Concealed Carry Ammunition (Info/Poll/Discussion)

[Charlies.Contingency]

Thanks guys for the extra info on here. I'd like to see one done every few months, so as to keep track of any trends within' this test group.

Who answered RIP? Defend yourself! If that was a serious answer, than I would like to hear your educated reasoning. There will be no personal bashing, but I can't guarantee others won't pounce. If you are using it, tell me why please.

I thought you were referring to RIP brand ammo:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/0 ... phase-one/

I was wondering why you would list a brand of ammo hardly anybody ever uses and fail to list a type of ammo that the vast majority of new shooters and novices use: ball.

We came to an agreement on here that Ball Ammunition is not a safe Self Defense round, as suggested by the them of "carry" ammunition. The only exception is when it is used in low power handguns, like the 32. Caliber for example.

Editing the poll to include it, would in fact restart the entire poll. I, or somebody else perhaps, will eventually host a new poll in this topic. I certainly will when I see it as appropriate, to see what kind of trends this small pool of seemingly well educated firearm enthusiasts are leaning towards as far as ammunition.

RIP was a serious option, though barely an option in my opinion, I had to be fair. Being this was a serious poll about serious self defense, I narrowed it down to the most likely candidates that I could come up with for self defense ammunition. As over hyped as RIP is, it is still an option with a lot of publicity that I expected at least a few people to pick. Putting up something like Winchester White Box, aka government surplus hollow points, because they cannot perform as well as a more expensive round like Speer Gold Dot or Hornady Critical Defense. My next poll will have what was not put on this one, such as ball ammunition and some quality defense ammo that was not listed.

Are you the one using RIP?

[Charlies.Contingency]

I guess I am another odd duck.
I carry my handloads in .45 and 10mm - hornady XTP in the .45 and hardcast in the 10mm
The only factory defensive ammo I use is DRT - selected by the very scientific method of finding a ton of it for an outstanding price, testing a box for function and finding it grouped well, then buying all I could get at under 15 dollars a box.
Its a bit gimmicky but it functions well in both my almost never carried .380 and my wifes p238. Some informal testing on a hanging coyote (already leaking from under its ears thanks to a propper 10mm hunting round) showed a nice ragged exit wound with plenty of damage to both sternum and internals.

Please note - hanging a fresh shot coyote in the summer to test defensive ammo will result in fleas regardless of the half a can of cutter you bathed in just before attempting something so foolish.

I am very surprised that you are the only one hear using it. What was once to be called Dead Right There, had been changed apparently for legal reasons. Hard to justify in court, such as RIP may encounter. I know what DRT stands for, and I think it can be a useful Self Defense round, depending on your platform and preference. I particularly don't care too much for such a light grain bullet, I like some weight, but each direction has it's plus' and minus'. That little bullet coming out of that 10mm ought to be booking it, I cannot recall that the box fps said for 10mm, but I do remember that it was quite notable on .40cal.

No worries about being the oddball, it's a good thing sometimes.

[C-dub]

Well, those Winchester Ranger +P T-series .45's are looking pretty nasty. Maybe I should try and find some more of those and load up. I have some, but not enough to shoot to ensure reliable function and then load up.

[Charlies.Contingency]

I think this will be my next poll:

1)Speer Gold Dot
2) Federal HST
3) Hornady Critical Duty
4) Hornady Critical Defense
5) Hornady Zombie Max
6) Winchester Ranger
7) Winchester PD-1 Defender
8) Federal Hydra-Shock
9) Corbon DXP
10) Barnes Tax-XP
11) Remington Golden Saber
12) R.I.P. (Yes, that ammo)
13) Glaser PowR'Ball
14) Hornady Custom
15) DRT (Dynamic Research Technologies, aka: Dead Right There)
16) Winchester Train & Defend (Defend)
17) Winchester Whit Box
18) Ball Ammunition (Non-Specific)
19) Custom Reloads
20) Combination/Varies/Mixed/Other

Anybody think I should change anything on here? I may reset the poll with this month is over, after saving the current poll statistics on the original post. I started this poll on the first, so maybe on the first of every month I reset it, to catch any changing tides... Or should I just reset it now, and keep it as a permanent statistic with approved options from everybody. Since you can change your options, maybe save a snapshot of it every month or something, so I can track any changes in statistics. And add commentaries for each option above from what members have said about that ammunition. I think those are two good options as opposed to creating new threads. This way maybe new people can come to this thread and see a complied list of peoples thoughts on popular carry ammunition.