TweetI have Hornaday Critical Defense in both my 9mms and my 1911 .45 apc. Not the best in terms of expansion but expands 100% of the time unlike some of the other brands that perform better 90% of the time. just like my pistol i want it to work 100% of the time whether i am forced to shoot through 5 layers of clothing or none. Many big names work great when shooting bare gel but throw the 4 layers of denim (fbi standard) over it and they fail to open and over penetrate.

Nosler has a very promising bullet, they make great stuff but have not seen enough on it

a lot of guys like the hornaday critical duty over critical defense. duty is a +P round. it tended to over penetrate and is made for cops to be able to shoot through concealment.

i do not use +p ammo as it is hard on the pistol and felt recoil is higher slowing follow up shots.

so, what are you using for self defense in you CC or home protection weapon? (feel free to post rifle or shotty ammo too)