HD ammo for Gl21....

[JeffSD]

I use HST. And my concern is over penetration. I have neighbors all around me, so I would never use ball ammo. Liberals love to point to hollow points as ultra dangerous, I wonder if they have any clue that a major reason to use hollow points is to prevent over penetration.

[Waffleobill]

Ruger SR1911 Commander, Winchester PDX1 Defender, 230 grain, bonded jacketed hollow point (supposedly low flash). Can't give you any info regarding experience related to shooting it in the house (not yet anyway).

[Brush Guard]

230gr Federal HST
230gr Speer Gold Dot
230gr Winchester Ranger-T

Any of these.

Yep

And after a long time, the Ranger T is again available.

[StuckInTheP.R.O.Ca]

My buddy had a negligent discharge at his room. 45 acp Federal HST 230g round.
It went through his computer screen and the bullet was stuck in the wall right behind. Bullet did not leave the room. I went to see it in person and I was surprised how low the penetration was. I think HST is a great HD round based on what I have seen.

Did it hit a stud or did the dry wall stop it?

[L84CABO]

Fed HST 230 gr...and 124gr or 147gr in 9mm.

[H3baton]

Based on what i saw dry wall stopped it. I dont think bullet hit a stud

[cantdance]

The beauty of the 45acp is that you don't really need special ammo for home defense. Ball ammo will work and remember shot placement. Flame suit on.

If bigger is better, get a conversion kit for your g21. Personally I'm sold on the Barnes 185 gr 45 in anything.

[Tri750]

G21SF here
Win 230 Ranger T, same as the local SO uses and the CHP .

[OlderThanDirt]

[Bobby Ricigliano]

The beauty of the 45acp is that you don't really need special ammo for home defense. Ball ammo will work and remember shot placement. Flame suit on.

In a milspec 1911, I agree. With a Glock, it will feed any and all types of factory ammo 100%, rendering ball ammo an inferior choice.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

the 230gr gold dot is my 45acp bullet for HD/SD/ETC.

[deathrunner60]

Thank you all for your insight. It’s been great reading. I’ve been loading my 21 with pdx1 230gr for some years now but thankfully haven’t had to use it on any bad guys. It has worked well for me but I think I’ll give something else a try just for something to do.

[Sputnik]

Ruger SR1911 Commander, Winchester PDX1 Defender, 230 grain, bonded jacketed hollow point (supposedly low flash). Can't give you any info regarding experience related to shooting it in the house (not yet anyway).

Same here, PDX1 230gr but in a Glock 21SF

[CinnamonBear723]

230gr Federal HST
230gr Speer Gold Dot
230gr Winchester Ranger-T

Any of these.

I'll second that. I've shot all three out of a 21 and that performed well.

[Duke]

230 GR. HST -- managed to score a sweet deal of this stuff here in the market place