably for me, but the truth is, I grew up shooting Federal, and I have just stuck with it. Dumb reason I know.