Hi
I need some help.. I'm from Switzerland and working for a private security company and carrying a pistol on duty. By Swiss law there is a ban on JHP/SP handgun ammo, every bullet which opens up in any way when hitting soft targets are no longer available. You may use them if you still have them but the company I work for restricted the handgun usage to 9mm and FMJ only :banghead: If I could i would take at least a 40 S&W or a 45 ACP, but no chance..
What would you load?
I'm tending to a light and fast shooting load around 115gr?
I also could load my own load but that isn't recommended for self defense but fmj isn't either. Thought about loading some sort of WC which would cause more damage but probably isn't to reliable in feeding... But avent got any experience with them.
There are some sort of "defense" loads availible like the Fiocci Black Mamba and the Lapua CEPP but they shouldn't expand either...
My edc for work is a sig 226 and shooting the cz shadow in ipsc... So I'm aware that shot placement is crucial and FMJ are deadly enough on the right spot but the bullet should have to transfer as much energy as possible while passing trough.
Thanks!
By the way, police forces switched shortly after the ban again to deforming bullets. They mostly carry Ruag action 4, not availbile for the public... http://www.ruag.com/en/Ammotec/Defence_and_Law_Enforcement/9x19/Deformation_ammunition
The restriction only count's for handguns, for rifles every hunting ammo is availible...
I need some help.. I'm from Switzerland and working for a private security company and carrying a pistol on duty. By Swiss law there is a ban on JHP/SP handgun ammo, every bullet which opens up in any way when hitting soft targets are no longer available. You may use them if you still have them but the company I work for restricted the handgun usage to 9mm and FMJ only :banghead: If I could i would take at least a 40 S&W or a 45 ACP, but no chance..
What would you load?
I'm tending to a light and fast shooting load around 115gr?
I also could load my own load but that isn't recommended for self defense but fmj isn't either. Thought about loading some sort of WC which would cause more damage but probably isn't to reliable in feeding... But avent got any experience with them.
There are some sort of "defense" loads availible like the Fiocci Black Mamba and the Lapua CEPP but they shouldn't expand either...
My edc for work is a sig 226 and shooting the cz shadow in ipsc... So I'm aware that shot placement is crucial and FMJ are deadly enough on the right spot but the bullet should have to transfer as much energy as possible while passing trough.
Thanks!
By the way, police forces switched shortly after the ban again to deforming bullets. They mostly carry Ruag action 4, not availbile for the public... http://www.ruag.com/en/Ammotec/Defence_and_Law_Enforcement/9x19/Deformation_ammunition
The restriction only count's for handguns, for rifles every hunting ammo is availible...
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