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With all the talk lately about how a .40 or .45 is the caliber of choice, but with the right load and round, 9mm is a very viable caliber... what's your choice of 9mm round to carry and why?
Primarily I'm looking for defensive rounds - I don't want to shoot through and through and risk not knowing the backstop/background. At the same time, the more crank-head stopping power the better.
I've been carrying Hornady Critical Defense rounds lately, but averaged an FTF about every other mag with a variety of guns: Ruger, Kimber, Sig, Kahr, Glock... I'm happy with the guns, just not the ammo.
The new Kimber Solo is being touted (in some circles) as "built to handle high pressure ammo"... I can't say as I've looked too hard, but I don't see all too many 9mm +P loads at Bi-Mart.
SO.... for all you 9mm CCW folks: what brand/weight/style/load do you carry and why? If you carry something that's not your first choice, what's your "best option" and why isn't it in your mag right now? (Note: let's keep the discussion limited to factory loads for now. I'll research and bring up reloads & homebrew in the appropriate forums after I have my bench set up this summer...)
-Case
Primarily I'm looking for defensive rounds - I don't want to shoot through and through and risk not knowing the backstop/background. At the same time, the more crank-head stopping power the better.
I've been carrying Hornady Critical Defense rounds lately, but averaged an FTF about every other mag with a variety of guns: Ruger, Kimber, Sig, Kahr, Glock... I'm happy with the guns, just not the ammo.
The new Kimber Solo is being touted (in some circles) as "built to handle high pressure ammo"... I can't say as I've looked too hard, but I don't see all too many 9mm +P loads at Bi-Mart.
SO.... for all you 9mm CCW folks: what brand/weight/style/load do you carry and why? If you carry something that's not your first choice, what's your "best option" and why isn't it in your mag right now? (Note: let's keep the discussion limited to factory loads for now. I'll research and bring up reloads & homebrew in the appropriate forums after I have my bench set up this summer...)
-Case