04-06-2011, 12:49 PM
You can usually find FMJ target rounds online cheaper than at the local store. Sportsmans Guide, ableammo.com, places like that. The only thing to consider is you usually have to buy bulk in order to get a really good price. Most of the cheaper target ammo, like the Winchester White Box stuff at Walmart, is dirty and in fact cheaply made. But, it is reliable and i've never had a problem with any of them. Make sure the .40 you get is a Glock. [
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For home protection or self defense, honestly, any hollow point round will do. NEVER!!! carry a full metal jacket as a self defense round. The biggest reason is, if you miss your target, or you hit your target at close range, the bullet will more times than not keep traveling through and beyond it's initial contact. that means into your neighbors house, or into the innocent guy 20 meters behind the guy you shot that was trying to rob you at the 711. Hollow points expand and are much less likely to cause collateral damage, and are much more likely to mortally wound the a-hole you shot. that's a pro tip, right that down.
My personal preference in self defense ammo, however, are Winchester Supreme Elite PDX1 hollow points. They are the non-lublox-coated version of the black talons that Winchester pulled off the market in 2000, however perform identically. Unlike a standard hollow point, they claw out when expanded, and cause incredible damage. When my life, or my wife, or my son's life is on the line, and I am in a position to legally use deadly force, I do not want the threat I engage to get back up.
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] For home protection or self defense, honestly, any hollow point round will do. NEVER!!! carry a full metal jacket as a self defense round. The biggest reason is, if you miss your target, or you hit your target at close range, the bullet will more times than not keep traveling through and beyond it's initial contact. that means into your neighbors house, or into the innocent guy 20 meters behind the guy you shot that was trying to rob you at the 711. Hollow points expand and are much less likely to cause collateral damage, and are much more likely to mortally wound the a-hole you shot. that's a pro tip, right that down.
My personal preference in self defense ammo, however, are Winchester Supreme Elite PDX1 hollow points. They are the non-lublox-coated version of the black talons that Winchester pulled off the market in 2000, however perform identically. Unlike a standard hollow point, they claw out when expanded, and cause incredible damage. When my life, or my wife, or my son's life is on the line, and I am in a position to legally use deadly force, I do not want the threat I engage to get back up.
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