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I use Hornady CD 165gr 40sw.
What SD ammo do you EDC in your Shield
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I use Hornady Critical Defense 115gr 9mm.
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I don't have a shield but I use hornady critical duty.
Shield 9 mm.
I cary alternating Federal HST 124gr +P and Winchester 124gr +P. in the same clip. Both proven to expand well. I target parctice with 124gr as well.
As a side note, i dedicate shooting one clip of SD ammo at each range session. Double-tap and one in the head before each session, than set this mag aside. after 200-400 target round (most of the time it's Aguila ammo - this is the only rounds in 124gr i can find at "low" for (today ) price).
After practice I finish SD ammo from the clip i set aside in the begining, just to make sure everything is reliable even after 400 rounds of "dirty" ammo.
On my longer barrel gun i practice and carry 147gr P (SD - Winchester Ranger Bonded and practice Winchester X-subsonic FMJ 147gr)
I cary alternating Federal HST 124gr +P and Winchester 124gr +P. in the same clip. Both proven to expand well. I target parctice with 124gr as well.
As a side note, i dedicate shooting one clip of SD ammo at each range session. Double-tap and one in the head before each session, than set this mag aside. after 200-400 target round (most of the time it's Aguila ammo - this is the only rounds in 124gr i can find at "low" for (today ) price).
After practice I finish SD ammo from the clip i set aside in the begining, just to make sure everything is reliable even after 400 rounds of "dirty" ammo.
On my longer barrel gun i practice and carry 147gr P (SD - Winchester Ranger Bonded and practice Winchester X-subsonic FMJ 147gr)
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I'm another Gold Dot fan. 124 grain +P in all of my 9s and 200 grain +P in my .45
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Either Corbon PowrBall 135 gr .40 S&W or McNett's Double Tap 135 gr. Nosler JHP? I have one in my flush mag, and the other in my extended. I really got them for my Full Size .40, and I know I'm losing velocity and muzzle energy in the shorter barrel, but I trust both rounds and they cycle well in both guns. Most important, they go where I send them, every time.
Maybe somebody can talk to me about good reasons to switch to a round designed for a short barrel. I'm open to change, I just kept on without changing when I got the Shield.
Maybe somebody can talk to me about good reasons to switch to a round designed for a short barrel. I'm open to change, I just kept on without changing when I got the Shield.
sharpshooterassassin
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In my Shield I use Hornady Critical Duty 9mm 135gr. +p
Bobbj22
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Heaviest grain Short Barrel Gold Dots in the Shield 40, Shield 9, and 45c.
jumm
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Gold Dot Hollow Points in ALL of my handguns!
mudman bob
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Gold Dots here.
ridgidplumber
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Hornaday Critical Duty 135 grain
robkarrob
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CorBon 9mm 115gr + P JHP 1350 fps 466 ft lbs energy.
CorBon 40S&W 135gr JHP 1325 fps 526 ft lbs energy.
Do I have to say anything more?
Bob
CorBon 40S&W 135gr JHP 1325 fps 526 ft lbs energy.
Do I have to say anything more?
Bob
Desertpilot
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Gold Dot 180 gr for my M&P40c. Lawman for target practice.
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I carry Winchester PDX1 Defender 124gr+P for self defense ammo. I shoot well with it from my shield, and it's the most readily available to me.
richeyo2
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Winchester Ranger T's 124gr. in just about everything now. Have some Golden Sabres, Critical Defense & HST also on standby.
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Good choice. You don't have to get in front of the gun to figure out that it just went off with either of those loads!
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Bob/Forum Participants - I have seen references supporting this round and several that indicate it did not pass the FBI's Ballistics Tests. It penetrated only 8" or 9" as I recall. Unfortunately for me, I found all this data after a tech at Corbon talked me into trying the round stating their ammo had been tested in short and longer barrels. (I have a 100 rounds sitting on the shelf ready to be shipped back to Corbon). I shot some Gold Dot 124 +P today and it was very different than 115 grain in my Shield. Have you seen anything recently that would indicate the Corbon 115 grain +P round now passes the FBI standards?
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Smitty357
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180gr Winchester PDX-1 JHP in the .40.
I've been running these through my SD training course since day 1. No problems at all, not even a Kaboom. =-)
I've been running these through my SD training course since day 1. No problems at all, not even a Kaboom. =-)
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Federal HST or Critical Duty, or Gold Dot. What ever is available of these. Prefer the Federal. Incredible expansion.
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Gold Dot 124+p Short Barrel
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The Shield has a short barrel. That can negatively influence the ballistics of self-defense rounds fired through it. So, ammo tested in a 4" barrel may not generate similar results when tested through a 3" barrel.
I recommend that you follow the ongoing 9mm ammo testing on this Youtube channel:
ShootingTheBull410 - YouTube
That Youtube channel is run by Dan Zimmerman who is also a frequent contributor to the blog The Truth About Guns: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/
As one example found during testing, Gold Dot 124 grain standard pressure ammo performed poorly through a 3 inch short-barrel but the +P version of that same ammo did well.
I recommend that you follow the ongoing 9mm ammo testing on this Youtube channel:
ShootingTheBull410 - YouTube
That Youtube channel is run by Dan Zimmerman who is also a frequent contributor to the blog The Truth About Guns: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/
As one example found during testing, Gold Dot 124 grain standard pressure ammo performed poorly through a 3 inch short-barrel but the +P version of that same ammo did well.
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Corbon JHP and Corbon DPX have two very different bullets.
The JHP was a standard, non-bonded, lead core jacketed bullet driven at high speed. The testing I witnessed six years ago in a 10' vertical water tank could not accurately measure penetration, but the bullet came apart unevenly which often indicates shallow penetration. Retained weight of the core was around 70%. This is one of Corbon's less expensive loads. Corbon may have a new bonded JHP bullet that performs better.
On the other hand, Corbon was one of the first loaders to make up effective loaded ammo using the Barnes all copper XPB pistol bullets. These expensive rounds pass all manner of testing with top marks. Corbon came up with its own moniker, Deep Penetrating X bullet, or DPX. Barnes now markets the same bullets as their TAC-XP, and about a half dozen other companies have similar loads, including Barnes' own TAC-XPD ammo.
The JHP was a standard, non-bonded, lead core jacketed bullet driven at high speed. The testing I witnessed six years ago in a 10' vertical water tank could not accurately measure penetration, but the bullet came apart unevenly which often indicates shallow penetration. Retained weight of the core was around 70%. This is one of Corbon's less expensive loads. Corbon may have a new bonded JHP bullet that performs better.
On the other hand, Corbon was one of the first loaders to make up effective loaded ammo using the Barnes all copper XPB pistol bullets. These expensive rounds pass all manner of testing with top marks. Corbon came up with its own moniker, Deep Penetrating X bullet, or DPX. Barnes now markets the same bullets as their TAC-XP, and about a half dozen other companies have similar loads, including Barnes' own TAC-XPD ammo.
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