Hollow Point Suggestions?

[noguirre]

Hello everyone once again, I'm trying to buy some hollow point 9mm for my sigma but there's so many different type of ammunition out there. Anyone have any suggestions on which works good with my sigma?

 

[nycems22]

I've used Speer Gold Dots, and recently Hornady TAP, neither had any issue's. From all of the research I've done, I haven't come across any ammo that the Sigma doesn't like.

 

[Raphmattic]

I've used Speer Gold Dots, and recently Hornady TAP, neither had any issue's. From all of the research I've done, I haven't come across any ammo that the Sigma doesn't like.

I can confirm speer gold dot is great... Sigma loves it...

 

[leejack]

Any high quality brand will do the trick.

Just make sure you run some through the gun to ensure 100% reliability.

Currently, I have Remington Golden Sabers.

 

[delta1679]

I can confirm speer gold dot is great... Sigma loves it...

+1 for 180gr Speer Gold Dot

 

[KyWstJoe]

Check the ballistics out on this ammo. No feeding problems for mine or the wifes.

Double Tap Ammo. Ballistics are impressive to say the least. Speed of a 40 S&W with the wallop of a 45 ACP.

9mm+P 115gr JHP 50rds. $36.95
These loads are low flash. They are a great option for personal defense.

Caliber : 9mm+P

Bullet : Remington JHP

Ballistics : 115gr @ 1415fps / 511ft. lbs. from a G17.

 

[SW40VE515]

Anyone have an SD40, Which hollow point do you prefer for home defense and what grain weight??

 

[ADKeagle]

Speer GD 124g +P for 9mm
Speer GD 155g for .40

I have had no problems with either. They are both noticibly hotter than standard FMJ ammo.

 

[Jimbo3]

If you're cheap like me the Winchester white box stuff seems to perform great and you get to shoot alot more for the same price. I've tried the 147 HP and had no issues with them.

 

[lonestarlizard]

SD40 HP ammo

Anyone have an SD40, Which hollow point do you prefer for home defense and what grain weight??

My SD40 likes Fiochhi Extrema (Hornady XTP bullet) 155 grain HP as well as the Winchester Ranger LE 135 grain HP.

Cabela's has both of these rounds on sale sporadically. I got the Ranger for $15.99 and the Fiochhi for $19.99. No problems yet shooting them.

 

[TX58]

SD Ammunition

For the 9mm, I use the Wincheswter 127 grain +P+ (when I can get it) or the Speer Gold Dot 124 grain +P when I can't. In the 40 S&W I like the Speer 155 grain Gold dot, although if I'm not out in the woods, I use a 135 grain Cor-Bon Powerball, or regular 135 grain without the powerball.

 

[FourEyez]

crossfireammunition.com

black bullet.

 

[mtngunr]

As with another poster, the Winwhite 9mm 147grJHP works well, most accurate of what i've tried so far, including a few known good handloads, and shoots to the sights on this particular gun.

Experts including the FBI have a dim view of the heavier/slower bullets, but truly hard to argue with a round which totally outclasses normally highly recommended +P .38Spl loads, as these 147gr bullets are almost 1000fps, and have thin scored jacket up front, soft lead and thin-walled deep HP cavity...the single biggest gripe with them would be for those of you who live in areas where overpenetration is an issue....I live south of Hooterville where hog, coyote, bobcat, occasional panther/big cat and black bear still amble through, and LIKE penetration.

 

[mtngunr]

Just by way of update, my Sigma most certainly chokes on the 115grJHP WinWhite....the bullets don't even begin to feed, as if they hit a brick wall and the slide stops solid, can easily drop mag with jammed round still inside feed lips, extractor nowhere close to being engaged...a few successful rounds leaves a small round blob of lead low and centered in the ramp....for THIS gun it is a bullet design problem, as the HP edge is trying to bite into the ramp, needs a bit more rounding to ogive or more length....zero other problems with any other ammo including the above cited 147grJHP from same....other guns might like this stuff just as well, but not THIS one for sure.....

I'll have to admit a bit of unease about all the recommendations about $20/20rds ammo....you can buy everytghing you need to load ammo (minus components) for $50 if you can settle for 1bx/hr, and even the boutique bullets can be loaded for not NEAR what these half boxes are going for....just adding this as the more of that stuff that gets bought, the more likely it becomes it will be all that is available....ammo companies and stock holders know a good profit margin when they see one.

