Do most of you use only protection rounds at home, or when carrying?
Or do you alternate with a standard round or flat point?

I reckon you mean hollow point as "protection rounds".

I usually keep the gun loaded with the same type of cartridges in all chambers.

Hollow points in all my handguns. The wife's 3" model 60 is stoked with 148 gr. target wadcutters. They combine low recoil and muzzle blast with deep penetration and the ability to cut a full caliber hole.

Semi-wadcutters in the revolvers and ball in the .45 automatic. No specialized "expandomatic" rounds for me.

158 grain LSWCHP all the time.

Why change something that works well....

The ready magazine in my M4 clone is kept loaded with JHP ammunition, but the second magazine attached to the butt stock is loaded with FMJ. I've tended to mirror this habit with handguns as well, and keep at least one magazine handy loaded with either FMJ or a 1:1 mix of FMJ/tracer ammunition.

What you and your weapon work best with, together.
Someone that can hit well and truly with a 148 grain target wad cutter, or a 158 grain semi-wad cutter, is a far more well defended person, then someone who can't hit the ground when taking a leak, shooting a .685 Bangensmashem?
JOMO?

125 gr. .357 Remington Gold Sabre in the SP101.
230 gr. .45ACP Gold Sabre in the Glock 21. So the answer is yes.

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Originally posted by Spotteddog:
What you and your weapon work best with, together.
Someone that can hit well and truly with a 148 grain target wad cutter, or a 158 grain semi-wad cutter, is a far more well defended person, then someone who can't hit the ground when taking a leak, shooting a .685 Bangensmashem?
JOMO?

IOW, only hits count, everything else is just noise.

I make no distinction between home defence and street carry... when you have to stop the life-threatening situation, you want the tools to do the job effectively.
I like Gold Dots and Golden Sabers in my .38spl and my 9mm pistols. Both are reliable and have had extensive testing and proven street records.

In your house or appartment, you may not want to use +P ammo because of Overpenitration.

LaP,
I am in Total accord with that statement.

I just added my carry to it.

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Originally posted by LaP:
I make no distinction between home defence and street carry... when you have to stop the life-threatening situation, you want the tools to do the job effectively.
I like Gold Dots in my 9mm and Fed HST in my .40 Both are reliable and have had extensive testing and proven street records.

In your house or appartment, you may not want to use +P ammo because of Overpenitration.

Drywall won't stop hardly anything. Use the hardest hitting cartridge you shoot well with indoors and out. The straighter you shoot and the harder the round hits, the less times you may have to shoot.

One of my first instructors and later boss said,
"Shoot what you will carry and carry what you can
shoot." Personally, all of my .357-J's are stoked
with 135-gr GDHP .38SPL+P.

currently...

my stuff...

642 snubby: Remington 158gr lswchp .38 spl +p (also it's Safariland speedloader & Bianchi Speed Strip);

Ruger Security Six: Remington 158gr lswchp .38 spl +p (also it's Safariland speedloaders & Bianchi Speed Strips); it's feeding changes when it accompanies me out to hunting camp area when walking working or shooting

629 PowerPort: Hornady 180gr XTP jhp .44 spl (also it's Safariland speedloaders); it's feeding changes when it accompanies me to hunting camp area & will get tweaked again for hunting season

"Pre Model 36, 5 screw, flat latch."

It was originally designed and sighted in to shoot 158 gr. lead bullets.

I personally would stick with a 158 gr. LSWC or LSWCHP (so called FBI or Chicago load).

If recoil is a problem for you try 129 gr. Federal Hydro Shoks or 135 gr. Gold Dots.

They are both good in snubs and there's not a nickels worth of difference in their performance on the street.

MOONDAWG