DBryant
Member
Here are three things that I read often enough about defensive handgun ammo:
1. Practice with it often.
2. Don't use ball. It's less effective and can over-penetrate.
3. Don't use reloads. A prosecutor can use that against you.
Gents, I'm not necessarily saying any of this is wrong, but it puts me in kinda a tight spot. You see, I've got a blue-collar job, four mouths to feed, a house that needs several things fixed, I can only afford to keep one out of three vehicles running, and none of those are newer than 1998.
I may not be destitute (yet) but I'm doing good to get $20 a month after the bills are paid. Sometimes I don't even get that much.
Given the current prices of components I can load up 100 rounds of .40 S&W JHP for $24.20, or 24.2 cents a round. I can buy ball locally for about $30 per hundred, or 30 cents a round. If I could ever save up enough to order it in bulk, it would be about 26 cents a round. Factory JHP in bulk is about 32 cents a round at the cheapest. (prices from gun-deals.com)
So, if you were in my situation what would you do?
1. Practice with it often.
2. Don't use ball. It's less effective and can over-penetrate.
3. Don't use reloads. A prosecutor can use that against you.
Gents, I'm not necessarily saying any of this is wrong, but it puts me in kinda a tight spot. You see, I've got a blue-collar job, four mouths to feed, a house that needs several things fixed, I can only afford to keep one out of three vehicles running, and none of those are newer than 1998.
I may not be destitute (yet) but I'm doing good to get $20 a month after the bills are paid. Sometimes I don't even get that much.
Given the current prices of components I can load up 100 rounds of .40 S&W JHP for $24.20, or 24.2 cents a round. I can buy ball locally for about $30 per hundred, or 30 cents a round. If I could ever save up enough to order it in bulk, it would be about 26 cents a round. Factory JHP in bulk is about 32 cents a round at the cheapest. (prices from gun-deals.com)
So, if you were in my situation what would you do?