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I like to think of it in football terms... tis the time of year again--YES, Finally!

I agree. (GO Pack!)

I also like what my Pop says... "It'll follow you around the corner and kick your ^%$@!" (he was talking about FMJs, but I think some of the rounds discussed here can do the same).

Thank you everyone for all the info. I guess I've got some research to do, since there doesn't seem to be any real concensus on which loads, although I've noticed quite a few of you like the Speer Gold Dots.

Paladin, thanks for the links to those loading for LEOs. I'll add them to my short list to try out. So far I've put almot 1000 rounds through my SA 1911 GI, and have only had 2 FTLs (both were last round out of a Kimber magazine, no less!), but I ran 40 Corbon DPXs (so far - pretty pricey, but then, what's a life worth?) with no issues so far.

I'm a member of the "slower & heavier is better than faster & lighter, but faster & heavier is best" crowd, so I'll probably check out some of those 230 grain +P loads (SA says that the 5" barrel models of 1911 shouldn't have any problems at all with this, so we'll see).

Diode, I'd be happy to have a beer & some gun talk. What's your favorite watering hole?

Well, I'm going to be carrying a SA 1911-A1 GI MilSpec .45 ACP with the 5" barrel, so it can take the +P loads as well as the standard loads.

I want to be able to stop a BG even if he ducks around the corner of the wall, but I don't want to accidentally shoot my neighbor. My concern about deforming rounds is that they won't have enough punch if they end up going through the wall to stop the BG, but the FMJ will probably go through a couple walls if I miss the BG.

I'm currently getting a 4" group at 15 yards with 50 rounds per target, and am working diligently to improve that.

It isn't how fast you shoot, it's how fast you can be accurate.

I'm trying to decide what type of rounds to carry. I grew up shooting, buut never worried too much about what rounds, because FMJ seemed like the best all-around choice. I haven't done much shooting in the last 20 years, though, and the choices of load seem to have multiplied. I chatted with my father, and he carries FMJ because of where he lives (northern WI) and he wants to be able to hit the BG even if BG ducks behind a wall or around the corner. He lives a good 30 minutes from police assistance on the good days, so he feels the burden more than some folks, he says. He learned to shoot in USMC back in the 50s, and I wonder if that colors his feelings on the subject, so I ask:

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.