As for +p or +p+, actual gains are pretty marginal for all the extra pressure and beating the gun takes, and last i heard, there was no SAAMI spec for +p+, so makers are winging it with YOUR gun.

 

[Elmer]

These threads are always a little pointless, as most of the answers you'll get will just be parroting whatever gun magazine article, discredited book, or forum post the poster read that convinced them to purchase that particular ammo.

Most of the popular loads from the major manufacturers will do just fine. Avoid esoteric loads not used by law enforcement, despite what famous gun writers with garage fulls of free cases of it might say.

 

[Elmer]

Just by way of update, my Sigma most certainly chokes on the 115grJHP WinWhite....the bullets don't even begin to feed, as if they hit a brick wall and the slide stops solid, can easily drop mag with jammed round still inside feed lips, extractor nowhere close to being engaged...a few successful rounds leaves a small round blob of lead low and centered in the ramp....for THIS gun it is a bullet design problem, as the HP edge is trying to bite into the ramp, needs a bit more rounding to ogive or more length....zero other problems with any other ammo including the above cited 147grJHP from same....other guns might like this stuff just as well, but not THIS one for sure......

If your gun doesn't feed a common, major manufacturer's round, perhaps looking at your gun might be in order.

 

[ADKeagle]

I'll have to admit a bit of unease about all the recommendations about $20/20rds ammo....you can buy everytghing you need to load ammo (minus components) for $50 if you can settle for 1bx/hr, and even the boutique bullets can be loaded for not NEAR what these half boxes are going for....just adding this as the more of that stuff that gets bought, the more likely it becomes it will be all that is available....ammo companies and stock holders know a good profit margin when they see one.

It is generally not reccomended to reload your own self defense ammo, if thats what the OP's use would be. Many self defense experts point out the legal consequences doing so could have.
These books really opened my eyes when I read them: The Concealed Handgun Manual - by Chris Bird; and Armed Response - by David Kenik

 

[ADKeagle]

last i heard, there was no SAAMI spec for +p+, so makers are winging it with YOUR gun.

exactly why I would not use +P+.

I don't have any issues with using +P however, in limited amount. Practice with the cheap stuff, and throw the hot stuff through every now and then to make sure you can still hit what you need to!

 

[mtngunr]

It is generally not reccomended to reload your own self defense ammo, if thats what the OP's use would be. Many self defense experts point out the legal consequences doing so could have.
These books really opened my eyes when I read them: The Concealed Handgun Manual - by Chris Bird; and Armed Response - by David Kenik

this might come as a suprise to urbanites including "expert authors", but handloads are not looked at AT ALL in most areas of the country, the only legality at issue whether the shooting was justified or not....now, if you live in a major urban metro area where folk sue you for not having your own land barricaded to prevent drunk trespassers from falling off a cliff on your land, then maybe you should worry....but these issues are a non-issue in huge areas of the country, the majority area-wise....think blue state vs red state on maps....where i live, handload liability is a joke, and we generally know where authors of such stuff live as soon as they start wailing.

As for my gun being defective, it is defective to the point it refuses to feed exactly one cheap brand of ammo...if it does this with others, i will have S&W replace the barrel as it would be a feedramp issue, but not feeding one box of one lot of cheapest ammo does not make a defective gun...cheapest ammo is cheapest for a reason...more variation in components/bullets/brass/casemouth burrs, assembly/seating depth, and less QC oversight

 

[ADKeagle]

this might come as a suprise to urbanites including "expert authors", but handloads are not looked at AT ALL in most areas of the country, the only legality at issue whether the shooting was justified or not....now, if you live in a major urban metro area where folk sue you for not having your own land barricaded to prevent drunk trespassers from falling off a cliff on your land, then maybe you should worry....but these issues are a non-issue in huge areas of the country, the majority area-wise....think blue state vs red state on maps....where i live, handload liability is a joke, and we generally know where authors of such stuff live as soon as they start wailing.

I guess thats your opinion... Obviously not everybody agrees on the handload for SD issue, apparently you fall on the opposite side as I. I'd rather put my trust in opinions of such men as Ayoob.