What do you keep in your home defense AR mags?

[OCEquestrian]

My home defense long gun is a M1 carbine with Winchester 110 grain soft/hollow point. If I need more then that after I fight my way to a safe, it's a RAW FAL with 147 gr NATO.

[SandHill]

The 590A1 with the OKC3S hanging off the end is for you know, like domestic use.

I like to call that "social use." Sounds sort of you know, friendlier, as in "Welcome to my home. Allow me to serve you a heaping helping of 00. You're welcome to seconds, of course, but for most people, it's really not necessary."

[bfoosh006]

More modern designed ammo bullets ( Gold Dots, 75-77gr HP numerous others ) offer better , more consistent terminal performance over FMJ ammo.

The FMJ bullet is very yaw dependent. And that is critical to that same FMJ bullet fragmenting.

Go to the pistol-forum.com and read up on ammo choices.

The forum is run by Dr. Roberts... he is an expert on what works and what doesn't.

https://pistol-forum.com/forumdisplay.php?19-Ammunition&

http://www.ar15.com/ammo/project/Self_Defense_Ammo_FAQ/index.htm

[apbrian112]

m855

[edgerly779]

110 gr hp's in my 6.8 pistol

[BigPimping]

I keep Black hills ammo in the mags. but that would be about the last thing that I would ever grab in home defense. It would be more like massive civil unrest.

[whutsup40]

If I get down to my ar it doesn't matter what's in it, cause i have used up my other options!

[nitehawk117]

Accessibility is the main reason. I have several smaller "handgun" size safes here and there but the ones large enough for a rifle are in another room. If I were in that room I would use a rifle, but that is only one room vs all the others with other firearms available in them.

[jmpeal]

If I have to use my go to CQB AR, then I don't care about my bullets because probably **** got pretty crazy.

I have a Ruger PCC 9mm with gold dots, light, red dot and 33 rounders for my go to HD. Sound will not completely kill my ears. Back up is one of mine 8+1 Mossberg shotguns and different pistols. Just depends on threat and time. Anything else in my collection would way overpentrate, be too loud, etc etc.

[Baldy Mesa]

Another vote for one of the lead-free compressed metal bullets - Barnes Varmint Grenade or the Nosler or Hornady. That might expend all it's energy in the target, but I suppose the litigation angle would be steep !