Which .40 S&W round do you prefer?

[Bader]

Which .40 S&W round do you prefer for SD, HD? I use Buffalo Bore's 155 grain + P. http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=115

[barth]

Which .40 S&W round do you prefer for SD, HD? I use Buffalo Bore's 155 grain + P. http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=115 Btw I have a KKM precision barrel in my G23.

Speer GDHP 155 or Winchester Ranger T-Series 165

BTW
I'm getting a Storm Lake 4.16" extended, dual port, black Isonite QPQ on stainless, 357 Sig barrel for my G27 - LOL!

[Brad55102]

Speer Gold dots
or
Federal HST's

[Bader]

Speer GDHP 155 or Winchester Ranger T-Series 165

BTW
I'm getting a Storm Lake 4.16" extended, dual port, black Isonite QPQ on stainless, 357 Sig barrel for my G27 - LOL!

Good choices, I like the Ranger Ts as well. That Storm Lake barrel sounds wicked!

[The Retired Sarge]

Federal HST 180gr is my choice. Bill

[Bader]

Speer Gold dots
or
Federal HST's

Great choices.

[Bader]

Federal HST 180gr is my choice. Bill

I have a couple boxes of that, it's an excellent round.

[G36shooter]

Speer Gold dots
or
Federal HST's
Same for me in 180gr.

[TX expat]

Federal HST 180gr is my choice. Bill

^^^that^^^

[JBP55]

Gold Dot, HST, Ranger T in 165gr. or 180gr. Six good choices.

[collim1]

180g Gold Dots

[crzn01]

Federal HST 180gr is my choice. Bill

Same here.............

[Spydermonkey]

Ranger RA40T 180gr

[packinaglock]

155g Gold Dots

[Beretta92guy]

Ranger T in 165 grain...works great in my glock 23....hits hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[barth]

Good choices, I like the Ranger Ts as well. That Storm Lake barrel sounds wicked!

I freaking can't wait - LOL!
Have 4×50rd - 357 SIG Hollow Point T-Series Winchester Ranger RA357SIGT
on stand by.
http://forum.gon.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=294601&stc=1&d=1240671258
http://www.themarksman.net/item_photos/large/winchester_ranger__357_sig_t_series__125_gr_2064.jpg

[Snapper2]

For home protection in a g23 I prefer the first 2 or 3 rounds to be Corbon 135gr hps. The rest of the mag either 180gr HST or 180gr winchester bonded.

[PghJim]

Surprisingly, I have found Double Tap 150gr round to be pretty good which is a Nosler bullet. By the way, DT has got some GD bullets and is loading the 165gr 40 and the 124gr 9mm+p.

[HKLovingIT]

HST 180 gr.

[Ak.Hiker]

Hornady 155 grain XTP.

[Hour13]

In the (EDC) HK ~ 180gr Ranger Bonded JHPs

In the (HD) G22 ~ 165 Hornaday Critical Defense

[FLglockdude]

180gr HST

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[Quarter Tank]

Speer Gold dots
or
Federal HST's

I concur

both in 180gr

[CATATOMIC]

Winchester 165 Ranger T. I also like Hornady TAP in 155 or 180 grain.

[pag23]

Federal HST 180gr is my choice. Bill


Works for me... or Ranger 180

[jwhite75]

180g Gold Dots


What he said^^^^

[Batwing]

180gr HST or GDHP's is what I keep stocked. I also have a box of 165gr Golden Sabers in the stash.

[GlockPreacher]

Federal 165gr HydraShoks...

[Bader]

I freaking can't wait - LOL!
Have 4×50rd - 357 SIG Hollow Point T-Series Winchester Ranger RA357SIGT
on stand by.
http://forum.gon.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=294601&stc=1&d=1240671258
http://www.themarksman.net/iThattem_photos/large/winchester_ranger__357_sig_t_series__125_gr_2064.jpg

That Storm Lake barrel looks very good.

[AWESOMO 4000]

180gr Federal HST
155gr Federal Hi-Shok (regular old plain jane vanilla HP)
135gr CorBon (pretty much a bigger .357SIG round)

[chewybaca67]

There are so many good choices out there these days atht it seems like a good question would be which ones are not got.

