bigcoastie
3 June 2009, 08:50
So like everyone else since the election I’ve been scrambling to get ammunition. Fortunately I made a few smart decisions buying in bulk FMJ early and have been able to keep frustration at a minimum.
The biggest thing that got me thinking was about the small chance that there is a general chaos, end of the world, zombie movie type situation did I make a good decision.
I’m a big fan of hollow point ammunition, and I have to say when you’re comparing 9mm vs .40 vs .45 which are the most popular choices in semi auto handguns the stopping power of them seems negligible when you are talking about HP. So the big question is do you think it’s better to get small quantities of HP ammo or massive quantities FMJ ammunition. For some reason I can’t bring myself to use quality HP ammunition other than function test at the range, so it would most likely sit in my closet for a “rainy day”
I currently have
1,000 rounds of FMJ .45 acp and 100 rounds of .45 acp Hollow
300 rounds of .40 cal FMJ and 150 rounds of HP .40 cal
300 rounds of 9mm FMJ and 50 rounds of 9mm HP
1500 rounds of FMJ 5.56 no Defense type of ammunition
What's everyone think about ratio of HP to FMJ ammunition or am I the only one thinking about this stuff?
The biggest thing that got me thinking was about the small chance that there is a general chaos, end of the world, zombie movie type situation did I make a good decision.
I’m a big fan of hollow point ammunition, and I have to say when you’re comparing 9mm vs .40 vs .45 which are the most popular choices in semi auto handguns the stopping power of them seems negligible when you are talking about HP. So the big question is do you think it’s better to get small quantities of HP ammo or massive quantities FMJ ammunition. For some reason I can’t bring myself to use quality HP ammunition other than function test at the range, so it would most likely sit in my closet for a “rainy day”
I currently have
1,000 rounds of FMJ .45 acp and 100 rounds of .45 acp Hollow
300 rounds of .40 cal FMJ and 150 rounds of HP .40 cal
300 rounds of 9mm FMJ and 50 rounds of 9mm HP
1500 rounds of FMJ 5.56 no Defense type of ammunition
What's everyone think about ratio of HP to FMJ ammunition or am I the only one thinking about this stuff?