What is your favorite 9mm defensive ammo?

[idahoberetta9000s]

Mine is Hornady TAP 147gr jhp. It has black nickel plated casings to ensure proper feeding and ejection, the bullets have good penetration and expansion, and the powder is formulated to have low flash to preserve night vision.

 

[Pilot]

Corbon 125 grain +p's.

 

[armoredman]

Remington 115gr JHP.

 

[otomik]

someone tell me about 127gr. Winchester Ranger +P+ and Corbon Powerball

 

[DirksterG30]

147gr. Golden Sabres

 

[Gary G23]

Either Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P or Hornady TAP-FPD 124gr.

 

[MCgunner]

115 grain +P

 

[Tomcat1066]

124 gr Speer Gold Dots

Tom

 

[Jeff Timm]

WW 115 gr. HPs Silver tip or "Personal Defense" white box.

Geoff
Who is old fashioned.

 

[Lou22]

Ranger +P+ 115gr. If not those, the Ranger +P+ 127gr.

Lou

 

[age_ranger]

Federal HST's are in the mag now. I've got about 30 different types i've been trying out and the top 5 rank like this:

Federal HST's
Win Ranger 147gr JHP
Rem Golden Sabers
Win Silvertips
Glasers

I still want to try out the CorBon DPW rounds. I can't seem to find them anywhere though. I really like the Hornady TAP 147gr 9mm in my carbine. Also, the Federal 147gr subsonic JHP's are nice in the longer barrels like carbines. I like that smooth shooting, quieter round!!!

 

[wolf]

for the 9mm: 124gr gold dots

for the .45 cal: 230 gr gold dots



wolf

 

[Wags]

If I would carry, it would be Corbon 115gr +P JHP.

 

[Tom Servo]

The CorBons have always been alot of noise and flame for me, but they're effective. I've always used Speer Gold Dot 124gr+P, and I've yet to find a gun that doesn't feed them flawlessly. However, my local range has started stocking Black Hills Gold Dots, and man are they accurate! It's $35/50, but the actual cost-per-round is cheaper, too.

 

[Glockman17366]

I bought several boxes of Hirtenberger +P+ several years ago. That's what's in the magazine when I carry the Glock 19.

 

[JeepDriver]

Ranger 127+P+ or Gold Dot 124+p

 

[turbonatr]

Speer 147gr. Gold Dots.

Pics of bullets recovered from feral dogs can be found in this thread. The 147gr. GD pic is on page 2.

http://www.10mmtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=3741

 

[dwenslen]

speer 147 gold dots.
if none around, then speer 124 +p gold dots
cheers,
Derek

 

[iluvlabs1]

Any brand that goes "boom".....

 

[stevelyn]

115 gr Speer Gold Dots.

 

[Gunsnrovers]

124gr Federal Nyclad. When my stash of Nyclad dies out, I will switch to 124gr Gold Dot.

Both are great in my HP's and my CZ75.

 

[roo_ster]

The 9mm with a premium bullet that cycles my wife's SA UC wihtout a hiccup: Federal Personal Defense 135gr.

Not tha most popular, but it is reliable in my wife's 1911 and the brass does not land on her head, like the Gold Dots did.

 

[Ala Dan]

+1 for Hornadys TAP 124 grain +P JHP's

 

[strambo]

Speer 124 +P gold dots. After I use up my current supply, (on badguys ) I'm gonna go back to standard pressure. I don't think the perps will notice the difference, but I will in follow up shot time with my K9.

 

[Rob96]

124gr+p Gold Dots as loaded by Black Hills. Although I do want to give the TAP ammo a try, after some of the informal results I have been told.