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The video got me to thinking. My defensive ammo has become precious to me. It's been too long since I've rotated it out. Its been too long since I've shot it and I never really practiced or tried it out enough. Most of it it is Hornady critical /defense, and I even have a box of Hornady Zombie Max. (Same thing as Critical defense). I picked up a couple of boxes of Sig Sauers' "Elite Performance 9mm 124gr. These cost about $0.65 a round, cheaper than the $1.00+ typical price for the typical hyper ammo.

It may not perform as well in the gelatin test as well as some of ther higher priced brands, but tests seem to claim that it is reliable, accurate and performs adequately. What I require for everyday carry is 124gr, and from a reputable manufacturer.

I have 3 9mm handguns that I keep loaded and expect to call on for defense.

Beretta Storm Sub compact 3" barrel
Ruger P 95 4/12 "
Beretta P92

The Storm PX4 SCis my Most often EDC, The others are truck or bedside protection. It will take about 125 Rounds to fully load my mags. another 300 to qualify the ammo. Price matters. I will rotate the old stuff out and replace it with the Sig Sauer ammo. Once this is done I will shoot a mag full of this stuff at least once a month. I won't allow my ammo to become precious.













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What I most admire about Paul Harrell's videos is that he is not afraid to think outside the box. Whether or not we agree with him all points is irrelevant, He can stimulate us into rethinking the things we might have just assumed.

I believe he has a point though about the hyper precious ammunition, especially those that make outlandish claims of instant lethality.

The only issue I have is that inexpensive defencive rounds aren't always that available. I keep 3 defensive handguns all 3 are 9mm of older design. I believe they were designed nominally for 124gr bullets. That isn't saying that that won't work within a range of 115 - 145grs, but It has also been my experiance that 124 is my sweet spot for accuracy.
The issue I have had is a hard time finding, non Hyper ammo at 124gr. I've been thinking about Sig Saur for my next purchase, Its still more than twice what I've been paying for than my range ammunition.

I don't really understand why this stuff costs so much. Most of this premium stuff costs more than 5.56 NATO or even decent .308 ammo.