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18-03-2020, 13:30 #21
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18-03-2020, 14:34 #22
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18-03-2020, 14:51 #24
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Re: Best self defense ammo for a glock
There are a number of good options for carry ammo on the market.
Winester Ranger T
Federal HST
Horady Critical Duty
Speer Gold Dot
These are a few good options available in South Africa.
The Winchester Ranger Ts are the most cost effctive option as already discued and have a proven track record. I've used the 127 +P+ and the 147g option and I prefer the 147's.
Also, as discussed, function test at least 50. Swap the rounds you carry out after 6 months to a year.
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18-03-2020, 14:51 #25
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18-03-2020, 14:53 #26
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18-03-2020, 15:34 #28
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Re: Best self defense ammo for a glock
Howzit Bud...
I would take a step back from buying outrageously priced SD "hyper" ammo. Rather buy good quality ball ammo that has a matching hollow-point counterpart of the same brand. What I mean by this, as an example, buy the basic "bread and butter" 115 grain S&B black box FMJ for about R230-R280 per box of 50, then buy its counter part 115 grain S&B black box JHP for about R350-R400 per box of 50. Train with the ball ammo and carry the JHP's. You will be confident that the recoil characteristics are the same, firearm is reliable and functions well with this brand type, JHP or FMJ, and that there will be no POI shift when switching between FMJ's or JHP's. I have personally chronographed S&B 115 grain Ball and JHP through my 10" Stribog and 3.75" P07 and found that the Ball is about 20-30fps faster than the JHP in my Stribog, this variance is negligible (around 1350 fps average) and pretty much equal out the P07 (1080 fps average). POI remaining the same.
I am quite sure that you won't find much hype about plain old S&B. I am also quite sure that well known manufacturers these days would not sell you something like this that is absolutely useless. I am also sure other manufacturers use this same approach in marketing the same product in both FMJ and JHP format, for this specific reason.
Rather spend money on training and lots of ammunition so that you can get the projectile where it needs to be in a high stress environment, rather than "super ammo".
Regards
Ant
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18-03-2020, 15:36 #29
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18-03-2020, 15:41 #30
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Re: Best self defense ammo for a glock
Ranger T’s are not much more expensive than the S&B JHP ammo mentioned. At least it’s tested and performs well in the FBI tests. I would rather pay the extra R100 per 50 for the peace of mind it gives me.
S&B range ammo is great and also a great source of decent brass for reloading.
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