[S&WShooter]

I was under the assumption that there was no such thing as +p .40 ammo, was I wrong to think that or is it just a label thrown on by Buffalo Bore? I am no expert thats why I ask. Those are some impressive velocity numbers though.

http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=115

[Glock2313]

Federal HST 180 grain all the way

[sns3guppy]

Winchester SXT 165 gn.

[joeglock40]

165 Winchester pdx, 155 silvertips, 180 gold dots

[S&WShooter]

No ideas on why they label their .40 ammo as +p? I have seen that with their .380 as well, no SAMMI designation for .40 +p or .380 +p but they name their products like that, why should they be trusted?

[1smoothredneck]

Cor-Bon 135 grain jhp. second choice is Winchester 155 grain silvertip.

[1smoothredneck]

No ideas on why they label their .40 ammo as +p? I have seen that with their .380 as well, no SAMMI designation for .40 +p or .380 +p but they name their products like that, why should they be trusted?
Buffalo Bore has pretty good QC ime. Most all their stuff runs "hot" compared to other mfgr. Their velocity claims are not exaggerated. I dunno 'bout actual street results, but i like it pretty good. I like their version of the old "FBI" .38 spl load especially well.:supergrin: And, I've been eyeballing that sweet little 115grain
+p+ 9mm of theirs as well as the 124 +p+(kinda looks like the ranger specs). Be safe

[scccdoc]

Ranger 180 SXT's
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gen 4 22 and 27

[S&WShooter]

Buffalo Bore has pretty good QC ime. Most all their stuff runs "hot" compared to other mfgr. Their velocity claims are not exaggerated. I dunno 'bout actual street results, but i like it pretty good. I like their version of the old "FBI" .38 spl load especially well.:supergrin: And, I've been eyeballing that sweet little 115grain
+p+ 9mm of theirs as well as the 124 +p+(kinda looks like the ranger specs). Be safe

Thanks!

[S&WShooter]

And to contribute to the thread...

Right now I have Hornady Tap FPD in 180g

Next time I will get some Ranger 180g

[pisc1024]

I currently have Fed 180 gr HST's, but I also have run 180 gr Gold Dots, and 180 gr Winchester Rangers.

[alba666]

Federal P40HST1. Which reminds me, I need to order more. It can be tricky to find sometimes.


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[Glolt20-91]

All kinds of choices in 40, usually carry 180 Ranger bonded, but there's also the HSTs, Gold Dots, Golden Sabers, XTPs and Ranger Ts. :)

[boomhower]

180gr Gold Dots. I get them free from work. Of I was fitting the bill it would be HST's for off duty work.


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[fastbolt]

Usually either the current or previous iteration of the Ranger 180gr T-Series or the 180gr Golden Sabre. Why? Because I could get them from my agency in quantity for free, and they fed & fired fine in my .40's.

I still have some Ranger 165gr T-Series left from several years ago (previous version), and if those boxes became rotated more toward the top of my ammo supply I'd not have a problem with using them, either (although I tend to like the 180gr loads in .40 S&W, all things considered).

I think I still have some 180gr Gold Dot (maybe), and somewhere I have a few boxes of some 180gr HST1 a rangemaster at another agency once gave me (but I just never got around to shooting or using it).

I keep thinking I've used up most of the older issued loads comprised of the Rem Express 180gr JHP and the Win Ranger RA40180HP 180gr JHP, but a box or two keeps popping up now and again (which I'll put aside for range use). I didn't lose much sleep when I was carrying either of them, although their bullet design is of the older hollowpoint designs. Granted, they often don't fair as well in the more difficult ballistic gel/barrier test mediums as the more modern designs, but I can think of shootings where they served well enough.

I guess I'm not nearly as fussy as some folks.

I tend to put more emphasis on the shooter's training, experience & mindset than either the caliber or the specific defensive hollowpoints.

[BroknPrism]

Federal HST 180 grain all the way

Not even an "or". I agree with him. Accurate, consistent, and cheaper than most premium off-the-shelf boxes of 50 (like Gold Dot), if you can believe that.

[aGlock4me]

Federal HST 180gr

[sulaco]

Federal HST 180gr