What .380 ammo do you carry?

[cboss]

My LGS has a couple of .380's on the shelves that got me thinking I might want to switch up my carry gun come summer. The guns in question are the Ruger LCP Max and the Walther PK380. Thinking of trying pocket carry with one. I've done a bit of research and I'm comfortable with the potential of the round depending on the loading, and I have my favorites based on non-scientific youtube gelatin tests. Just wondering what you guys who do carry .380's use?

Based on what I have seen and read, I'm leaning towards Underwood Xtreme Defender and the Fort Scott TUI, as those appear to achieve adequate penetration.

 

[Catt57]

My LGS has a couple of .380's on the shelves that got me thinking I might want to switch up my carry gun come summer. The guns in question are the Ruger LCP Max and the Walther PK380. Thinking of trying pocket carry with one. I've done a bit of research and I'm comfortable with the potential of the round depending on the loading, and I have my favorites based on non-scientific youtube gelatin tests. Just wondering what you guys who do carry .380's use?

Based on what I have seen and read, I'm leaning towards Underwood Xtreme Defender and the Fort Scott TUI, as those appear to achieve adequate penetration.

When I need something really small I carry a Ruger LCP II in .380. But ever since I got the EC9s I haven't had the need to carry it much. The EC9s is a pretty compact 9mm.

As for ammo. Pretty much whatever JHP I can find.

 

[adamsredlines]

Critical duty for my 238.

You should look up the specs on the Buffalo Bore hard cast stuff. WAY overpenetrating lol. I think it is supposed to do like 48" in ballistic gel tests

 

[Pstmstr]

I was at a pocket carry class last year and we did quite a bit of testing with .380 ammo on cans of corn and water jugs. The Federal HST round was most impressive. So my pick for cans of corn and water jugs would be that round. A lot of people carry fmj in .380 for the needed penetration.

 

[Waltercat]

"The EC9s is a pretty compact 9mm."
I just looked up the EC9. A whopping .90" wide. Think I'll turn in the Shield.
Sorry to steal the thread.

 

[okierider]

Jacketed flat point.....

 

[sherrick13]

Critical Defense.

 

[tynyphil]

Take a look at Black Hill's Honey Badger ammo, especially for 380. I also carry it as my defense ammo in 45 and 9

 

[RickN]

First round up is Critical Defense, mags are full of hardball. My little Garcia does not feed HP reliably enough to depend on it for defense so the first round is for shock value and the rest are for dependability. Now when I carry my 9mm 1911 it is all HP.

 

[mouthpiece]

Best .380 amm I've found is in 9mm or .40 s&w