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Hey Gang. Went to the range today with a couple of our .45s. Been shooting 230gr fmj or jhp seems like forever. I bought some Privi Partisan 45acp in 185gr just for grins and giggles along with some Speer Gold dot jhp also in 185gr. I had been doing some reading on using 185gr hp for defense ammo. Print said it was "faster" in the mid to upper 900s. Recoil was reportedly supposed to be somewhat lighter as well. Wifey was shooting her Desert Eagle Gov't and I was using my Sig p220. I will preface the rest of this post with the caveat of don't believe everything you read. Recoil? Meh. Unless one is very recoil sensitive neither of us could tell any difference in recoil. We started off with a mag of good old 230gr fmj just for comparison's sake. The recoil from both weights of slugs felt the same to each of us. Recoil felt reduction? Not today. Point of aim 5-7 yards- same. The interesting thing was that wifey's 1911 has been FLAWLESS through over 1000 rounds of 230fmj/jhp. Today she had her very first FTFs and FTEs ever with this firearm. This happened with the Privi Partisan ammo. Something about those rounds the Desert Eagle did not like. At one point she told me "Your reloads are way better than this stuff!" I just had to laugh. She's honest that way. The Speer was, as expected, letter perfect in both weapons. Even in 185gr jhp Speer will remain my primary self defense ammo. Personally still prefer the 230 gr offerings from Speer. OK that's it. Just one couple's recent experience with some new ammo. I will only carry ammo that is proven 100% trustworthy using the Pop's test- like we did today. Hope every one else had a good day too. Relaxing after dinner now. Sigh. Life is good.