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WinoVeritas wrote:"super-duper-Über-fancy-smancy ammo

Man, now when my gold dots get here I'm going to be unable to think anything but 'fancshy-schmanschy' when I load 'em up.

My thought at this point is really "just go with something that a sufficient number of LE agencies have authorized and make sure it runs in your gun". Not because I'm a wannabe cop or anything like that, but just because if enough people are using it then I feel more comfortable, and LE have an interest in making sure they use good ammo (and LE are people, too ). I figure more ammo has been run through Glocks by cops than I'd ever be able to personally shoot in my lifetime.

That's pretty much why I want 124 grain +P gold dots - because when I went google searching what LE agencies authorize in 9mm it kept coming up. I think back when I bought the Hydra-Shok, Hydra-Shok kept coming up, although I don't remember if I chose on the basis of weight or if it was just 'the store I went to had some 147 grain hydra-shok on the shelf'.

The reason I want *new* ammo is because what I have, I've had for a while. I had some FMJ that was the same age and it all went bang when I took it to the range a couple of weeks ago, so I figure the JHP I have will still go bang, too, but newer ammo can't hurt.

So, I basically agree with the 'too much time and energy' comment. On the other hand, I like that there are people doing that, because it benefits the rest of us (both by advancement in ammo design, etc, and not having to test everything individually).

I'm not sure I'd be worried as much about legal consequences as much as effectiveness. In whatever edition I happen to have of "The Concealed Handgun Manual" there was a story related where a guy had frangible ammo, hit his target every time he pulled the trigger (his target, fortunately, missed every shot) - and I got the distinct impression from the book that if he'd been carrying JHP instead the incident would have likely been over a lot sooner.

I'd want to see data for claims that a frangible ammo was as effective as JHP before I'd think about carrying it. Were they just statements or did the web sites you're referencing have data? (I'm not directing any of that at you, I'm just curious.)

RogueUSMC wrote:

anomie wrote:Has 9mm availability eased up at all?

I haven't seen hollow points in a brick and mortar store in a long, long time. I am currently carrying 147 grain Federal Premium Hydra-Shok that I bought a couple 20 round boxes of before the ammo shortage and before I was really thinking about what ammo I would want to carry.

I want to get new ammo but have felt sort of stuck given the ammo shortage. If I could lay my hands on a couple 20 round boxes of 124g speer gold dot +P "short barrel" (I carry a G26) I'd carry that, although I figure the Hydra-Shok is "good enough" - but I've never really known too much about ammo.

http://www.ammunitiondepot.com/CCI-Spee ... 3617-a.htm

50 count for $31 and change...

Thank you, sir!

Has 9mm availability eased up at all?

I haven't seen hollow points in a brick and mortar store in a long, long time. I am currently carrying 147 grain Federal Premium Hydra-Shok that I bought a couple 20 round boxes of before the ammo shortage and before I was really thinking about what ammo I would want to carry.

I want to get new ammo but have felt sort of stuck given the ammo shortage. If I could lay my hands on a couple 20 round boxes of 124g speer gold dot +P "short barrel" (I carry a G26) I'd carry that, although I figure the Hydra-Shok is "good enough" - but I've never really known too much about ammo.