Comments on: What’s In Your EDC Gun?

By: hawkeye

hawkeye — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:31:43 +0000

In reply to Dave. Rats, at some 3 tons it's too heavy to tow behind my Pilot.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:26:09 +0000

I just bought some bullets

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:09:35 +0000

The article touted the benefits of the tiny .380 with the new and improved jacketed hollow point (JHP) ammo.

I have a friend who packs a 45, because it is the biggest commonly available handgun. My preference is a bit different: I prefer 122mm. Sure it is a Soviet 1950s design, is only a single shot and requires a three-man crew to use it. Another drawback is that it is just a wee bit hard to conceal carry in a crowd. But just think of the benefits. The respect you would get in a crowd of punks. The bad guy will not be inclined to argue when it is pointed at his chest. Or his car. Or his house. Even if it is five miles away. And missing the target by two inches does not matter.

So I am in no way going to pack a puny .380, or even the little .45. Give me a 122-mm howitzer D-30 2A18.every day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_mm_howitzer_2A18_(D-30)

By: Jim Lee

Jim Lee — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:31:26 +0000

Speer Gold Dot GDHP. It gets the job done at close range. It will blow up a gallon container filled with water.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:23:51 +0000

Norma’s 9mm MHP …. terminal ballistics are excellent with expansion to nearly 1″ in diameter and it shoots well out of every pistol that I carry.

By: hawkeye

hawkeye — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:36:28 +0000

In reply to SAFEupstateFML. I have Underwood loaded with those Phillips screwdriver tips in the little Taurus 380 that rides in my ankle rig, or sometimes in my pocket. The LCR and Walther 9s both like Sig 124 gr V-Crown. The 445 likes 300 gr XTPs, but I have to be careful unleashing that beast in public, because it will pass through 3 average houses and assorted contents before going to ground.

By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:00:12 +0000

.380 ammo with short barrels is tricky. I’ve been using Underwood solid copper defender.

9mm 124 gr HST. I still have a few tactical HST boxes from when such things weren’t that expensive.

If I was in the market for a new .380, I’d look at the Bodyguard 2.0.

By: Darkman

Darkman — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:40:01 +0000

Hornady Critical Defense in the Shield. Hornady Critical Duty in the P89.

By: troutbum5

troutbum5 — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 02:54:47 +0000

I buy 2 or 3 different types for a new pistol, 100 rounds each. Shoot 3 mags for reliability, grouping and point of aim. The winner goes into the EDC mags, loser on the shelf in case of emergency. I’ve never had reliability, feeding, or grouping issues, but some loads shoot closer to point of aim than others, and that’s ultimately the deciding factor. My .40 likes HST, my Sig 9, surprise surprise, likes V-Crown, and my .45 likes Gold Dots. As a rule, HST generally seems to hit closest to point of aim, though not always.

By: SAFEupstateFML

SAFEupstateFML — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 02:47:41 +0000

In reply to Geoff "I'm getting too old for this shit" PR. Use the phillips heads in the 68 grain for some 9 and 357 sig. In either case it seems to split the difference between fmj and average hollow point while allowing for some level of pistol armor penetration. Some of the other Lehigh defense copper rounds are also interesting (controlled fracturing and maximum expansion)