Well, right now the .38 is loaded with Gold Dot, while the .380, 9mm, and .45 are all loaded with Golden Sabers.Mithras61 wrote:What loads do you carry, and why? The options seem to be FMJ, JHP, safety slugs, Hydrashok, Golden sabres, and more, so I find myself wondering where to even start looking for good and reliable info.
The 38 is the only one I have a preference on, and that's either for Gold Dot or wadcutters, as I doubt some other hollowpoints would open up as well as the rather bucketlike critters in there.
Gold Dot in semiauto calibers seems to be much closer to hardball in profile, so I use Golden Sabers and Gold Dots pretty much interchangeably there. In fact, as I recall, my spare 9mm mags are full of cheap Remington UMC JHPs because I ran low on 9mm Golden Sabers.
For that matter, I just realized that there's another spare mag of .45ACP 230gr Hydrashoks sitting here. I guess if it comes down to spare mags, the BGs will just have to take whatever I manage to lay my hands on. Of course, if it happens right here, the .38 is just buying me time to get out of the chair and take one big step to cover and a 12ga.