.40 cal self defence ammo

[MattB]

I asked this question at the local gun store today and was recommended 155 grain Gold Dot JHPs.

On a related note, is it okay to use a round that has been chambered and removed once? I know doing that multiple times can cause bullet setback that can lead to overpressure incidents, but I wasn't sure whether it could be done once without issue.

 

[jholder]

Originally posted by Deltaboy:
WWB Personal Defense Loads 180grain HP

Same here. Comparatively cheap and easy to find. They also work about as well as any other 180 JHP looking at Brassfetcher's data.

 

[AKAOV1MAN]

Just my .02: I feel that the best .40 round is a 155-165 GD slug running at higher velocity than the 180 gr. The 180 gr gets you up into the 10mm arena, and why not take advantage of the higher speed of the lighter bullets? I prefer the 155 gr GD put out by any of the makers who will get it moving along. Federal HST rounds seem quite good. I also like the 135 gr GD, but it seems that now we are getting down into the area of the various .357 cal rounds, of which the 357 Sig seems to be the best of all available. Instead of trying to make the 40 a slightly heavier 357 Sig we should take advantage of its greater sectional density and up the weight somewhat.