9mm Defense Ammo

[NEO Hunter]

Looking for some recommendations for defense ammo for my CM9?

[Thunder71]

Federal HST
Winchester PDX1
Winchester Ranger


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[SDGlock23]

I'm a fan of:

Federal HST's
Winchester Ranger T-series
Gold Dots
Golden Sabres

Fired some through my CM9 recently, all shot well, particularly the 124 +P Gold Dot, 115 +P+ Gold Dot and the 115 +P+ Federal 9BPLE.

[chrish]

+1 on the PDX1, either the +P 124gr or the standard load 147gr. I prefer the 147, mostly b/c the +P I find no fun to shoot...to much snap.

[jbwk254]

I've only used pdx1, it feeds great so I see no reason to switch it up.

[jimbar]

Hornady Critical Defense, or Hornady TAP FPD

[Knight92]

I use and like Hornady Critical Defense. Other ammo I would use would be the Federal HST, and the Ranger T's. I don't like the +p, since I don't practice with I don't want to shoot it.

[Deano]

Be sure to test fire the fatter rounds like the gold dots and Federal HST rounds. On my CM9 I've ground a good bit off of the slide stop, and these two particular rounds (124 grain) still barely skim by the stop on the way into the chamber.

[muggsy]

Speer 124 gr. Gold Dots.

[PYROhafe]

Anyone tried the guard dog home defense? Its a fmjhp. Seems like it would be better against clothing n such cause the hp won't clog....

[carkarrier]

IF YOU LIKE A HOT LOAD,GEORGIA ARMS has a124 gr.
Bonded core at 1200fps. Speer HP. and is a decent price .I also like Critical Defense and Federal Hydra Shock.

[Rubb]

Guard Dog doesn’t look real good.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...F&feature=plcp

[littlebear]

thanks for asking this question and thanks for the responses so far.... I am following along

[chrish]

Anyone tried the guard dog home defense? Its a fmjhp. Seems like it would be better against clothing n such cause the hp won't clog....

Guard Dog doesn’t look real good.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...F&feature=plcp

Was going to post the same link. I think unless you are SUPER SUPER concerned about over penetration of walls, I'd steer clear. Tests don't look too hot. Still, wouldn't want to be on the receiving end to test it in a real world situtation, it's still lethal

[redbeardmcg]

Run a few google queries on expension testing for each round in question. I had a local FFL suggest Magtech Guardian Gold 115gr+P and was less than happy with the round-to-round consistency of them. After watching numerous expansion tests in which the jacket separated and the core fragmented almost 100% of the time I decided to switch.

Expansion and penetration tests on the Speer Gold Dot 9mm 124gr+P on the other hand: can't seem to find anyone who will speak poorly of them.