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Posted: Thu Jul 5th, 2018 04:05 pm

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First off get rid of the RIP ammo as your carry ammo and get something like the Hornady Critical Duty JHP. The RIP ammo does not deliver the destruction to the wound channel as well as Critical Duty, Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot, Winchester PDX1 Defender, or Remmington Golden Saber. There has been lots of ballistic jell test that have shown the RIP to be a bad choice for SD ammo. (BTW: These 5 were listed by Dillon Precision as being the best SD ammo available earlier this year.)

With ammo when it comes to SD rounds you need the optimal balance between velocity, expansion, penetration and weight retention of the projectile. The Dillon preferred 5 list of ammo all perform about the same with some subtle differences between the brands.

I carry Federal Hydra-Shok in my 45 GAP. It is an older design but it is not far behind the Dillon preferred 5. The 45GAP has similar specs to 45ACP+P. I have the stopping power covered but the Glock G37 with this ammo is softer shooting than my Colt 1911 9mm shooting SD rounds in the 1911.

I used to carry a Glock G26 9mm. With SD rounds follow up shots took longer and I was not as good of a shot with it as my larger guns on the first shot.

If I did not have a pistol I would look at getting a police trade in Glock 40 caliber or 357Sig. Whichever I got I would get the conversion barrel for the other and a 9mm conversion barrel as well. I would try all three for SD and use which one that I was best with.

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