CW 45 Ammo

[pudge]

I've been using Federal 230 grain Hydra Shoks, second generation, for a long time, as well as Remington Golden Sabers, same size. A good long while ago, I tested both in my guns, and I found the same thing that r2dhart mentioned ... they both work well in everything I've tried them in. Well enough that I bought a serious supply of them in the same lot numbers to have on hand for a good long while.

Neither is the latest and greatest designer ammo, but I suspect they'll get the job done if I can deliver them to the right location, followed by another or two for good measure. I could be wrong but I seriously doubt anyone could tell the difference between getting shot with either of these and any other decent self defense bullet of the same caliber. I learned a very long time ago that I should never depend on a one shot stop. It happens some times, but a majority of the time, it does not! It never happens when you hear click instead of bang!!!

[KahrArmed]

PDX1 work well for me in my P45. The Critical Defense just jam, they are about 1mm to tall and just stick every time.

[O'Dell]

Over the years I found that Remington GS will work in almost any gun, even troublesome ones. I had a SIG P6 that was never designed for hollow points. I didn't want to spend the money to have the barrel reworked, so I tried the GS's. They worked when nothing else I tried would.

[Rotorflyr]

The Rem GS's are like flying ashtrays but have a good side profile and feed well in most semi-autos.

I like a 185gr myself, and have been using the Taurus Copper Hex Ammo, bought a bunch a while back and found it to feed well in all my .45's, easy to manage recoil wise, accurate & inexpensive (at the time) as well as easy to find (again, at the time)

In the testing I saw (never had a chance to do any first hand) it also had consistent and reliable expansion.

I'm running low on it, and last time I looked, couldn't find it but have heard it's either back to being available or will be shortly, so will look for it again.

If I can't find it, there's plenty of good choices out there, so I suggest going with something that feeds reliably and is accurate in your defensive choice, and also easy to find.

As for the poster who asked about 165gr, again it's fine for defensive carry as long as it feeds well and is accurate...Placement is key


Note: The Taurus Hex are (or were) comprised of Barnes All Copper Bullets, Hodgdon powder and loaded by PMC Ammunition in a nickel-plated case.

[MC1911]

45 ammo

I am using federal old style 185 gr jhp rounds.

[O'Dell]

The Rem GS's are like flying ashtrays but have a good side profile and feed well in most semi-autos.

I like a 185gr myself, and have been using the Taurus Copper Hex Ammo, bought a bunch a while back and found it to feed well in all my .45's, easy to manage recoil wise, accurate & inexpensive (at the time) as well as easy to find (again, at the time)

In the testing I saw (never had a chance to do any first hand) it also had consistent and reliable expansion.

I'm running low on it, and last time I looked, couldn't find it but have heard it's either back to being available or will be shortly, so will look for it again.

If I can't find it, there's plenty of good choices out there, so I suggest going with something that feeds reliably and is accurate in your defensive choice, and also easy to find.

As for the poster who asked about 165gr, again it's fine for defensive carry as long as it feeds well and is accurate...Placement is key


Note: The Taurus Hex are (or were) comprised of Barnes All Copper Bullets, Hodgdon powder and loaded by PMC Ammunition in a nickel-plated case.

I hadn't seen any of the Taurus copper ammo in years, but I always heard that it was pretty good. At least something they make is. I'm one for three with Taurus pistols and gave up on them several years ago.

[newCW45guy]

I'm still in break-in period. Some problems with 100rds of Winchester White Box 230gr FMJs. But the one box of Winchester PDX was flawless. The PDX bullet is the one chosen by the FBI.

[ABNAK]

Can't go wrong with Federal HST. Velocity threshold for expansion is low enough to include the CW's short barrel.