+p ammo

this will be for home defense only. Although I'll probably fire off a few just to get the feel of it.
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Ammo can act differently in various guns, and "a few" may not be enough to guarantee reliability.
 
Agree. I'd rather go with a decent round that is cheap enough that I can afford to and am willing to put 3 or 4 boxes downrange to insure reliability in my SD gun than with one that is awesome but is so expensive that I can't bring myself to really shoot enough to verify that it's reliable.
 
I would NOT use +p for indoor use. All you get is louder than loud, bigger blinding flash and more recoil. Typically, shots 2 on up are all pulled WAY off target.

For home defense, get high quality hollow point ammo that has flash reduced powders. Hitting the target is important...get a good flashlight too.
 
Yeh. Yeh. It's shot placement. No need for plus P. If everybody would just petition Glock to make a 36 round .32 we would only need one gun on the market and whimpy ammo would be just fine.

Use the +P but if you intend to use it for SD you need to go through a hundred rounds or so to make sure:

A. You can handle the recoil without substantially decreasing the accuracy or speed of your follow up shots.
B. The gun/guns that you're going to use them in feed absolutely reliably.

If you don't want to prove them in your hands and guns then just use them up as practice ammo at the range. Self defense is too important to risk on unproven ammo selection.
 
I don't feel much a difference between my 115/124 gr RN ammo and the Hornady +P Critical Duty in terms of shots on target and recoil with my Glock 19. :confused:
 
I don't use +P ammo in any of my pistols. I'll use a 124 grain hollow point in my 9mm ccw, but no +P. My HK pistols are about as rock solid as they come, but they get the standard pressure rounds as well. A double tap with the .45ACP to center of mass is devastating enough on its own with good bullet construction and shot placement. The same can be said of the 9mm and 40S&W. When in doubt call the manufacturer of the pistol.
 
I presently do and always have carried +p+ ammo in my 9 millimeters and +p in my 45s. Never had an issue with them and the recoil isn't that bad as long as you practice with it. Is it expensive? Yes. But I took a class with 500 rounds of Winchester Ranger T 127gr +p+ without any issues at all.

These days I'm mostly with Glock and Heckler and Koch pistols. Both have fared well.

Only disclaimer, is that a steady diet can wear parts down faster. I'm not one for modifying springs and such to mitigate the recoil either. So you will swap out the recoil assembly a little more frequently. Say, with Glock. Instead of 5,000 rounds down the pipe, you'd do it at 4,000. Just to stay safe."

Now, everyone is different. Some people will sound off and call this reckless, but my local LE agency has been running the aforementioned load in their 9mm Glock for over a decade now.

It's all based on your perception. My vote is good to go.
 
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