Carry Ammo

[retired]

Winchester Ranger LE SXT 147gr. is what I and my former dept. carry. This is not the SXT sold in stores as far as I know. We started with the evil black talon and now carry this evolution.

DIRTY HARRY, you will have to do a search, because it is an old thread, but there is a member here who is also a member on some other gun boards, who sells Winchester Ranger ammo in various calibers including 45. I don't recall his name tho, but his prices were pretty good from what I do recall. Someone here might know who I'm referring to or he may see this and chime in.

[tt350z]

Speer Gold Dot JHP +P 124g for me.

I noticed that the +p isn't listed in your poll...

[bigjimmy57]

I personally like the federal hydrashocks but since they weren't up there I picked the hornady tap

[retired]

Charlie, you might want to reconsider your use of Winchester Silvertips. The quote below is from Dr. Gary Roberts, a recognized expert in military/le ammo testing. This is from one of his threads on tacticalforums.com.

- Bullet designs like the Silver Tip, Hydra-Shok, and Black Talon were state of the art 10 or 15 years ago. Modern ammunition which has been designed for robust expansion against clothing and intermediate barriers is significantly superior to the older designs. The bullets in the Federal Classic and Hydrashok line are outperformed by other ATK products such as the Federal Tactical and HST, as well as the Speer Gold Dot; likewise Winchester Ranger Talons are far superior to the old Black Talons or civilian SXT's.

If you want to read the whole post, wherein he shows pics of his testing of various rounds in various calibers, go to Tactical Forums Home. Click on the Terminal Effects forum near the top and go to the thread about defensive rounds.