SIG P365 owners - whats your defensive ammo choice

I use Speer Gold Dot 124+. Runs great

I use off-the-shelf 124 grain self defense ammo (hollow point). Speer, Remington, Federal, Hornady, Winchester, whatever I can get...

Walkalong said:

Federal 124 Gr HST standard pressure, runs great, but so has everything.

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This is exactly what I use in my P365s and 365XL. I use the +P in my duty pistol and full-size P-series pistols, but the standard pressure HSTs have a great track record. I have also used the Hornady Critical Duty 135 gr +P in my 365s with excellent results (that's one accurate 9mm round in a little gun), but obviously, when going to slightly higher pressure cartridges, you may experience more felt recoil.

Federal also markets a "Micro" JHP specifically designed for sub-compacts (think it's a 150-grain bullet) but I haven't tried it. Also, the SIG-branded "365" JHPs in 147 grain seem to be aimed at P-365 owners. I've shot a lot of the regular 147 grain SIG stuff in a lot of 9mm pistols, and it's as good as advertised.

Pretty much everything I've shot through two 365s and a 365XL has been flawless. A couple hundred rounds of Gold Dot 124 gr +P worked great. The Winchester "white box" generic 115 grain JHPs, the Remington green box 115 grain JHPs, Blazers, Federal Hi-Shok, Hydra-Shok, Atomic 124 gr +P, everything I have in my inventory has functioned without any hiccups in these fabulous baby SIGs.

SIG V-Crown in mine right now.

Sovblocgunfan said:

SIG V-Crown in mine right now.

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DITTO that as my preferred ammo is scarce. My preference is ARX ammo.

I'll use Speer Gold Dot 124s or even Speer Lawman 124TMJs

Federal HST 147

+1 on SIG V-Crown, not because they are superior to others, but because I bought a bunch for a great price last year. Just ran a mag through mine this weekend, and they performed flawlessly, as usual.

Sovblocgunfan said:

SIG V-Crown in mine right now.

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WheelGunMan said:

DITTO that as my preferred ammo is scarce. My preference is ARX ammo.

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I ask the cops in my area what they carry and go with that. 99% of the time it is Speer Gold Dot of Federal HST.

Old Dog said:

This is exactly what I use in my P365s and 365XL.

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What's the difference between these two models?

sparkyv said:

+1 on SIG V-Crown, not because they are superior to others, but because I bought a bunch for a great price last year. Just ran a mag through mine this weekend, and they performed flawlessly, as usual.

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it’s cheap, works fine, no muss, no fuss.

SwampWolf said:

What's the difference between these two models?

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XL has an extra half inch on the barrel and an additional two-round (without extended mag) capacity with a smidge taller grip. Making it the perfect sized carry pistol, ever ...

Anything I can find at the moment.

Last stuff I saw was some Hornady Critical Defense that was in the back office of my LGS, convinced them to sell me a couple boxes.

In normal times I prefer either HST or Speer Gold Dot, both 124gr. Locally I could always find 124gr or 147gr Golden Saber which also runs fine, but I prefer the 124gr loads in the P365.

mine feeds every brand I've fed it. I've fed it a lot of brands and types, and even mixed batches.