9mm 124 or 147?

[Mick22]

I carry 124 +P PDX1, however, I'm sure either grain will suit you well.

[lowdogtx]

147 all the way

[ELB]

The simple version is that you can't go far wrong with any current major manufacturer's hollow points as long as you do your job on shot placement.

The less simple version is the FBI shooting test has been in effect for so long now that all the major manufacturer's have had plenty of time to engineer bullet design and powder loading to basically do the same thing, regardless of bullet weight or caliber. The testing by Lucky Gunner I put up a link to earlier seems to support this. The 9mm loadings are most consistent in this regard, they almost all group right around the 12" to 18" penetration depth and they as a caliber they expand as designed more than the other calibers. The .40 and .45 tests have several that penetrate to the limits of the test because of failed expansion. .380 is skewed to under-penetration, but there are several loadings that have respectable penetration results and even some good expansion.

You could pretty much throw a dart at that chart to pick a round and as long as it feeds reliably in your pistol, be done with it.

[Abraham]

Speer Gold Dot JHP 124 gr. +P