Watched a Yeager video this morning on "Pretty Hollowpoints". I'm paraphrasing, but he said that in real life shootings, only 25% of hollowpoints actually expand, and that accuracy is more important that ammo selection. He also said that the lighter, faster 9mm rounds tend to get better expansion due to greater penetration. So, he runs 115 grain as opposed to 124 or 147.
I spent a fair amount of time watching videos before selecting Federal HST 124 9mm as my carry ammo. But, his vid got me thinking. Why worry so much about it and focus more on practicing and being accurate.
So, I was at Walmart today and just looking at ammo. They had Remington UMC 115 grain HP. 100 rounds for $29.97. I thought what the heck, and bought a box. I figure at that price I can actually get some real practice time in with a HP round. I typically only run one mag of the HST's per range session because of the cost and mainly run cheaper FMJ's.
I spent a fair amount of time watching videos before selecting Federal HST 124 9mm as my carry ammo. But, his vid got me thinking. Why worry so much about it and focus more on practicing and being accurate.
So, I was at Walmart today and just looking at ammo. They had Remington UMC 115 grain HP. 100 rounds for $29.97. I thought what the heck, and bought a box. I figure at that price I can actually get some real practice time in with a HP round. I typically only run one mag of the HST's per range session because of the cost and mainly run cheaper FMJ's.