Never Mind

[hylander]

Never Mind

[ryang]

Most gun experts would recommend against using "roll your own" ammo for PD. Something about the prosecution claiming your "extra powerful rounds" prove intent to kill rather than stopping a threat.

[markymark]

LOL at prosecution. Bullets aren't meant to kill but to merely tickle the threat into submission.

What do they expect when you put two to the chest?

[Franksremote]

+1 on not loading your own PD ammo. There'll be enough BS to deal with if you need to shoot someone, no need to compound it with BS about your "killer" load. JMO

[Budd]

LOL at prosecution. Bullets aren't meant to kill but to merely tickle the threat into submission.

What do they expect when you put two to the chest?

ROFL - my thoughts as well. If you handload for all/most of your guns - I would be skeptical they can use this line of prosecution against you.

[Glock22Fan]

Ideally, find out what your local law enforcement uses, and use that. Hard for the prosecutors to demonize that choice.

[StukaJr]

If you "roll your own" ammo - there is no way for ballistics tests to be done, in case the investigation calls for the tests. Ammo left in your gun is "evidence" and can't be destroyed - the technicians can't acquire ammo that would act as facsimile.

[hylander]

Never Mind

[Glock22Fan]

So by that statement they can't say who shot the bad guy, seeing how they can't do ballistics to match the bullet to the gun.

Of course they can; they use one (or more) of their own bullets fired through your gun. The poster just said they can't use your bullets you left in your gun.

As far as law inforement loads, they choose loads their loads that are designed to stop a man IE: "Kill"

And you don't want to stop the man? You want to achieve something that law enforcement doesn't? My friend, you are treading slippery slopes here, and whether that was the question or not, we would be failing in our reponsibilities to you, and to the world at large, if we didn't point it out.

[StukaJr]

So you want the ammo for training purposes and not for leaving it in your Magazine for HD/just in case/Carry purposes? Good - as long as we are clear on that.

My response was based on an assumption I've made that re-creating a "PD load" is for causing most tissue damage and not accuracy/sporting purposes - thus it led me to believe that it's a defensive ammo you are looking to create.

As per your load - get stats on the PD factory ammo from manufacturer's website, find similar velocity and ft/lbs, start 10% less and work your way up.

And yeah, work on your "lingo" just in case - it's bad ju-ju.