self defence ammo question

[rayval123]

I carry a g27 40. cal. and was wounding what is the best self defence ammo,and how much they cost!!

[harold63]

Wow, there are a number of good ones. Winchester white box JHP are a lot of self defense for the money and are readily available at WM. WM now also carries Federal Hydroshoks which are very good. Speer Gold Dots, Hornaday, the list goes for some time. What ever you choose, be sure it will function well in your pistol, both slow fire and rapid fire.

[jake94134]

Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Ranger...none of which will you be likely to find at Walmart

[C.J.]

I carry a g27 40. cal. and was wounding what is the best self defence ammo,and how much they cost!!

MY everyday carry is a G23 and generally use Winchester Rangers. The function flawlessly and expansion is up their with every other brand.

[harold63]

Federal HST, (

I read somewhere there was a Gov. overrun of these and they were priced pretty low. Definitely can't get them at WM.

[C.J.]

Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Ranger...none of which will you be likely to find at Walmart

http://www.luckygunner.com/wincheste...jwinranger-500

to heck with Walmart

[ShaulWolf]

Personally, I carry Speer Gold Dots. That's just me though.

I hear lots of great things about Federal HSTs if you can find them, and just as many good things about Gold Dots, and Winchester Ranger T and PDX ammo.

They should all do the job, I'm just partial to Gold Dots because I can find loaded rounds and unloaded bullets to hand load easily. On top of that reports I've gotten have shown them to be solid defense rounds. HSTs have shown up as incredible during testing, and a couple reports I've heard have backed up the testing. It's too bad they're so hard to find.

Find which one you like best and see which one feeds best, then look at pricing and availability.

[harold63]

What ever you choose, be sure it will function well in your pistol, both slow fire and rapid fire.

The HP's I carry in my pocket .25 auto would not feed reliably. I file the edge of the bullets that hit the ramp so they are more ramp friendly. Not suggesting to tamper with your ammo, just saying.

[FLICK]

Inexpensive, relatively speaking, and ran in my G23 like a top.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/AMM5472-1.html

[renalp]

Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Ranger...

I'd be happy with any of the above, or Remington Golden Saber BPJ, as long as they function reliably in my gun. That's the key point - you want to test at least 100, preferably 200 rounds of your chosen ammo without any failures.

Most premium SD ammo costs about a $1 / round in the "consumer" boxes of 20. You can get the same ammo in law enforcement packaging (50 / box) for much less.