For me personally and for most hunting of dangerous game in Africa, one soft point in the pipe and the pantry full of solids. In many hunting situations the first shot can be taken with some care, after the first shot is fired everything is moving fast. Not much time for precision shooting. I have only had to pull my gun 3 times in defense against 2 legged targets. None had to be resolved with the trigger but in each incidence I had time. This is not always the case I know. After the first shot most sane people hunt cover whether it be behind a vehicle, couch, tree, or wheel barrow. When I load alternately with hollow points and fmj, I know that in any situation every other bullet will be ideal. That gives me comfort though it may not be ideal for others. When I carry my 380 however, Buffalo Bore fmj is the lead round as I feel more crowded by bears than humans where I live. To each his own as everybody has different needs.