I use Federal HST 124gr and 147gr standard pressure rounds as my carry ammo. Powerful, reliable, and accurate without the extra muzzle blast, recoil, and wear and tear of +P.
winchester ranger 147 grain bonded (RA9B) or the non-bonded ranger talon 147 gr (RA9T)-most accurate carry ammo i've shot and recommended by winchester for short barrel pistols
there are at least 4 perfectly cromulent choices on that poll, but 124grain +P Gold Dots are the one I stock the most of, for whatever that's worth.
Of course, that's because I've had good luck finding them in 50x boxes at $0.50/round, sometimes less ... the differences between high-end defensive ammo are negligible because they're all formulated to pass the same FBI test.
I carry a wide variety. Anything by a quality manufactuer is good stuff. Most recently I've been using Hornady as carry ammo. Speer Gold Dot, Winchester PDX, even the Federal Hydr-Shock is ALL good stuff. You can't go wrong with any of those. Hell, even the Remington green/yellow box HP brick from Wally world is good stuff to be honest.
Been using it in my personal guns since 2005. My Agency is transitioning to it this year. Hosted two ballistics workshops in November. Test guns were 4" M&P's. But included a 3.5" M&P9c and a 3" Kahr PM9 for bare gel shots to see the effect of a shorter barrel. Differences were slim to none.
My PPS shoots accurately and to the point of aim with this load. For me, it's a win/win.
After a week+ on the poll it looks like other leads, with Federal HST 147 gr as the leader in that category. Speer Gold Dot is next followed by Hornady Critical Defense.
I'm with you brudda. Says that for a reason, and there's no real benefit at the end of the day.
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