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I'm not a fan of taking gun advice from cops. Unless you know their level of experience, being a police officer confers no extra amount of ballistic knowledge over other folks who would never suggest alternating ammo types.OP:
I've had various Leo's over the years show me the same loading theory.
JHP rounds are loaded to much higher standards than range ammo. If you were to somehow find a type of FMJ that was loaded to the same specs as high quality JHP, maybe that could be argued, but there are very few FMJ loads that are super high quality. I know Speer Lawman is supposed to be loaded about the same as their equivalent Gold Dot loads. And I'm sure Double Tap has quite a few hunting rounds that are not hollow points.
I just think it is a really bad idea unless you have some foreknowledge about exactly how your own defensive encounter is going to go. And if you know exactly how it is going to unfold, then just bring a rifle.