What .40 ammo are you actually carrying?

[MotorCityGun]

11 Federal 135 gr JHP's in the pistol and 10 Winchester 180 gr FMJ in the spare, just in case I need x-tra penetration.

 

[jimmyj]

I carry what I can find which is Winchester White Box 180gr FMJ.

 

[powhs]

Back in 1978 Jeff Cooper told me to carry FMJFP in 45 auto. I find they will work in a 40 also. Used them on deer and hogs. To me it just depends on what you are shooting. I live out in the country so mostly I carry FMJFP. I use round nose only at last resort.

 

[-db-]

165 gr. Ranger T (RA40TA) or the bonded version (RA40BA) through a 3.6" barrel

 

[scooter123]

Speer 165 grain Gold Dots in a Sig P239. Also have a stock of 180 grain Ranger-T's for the house gun but chose the lighter round for the shorter barrel in the Sig, theory being that the lighter round will give me a bit more velocity.

 

[tpd223]

I carry the 180 gr. Gold Dot but have no confidence in it due to its stunning lack of penetration out on the street. If I had a choice I'd carry the 180 gr. FMJFP which I know penetrates.

I am really curious as to exactly what you are referring to. I know of dozens of OISs where this round was used to great effect, including several at a large agency down the road from me where they have used the 180gr GD for many years.

In my observation this round tends to go all the way through large men and often exit, or at least lodge near the far side.

We use 9mm here on my job, but good friends who have used the 180gr GD have reported that it works very well.


I have seen the effects of numerous FMJFP .40 hits of various brand and grain weight, on various persons, and I have been terribly unimpressed. These rounds also display WAY too much penetration for anti-bad guy use IMHO.


… and just to stay with the original question; 180gr Gold Dots, 180gr Ranger-T, or the same in 165gr as well as the Golden Saber in that weight bullet.
But I haven't carried a .40 in a couple of years now.

 

[Model29Lover]

I open carry most of the time and am a LEO student

I carry Remington Golden sabre 180grain Hollow points. I like the bigger grain bullets.

I carry the same loads most of the time, although I occasionally carry the Rem. Golden Saber in 165 Grn. Both function very well through my Sigma's.

 

[fencemaker]

Federal Hydra Shoks until about a year ago when they became hard to get...switched to 180 Gold Dots. Will probably go back to Hydra Shoks when it's time for resupply...soon.

 

[Pioneer461]

Hornady 165 gr. Critical Defense.
http://www.hornady.com/store/Critical-Defense-newammo/
http://www.hornady.com/store/critical_defense

 

[Lt JL]

They give me Winchester 180 gr bonded. Our range guys say this is the new FBI load. I don't know about that, but it shoots real good out of our issue 226s or 229s.

 

[maddog909]

At this time I'm using Winchester Supreme Elite PDX1's at 165 gr.

 

[M29since14]

Winchester 155 gr. silvertip HP

I really like these in my 4040PD and the gun shoots them very well. It's an old load and sometimes people make fun of them, but I wouldn't want to get in the way of one of them either.

 

[AR_Black]

Glock 22 + Speer 180gr Gold Dot. Works good for me. Shot over 1500 rounds of the Gold Dot and 1000 Rounds of Lawman 180 TMJ in this weapon with no problems. Most of them with a TLR-1 light attached.

I had a different Glock 22 + Winchester Ranger 155. Weapon was unreliable with the TLR-1 light attched. Without the light, no malfunctions at all @ 1000 rounds. With the light, 10% malfunction rate, go figgure?

 

[Bigpoppa]

When I carry my S&WM&P40 I load it with Federal 165grain HST.

 

[cjw3]

Winchester 165 grain SXT. Carried it before I retired and had occasion to dump a few hogs and whatnot with it. I have chronographed it at 1080+ from my Glock 27, so you could say I have confidence in it.

It works...enough said.

 

[uncle norman]

Only Speer 180 gr Gold Dots for me!

 

[boingboing]

Speer 165gr Gold Dots on duty in my 4046TSW cause that's what I'm issued and I know they work.

 

[billj47]

Gold Dots

In .40, 38 Special, and 9mm. Maybe I'm in a rut!

 

[7strider77]

165 Golden Sabers in both M&P's.

 

[Bassman]

180 gr. Federal Hydoro shocks

 

[Ogandydancer]

New nomenclature that I am unfamiliar with. FMJFP. I know FMJ is full metal jacket but the FP is what is throwing me. Anyone have any Idea?

 

[zercool]

I'm presuming FMJFP is full jacket Flat Point. But I could be wrong

I carry Win white box JHPs when I have the .40.

 

[dave-arlington-va]

Ranget T 180 gr HP

 

[szuppo]

Any of the modern hollow points, not brand specific, whichever is cheapest. Rely more on shot placement than some wonder bullet.

 

[baccusboy]

If you want penetration in a Hollow Point, the Hornady XTP rounds don't mushroom out so huge as the HST's or Gold Dots, and will penetrate further. Depending on the caliber, they are also loaded a bit lighter and have a bit less recoil. As TNoutdoors9 will tell you on Youtube, slower bullets often penetrate more.

 

[Waywatcher]

Holy Zombie thread!

OP hasn't been active on the forum for more than two years...

 

[Smoke]

The company I work for issues Speer Golddot we are not allowed to carry anything but the issue ammunition.

Personally I carry WWB JHPs

 

[Protected One]

"I don't always carry .40cal, but when I do... it's 175gr. Hornady Critical Duty".

Stay thirsty my friends.

 

[shamelessinct]

155 grain Federal Hydra Shoks in the Glock 27 that I carried as back up and off duty until I retired and still use as my EDC. That's what I was issued and it shoots to POA.

 

[wreckville]

Winchester SXT