"Staggering mags" fmj then jhp?

[omegaic]

I would think that staggering ammo in a single magazine would throw off your follow-up shot. If you are planning on trying it, make sure you test it out at the range. Remember: train like you fight and you will fight like you train.

[kabob983]

I've often considered this as well, but it seems like it could potentially be a bad idea. If for some reason the bg you're facing is in a highly populated location for whatever reason and you don't know what type of round is in the pipe, would you still fire? If it's a fmj round and you hit him it could go right through and hit someone behind, but it could be a jhp...you never know. I guess for me it'd be comforting knowing exactly what is going to come out the barrel of my pistol when I pull the trigger so that there are no costly suprises.

I suppose I'd have to think about it. Maybe carrying 2 mags (one jhp, one fmj) would be a better idea for me, I dunno.

[therooster]

Originally Posted by omegaic

I would think that staggering ammo in a single magazine would throw off your follow-up shot. If you are planning on trying it, make sure you test it out at the range. Remember: train like you fight and you will fight like you train.

how would it throw off the follow up shot?

[Waldo]

I carry all hollow points. If clothing gets caught in the bullet it acts like ball anyway. If it doesnt then we get a big wound.

[The Tengu]

Originally Posted by Waldo

I carry all hollow points. If clothing gets caught in the bullet it acts like ball anyway. If it doesnt then we get a big wound.

Exactly, there's no need to alternate your ammo like that.

[Delija]

Originally Posted by kabob983

If for some reason the bg you're facing is in a highly populated location for whatever reason and you don't know what type of round is in the pipe, would you still fire? If it's a fmj round and you hit him it could go right through and hit someone behind, but it could be a jhp...you never know. I guess for me it'd be comforting knowing exactly what is going to come out the barrel of my pistol when I pull the trigger so that there are no costly suprises.

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The problem I see with this logic is that it's very easy to miss a target. Pulling the trigger when there is someone behind the threat (that you do not want to shoot) is not a good idea no matter what kind of ammunition you have loaded. It seems like a lot of people seem over confident in their marksmanship that in almost all cases has never been tested under real-life conditions. It is one thing to shoot at paper targets that don't shoot back. It's quite another thing to shoot at a live target that does shoot back. I believe the statistics for police is that they miss something like 80% of the time. Whatever the actual percentage is, they do miss. We would all miss a whole lot more under the kind of stress that comes with the need to shoot to defend your life than we do at the range.

Peace,
D.

[mcone]

Originally Posted by mcone

I cycle my JHP about every month or two.

Two goals:

1 - To get fresh ammo into the XD.

2 - To learn which JHP works the best in the XD40.

Goal 2 supercedes. Have been carrying for about a year, and have so many tests to perform.

Hornady 155 grn JHP/XTP is the most accurate ammo for my XD 40 so far. Going to try TAP soon.

-Mike

I just realized that I misunderstood your question when I gave my answer earlier. My apologies -

My carry setup consist of 36 rounds of the same ammo in three mags. One in the chamber for 37 total. Hornady preferred.

Someone recommended a round of snake-shot as the first load for blinding the bad guy. I won't do it, as it will probably just make him more determined to bring me down, along with the possibility for spread outside the target.

- Mike

[mcone]

Originally Posted by Delija

I believe the statistics for police is that they miss something like 80% of the time. Whatever the actual percentage is, they do miss.

I assume that you mean a complete miss of the bad guy's body. I wonder how they came up with that percentage? I can imagine circumstances where the 80% would be 80% hit. Like close encounters.

- Mike

[kabob983]

I'd expect most police to miss quite often. The greater majority of police officers do not practice shooting very often at all, just qualify and then they don't take the pistol out of the holster till next year.

[Taj]

Originally Posted by kabob983

I'd expect most police to miss quite often. The greater majority of police officers do not practice shooting very often at all, just qualify and then they don't take the pistol out of the holster till next year.

That may be so. I admit that I did not spend a lot of time on the pistol range. On the other hand, if law enforcement agencies felt that shooting abilities were inadequate, they would require more range time.

Most police never fire their weapons. Those that do, and do often, practice often.

It depends on the job. SWAT guys, especially snipers would practice more than a beat cop.

My job required me to be armed at all times. Yet for close to 20 of my 33 years I had as little probability of needing my weapon as my grandmother. The time I spent in protection details I did practice far more often. I also practiced with weapons I had never handled (or even had the chance to handle) in my first 20 years.

Still, even with almost daily practice I don't know how accurate I would be shooting at an armed attacker as opposed to how accurate I was on the range. Thankfully I never got to find out.

Taj