after I bought my Glock 36
did some penetration and expansion tests using what factory ammo I could find at the time and a whole lotta gallon water jugs. For my purposes, Hornady Critical Defense works best; FWIW, YMMV.
bob
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stonewalrus,
2014-07-07, 18:29
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- Defense loads for Springfield XDS 45 - -
RidinLou,
2014-07-07, 18:39
- I have used Winchester 230 JHPs, Buffalo bore hardball - Rob Leahy, 2014-07-07, 18:51
- Defense loads for Springfield XDS 45 - -
cas,
2014-07-07, 19:10
- 230 Golden Saber... -
Sarge,
2014-07-07, 19:14
- Dittos on 230 gr. Golden Saber... - Hobie, 2014-07-07, 21:02
- I know how far one will penetrate... - rob, 2014-07-07, 21:47
- FWIW I shot an IDPA match this weekend with it. - cas, 2014-07-07, 19:19
- Others have the manual first round problem, too -
cubrock,
2014-07-07, 20:30
- Haven't run any live rounds through it but it does it with - stonewalrus, 2014-07-07, 20:56
- Others have the manual first round problem, too - StoneWolf, 2014-07-08, 13:05
- 230 Golden Saber... -
Sarge,
2014-07-07, 19:14
- after I bought my Glock 36 -
bob,
2014-07-08, 09:12
- I use Georgia Arms 230 grain Gold Dot HPs -
cubrock,
2014-07-08, 22:04
- Thank you - good to know. I order from them fairly often - stonewalrus, 2014-07-08, 22:14
- The ones I see are plus p - are they the ones? -
stonewalrus,
2014-07-10, 06:05
- Yes, these (link inside) - cubrock, 2014-07-10, 07:48
- I use Georgia Arms 230 grain Gold Dot HPs -
cubrock,
2014-07-08, 22:04
- Defense loads for Springfield XDS 45 - - Bruce in WV, 2014-07-08, 11:24
- Defense loads for Springfield XDS 45 - -
RidinLou,
2014-07-07, 18:39