9mm Defensive Ammo Weight Preference?

[OKCShooter]

I switched to Civil Defense 50g 9mm. Ballistics performance holds up and (importantly) full energy transfer with less likelihood of passing through walls. The light weight saves 3oz of weight as well (in my 15 + 1 Capacity)

Seriously, 50g @ 2200fps+ is no joke (and it penetrates Level III)

 

[davek]

I switched to Civil Defense 50g 9mm. Ballistics performance holds up and (importantly) full energy transfer with less likelihood of passing through walls. The light weight saves 3oz of weight as well.

Seriously, 50g @ 2200fps+ is no joke (and it penetrates Level III)

What are those 50g bullets made of, aluminum?

 

[jackary]

124gr for mine

 

[dennishoddy]

I switched to Civil Defense 50g 9mm. Ballistics performance holds up and (importantly) full energy transfer with less likelihood of passing through walls. The light weight saves 3oz of weight as well.

Seriously, 50g @ 2200fps+ is no joke (and it penetrates Level III)

I’m a huge proponent of speed kills in projectiles.

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

I consider 124grn a nice happy medium and carry it mostly. But this talk of screaming fast 50grn projectiles has my interest peaked.

 

[Chaparral]

Flat nose versus round or hollow. Want the round to stay where I put it and cause defensive damage. Flat nose is what the military is supposed to stay away from, some convention in arms and warfare.

 

[swampratt]

Video of that 50gr 9mm ammo and a clear gel block test and read reviews.

 

[scott024]

Federal 9BPLE is the only way to go.

 

[wolfkpr]

I would lean towards 115 or 124 gr.. there are gel tests available everywhere, do easy to see how the ammo you csn find “ supposedly” performs. Im a big fan of the solid copper barnes pistol bullet, and its loaded by a couple different places. I’ve shot problem critters with plain winchester white box hp ( in both weights), and it does well, but not as good as the solid copper hp..

 

[TANSTAAFL]

A Variety, When carrying a 9 mm I stage my ammo. Like the Liberty ammo quite a bit. As for practice I really like 124 grain NATO, and it is the second line of defense after the Liberty Civil Defense. I also like 147 grain NATO to, usually the last ones in the magazine.