.44 SPL defensive load..

[Harrison]

The Win. Silvertip in .44 SPl. is readily available just about everywhere but, I just can't get past the bad press given to the 9MM after the FBI Miami shootout. I won't buy it in any caliber.

I think the moral of the FBI Miami shootout is: don't take a pistol to a gunfight when the other side is using a rifle. Also, the FBI/government is never wrong, so it must be the fault of the 9mm. The 9mm with good ammo is a perfectly fine defensive round.

 

[Mule88]

Ive used the 200 gn Gold Dots, accurate and should work well.

 

[Elmer]

It's a moot point. What matters is whether you were justified in shooting, not what you used to shoot the bad guy with.

Using a reload does not change you from a good guy to a bad one. Only the circumstances of the incident can do that.

Using a reload for self defense is probably not going to have any bearing as far as criminal charges. Could an attorney make hay with it in a civil trial? Maybe. That possibility is enough of a reason to carry factory as far as I'm concerned. Call me paranoid I guess....

I think the moral of the FBI Miami shootout is: don't take a pistol to a gunfight when the other side is using a rifle. Also, the FBI/government is never wrong, so it must be the fault of the 9mm. The 9mm with good ammo is a perfectly fine defensive round.

Pretty much. They knew who they were going after, and they were undergunned for the task. And yes, a 9 is perfectly fine for defense, although today's ammo is better than it was then.

 

[crsides]

the reload question brings to mind the case where a "lady" tried to sue because a policeman shot her son too many times with too powerful a handgun ... 3 shots with a 357.

 

[Gary7]

To the original poster and his question: You may want to try these 44 Mag loads from BVAC. 240 gr SWC at 886 fps.

 

[cp1969]

^That.

Perfect for the job.

 

[ReklessOne]

Help - what Internet laws in February 2011?????