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What type of .45ACP ammunition would you use for personal defense purposes?
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71165 grain jacketed hollow point0%0165 grain jacketed hollow point +P0%1185 grain jacketed hollow point0%7185 grain jacketed hollow point +P0%10200 grain jacketed hollow point0%4200 grain jacketed hollow point +P0%6230 grain jacketed hollow point0%25230 grain jacketed hollow point +P0%11230 grain full metal jacket round nose0%5230 grain full metal jacket flat nose0%0other (please explain in a reply)0%2It's too late, it's over. -
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a JHP that feeds reliably and that you can hit with.Starve the beast, move to a free state.
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185gr JHP.
I like the bullets to move fast enough to turn into nice fat mushrooms."I kill things for a living, don't make yourself one of them"Comment
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where is the option for:
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When I'm carrying a 45 concealed, it's my alloy Para build. I use Corbon Pow'R Ball to ensure perfect feed reliability.sigpic
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185 gr. JHP. Been meaning to try out those Pow'R Balls but usually I've got Hydra shoks loaded. They feed reliably for me.JonahComment
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Think 230 grain +P's are ok in a Glock 36?It's too late, it's over.Comment
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200 or 230 gr JHP, non +P for me...Comment
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I don't guess - I go with what the top expert on the subject says works. In my opinion that's Doc. Roberts (DocGKR). These are the 45ACP rounds that Doc Roberts has tested and approved for use with 4" barrels or longer. You'll be fine with any of them.- Barnes XPB/TAC-XP 185gr HP loaded by:
-- Cor-Bon (DPX45185)
-- Taurus (TCB45ACP185HP) - Winchester Ranger-T 230gr JHP (RA45T)
- Winchester Ranger-T 230gr JHP +P (RA45TP)
- Federal Tactical 230gr JHP (LE45T1)
- Federal HST 230gr +P JHP (P45HST1)
- Federal HST 230gr JHP (P45HST2)
- Speer Gold Dot 230 gr JHP (23966)
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- Barnes XPB/TAC-XP 185gr HP loaded by:
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The answer would also need to include the qualification of which gun for which it was intended be used.Send Lawyers, Guns and Money - On second thought, hold the Lawyers.Comment
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I have used both 230gr JHP and 185gr +P JHP. I trust both.
At the moment, I have 185gr +P JHP loaded in both my Dan Wesson PM-7 1911, and my M&P .45..
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Yes.... It's rated for +P but not +P+.
I carry Federal HST 230gr +P JHP in my G36 every day..
Also, some are concerned about the additional recoil of the +P in the small G36 but I found it to be completely manageable. IMHO the G36 doesn't recoil any harder than the G30. I own both.
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