45 acp defense

I have read and heard say to use the same weight bullet that you practice with, is this a truism or falsehood ?
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I hate to use Hollywood as an example, but, every once in a while they do come up with some truth.

In the movie, The Outlaw Josey Wales, they talk about getting "an edge".

An edge is anything that gives you an advantage over your opponent.
If using the same weight and velocity bullet for practice as you use for defense delivers more consistent shot placement, then you've gained "an edge".
Granted, it's very slim, but, it's just that much more than the other guy has.
Put enough of them together and you just might overcome one of those pesky Murphy type things.
 
I use WWB 230-gr ball ammo for practice, and carry Federal HST 230-gr+Ps for "serious social occasions." There isn't that much difference in recoil between the two, and they shoot to substantially the same point of impact.

Oh, and pay no attention to that Internet lore about a short barrel not giving sufficient velocity to expand a modern JHP. Here's a HST I fired into water with my 3.3" Springfield XDS. :cool:

 
Oh, and pay no attention to that Internet lore about a short barrel not giving sufficient velocity to expand a modern JHP. Here's a HST I fired into water with my 3.3" Springfield XDS.
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While it is true that modern premium quality self-defense JHP rounds are pretty good at expanding even from compact guns, it is worth pointing out that water testing generally results in more consistent and more pronounced expansion than is usually produced by more conventional and representative gelatin testing.

I'm not saying that round wouldn't have expanded in gelatin, just cautioning against assuming that water testing results are representative of what would happen in the real world.
 
I use Hornady Critical Defense 185s in my nightstand 1911 and in the two guns I carry -- a Kimber UCII and Springer XDs ... they're the most accurate .45 rounds I've tried and have never caused a feed problem ...
 
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