Do you load your own defense ammo?

[NiteQwill]

Yep, but usually only for practice. But I wouldn't hesitate to use my loads, either.

Using pulled HST bullets, I've been able to (almost) replicate the recipe for Federal's 45 HST rounds.

[XDRoX]

I definatly see where you are comeing from

I was really impressed when I saw hornadys critical duty in 45 acp. The amount of time that went into design must have been extensive.

I should also say I have tested my defence rounds. I have shot them in balistics gel through, car doors, wood, and clothing. I haven't shot them through glass though. The hardest part was finding a powder that could give good velocity with out huge muzzle flash. Something I found really intresting is higher velocities at a certain point can cause less penetration.

I should also say this is currently for home defence and animal protection. Not ccw.

The only caliber I feel I have perfected is 45acp, I am currently working on 9mm and have been for the last few months. I currently buy all my buckshot and slugs but am working on changing that.

I wish I had time to do testing like that. Sounds like a blast. Maybe someday when the kids are off to college

[stilly]

I'm a pretty good hand loader. But I feel quality SD rounds made by a company that's been making SD rounds for years makes a superior product. So I choose factory SD rounds instead of making my own.

+1

AYE!

Plus how are they gonna look at me when I tell them that my ammo came from a movie called Exterminators and that I drilled out the centers even more and replaced the lead with mercury so that it would practically explode when I shot someone and then soldered the top shut so that I could fire them out of my gun and carry them without leaking?

They gonna think I am crazy...

[XDRoX]

+1

AYE!

Plus how are they gonna look at me when I tell them that my ammo came from a movie called Exterminators and that I drilled out the centers even more and replaced the lead with mercury so that it would practically explode when I shot someone and then soldered the top shut so that I could fire them out of my gun and carry them without leaking?

They gonna think I am crazy...

[M27]

+1

AYE!

Plus how are they gonna look at me when I tell them that my ammo came from a movie called Exterminators and that I drilled out the centers even more and replaced the lead with mercury so that it would practically explode when I shot someone and then soldered the top shut so that I could fire them out of my gun and carry them without leaking?

They gonna think I am crazy...

I have never heard of that but have always had a fascination with mercury and now I really want to try it

How are you supposed to close it?

now assuming it is possible and can be made, loaded and will safely shoot. The problem I see in shooting it is that the jacket will engage the rifling but the liquid inside won't spin, causing the projectile to be unstable in flight destroying all accuracy.

[Scout2Diesel]

I bet the guy in Florida is glad he did not. (because we have not heard he did.)

[tjcoker]

I personally choose to buy factory ammunition for my self defense loads. I reload a lot of FMJ and lead bullets for my practice though.

[ChrisGarrett]

I've carried my own stuff out and about, on the streets. I have a medium sized box of boutique SD ammo from years back that I rotate through, just to get my 'money's' worth.

I'm in Miami, so using 'home brew' stuff really isn't an issue for me. It's either a good shoot, or it's not. If it is, I'm barred from any criminal, or civil prosecution.

I could be stuffing rare 'unicorn horns' into my cases and it wouldn't matter.

Chris

[Cowboy T]

Defense loads, I use factory. But since it's good to practice with your "defense loads", I make a handload that is very close to the defense load. That's what I practice with, and it saves lots of money.

Once practice is over and the gun is cleaned, the defense load goes right back in.