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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 1569244" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>Okay I'll give my two cents. Bear in mind that's a little more than it's worth.</p><p></p><p>In the '80's when I got into guns, I wouldn't even consider a 9mm for SD. It had a very long track record of being anemic. It's only redeeming value to me was that there was some most excellent guns chambered for it. Fast forward to today with the advances in bullet construction and you will find me carrying a 9mm most of the time.</p><p></p><p>As long as you stay away from the gimicky loads and stick to a proven, modern loading a 9mm is plenty adequate. Federal Hydra-Shocks, HST, Remington Golden Sabre, Speer Gold Dot, most all of the Cor-Bon and Winchester SXT are all good. My personal preference is Speer Gold Dot +P or +P+ (in a gun that will handle them like a Sig, Glock, M&P, etc.). But any in this list are going to be just fine. Find the one that runs in your gun and if one or several do, use the one that's most accurate. </p><p></p><p>All that said, I'm still a little "old school" in that I don't place a lot of faith in the lighter bullet weights. I'm a firm believer in big heavy bullets based on my hunting experience. I don't think that the 115 is the one I'd pick, I don't even use them in .357 Mag either. In 9mm my choice is 124 grain, in .40 and .45 you get a little more leeway because of the increased momentum. In .40 it's almost hard to find a JHP SD load that <em>DOESN'T</em> work well from what I've read. And in .45, well even the old 230 grain ball round has a good stopping record, it's not my choice, but it'll do in a pinch. Can't really say that about any of the others.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I have on hand for SD loads.</p><p></p><p>9mm - Speer Gold Dot, 124gr +P</p><p>.38SP - Speer Gold Dot, 135gr +P Short Barrel</p><p>.357 Mag - Cor-Bon, 125gr JHP, Remington and Winchetser 125 JHPs are fine too, I just happen to have the Cor-Bons on hand</p><p>.45 - Cor-Bon 200gr +P JHP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 1569244, member: 3099"] Okay I'll give my two cents. Bear in mind that's a little more than it's worth. In the '80's when I got into guns, I wouldn't even consider a 9mm for SD. It had a very long track record of being anemic. It's only redeeming value to me was that there was some most excellent guns chambered for it. Fast forward to today with the advances in bullet construction and you will find me carrying a 9mm most of the time. As long as you stay away from the gimicky loads and stick to a proven, modern loading a 9mm is plenty adequate. Federal Hydra-Shocks, HST, Remington Golden Sabre, Speer Gold Dot, most all of the Cor-Bon and Winchester SXT are all good. My personal preference is Speer Gold Dot +P or +P+ (in a gun that will handle them like a Sig, Glock, M&P, etc.). But any in this list are going to be just fine. Find the one that runs in your gun and if one or several do, use the one that's most accurate. All that said, I'm still a little "old school" in that I don't place a lot of faith in the lighter bullet weights. I'm a firm believer in big heavy bullets based on my hunting experience. I don't think that the 115 is the one I'd pick, I don't even use them in .357 Mag either. In 9mm my choice is 124 grain, in .40 and .45 you get a little more leeway because of the increased momentum. In .40 it's almost hard to find a JHP SD load that [I]DOESN'T[/I] work well from what I've read. And in .45, well even the old 230 grain ball round has a good stopping record, it's not my choice, but it'll do in a pinch. Can't really say that about any of the others. Here's what I have on hand for SD loads. 9mm - Speer Gold Dot, 124gr +P .38SP - Speer Gold Dot, 135gr +P Short Barrel .357 Mag - Cor-Bon, 125gr JHP, Remington and Winchetser 125 JHPs are fine too, I just happen to have the Cor-Bons on hand .45 - Cor-Bon 200gr +P JHP [/QUOTE]
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