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I was not thinking in terms of tactics, but that is an excellent point srothstein. I think you are correct. I am going to approach it from that angle. Thanks!

If there is already a thread about this, I apologize. I tried searching, but my skills are not the best. I am looking for opinions on carrying ball ammo for enhanced penetration in the event that I run up against a shooter wearing body armor of some sort. (No, I am not talking about Police. I don't intend any exchanges of gun fire with Police Officers.) Currently I am carrying a Colt Commander .45, which feeds everything I have tried in it. I am carrying JHP in the first clip for standard self-defense. I am then carrying two spare clips which I am loading with FMJ. My reasoning is that in the extremely rare event that I would need a reload, I may be dealing with a para-military type shooter/s. Living on the border and seeing what is going on in Juarez, this is something that crosses my mind. In this event, I reason that FMJ will give me better penetration to deal with barriers or armor. I understand that if I have a shooter wearing a NIJ Type IIIA vest, FMJ won't likely penetrate, but still may provide more shock. I have no intentions of intervening in a drug hit, but I don't want to be a "wrong place at the wrong time" victim either. Am I way off base here with my ammo choice? Any recommendations would be appreciated.