Posted: 7/21/2015 2:14:46 PM EDT
| Alright guys I bought a G19 Gen 4. I am a traditional .45 guy, 1911 and all that jazz. I am wondering about ammo for self defense what ya'll liked and what I should stay away from. Thanks for any info. |
. Gold Dot is what mine is loaded with.
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While glocks have a solid reliability history as with any gun test whatever you choose for ammo to make sure it is reliable in your gun.
I have seen plenty of cases where two identical guns showed completely different preferences for function or accuracy. Truth is any well designed and built defensive ammo is fine- while some want to argue the merits of one brand type or bullet weight over another they all come in darn close in performance. I have used gold dots golden saber Winchester ranger federal hst all with good reliability |
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Has anyone had any feeding issues with any type of ammo. Not me, and I have a G17, G19, two G21s, and a G27. IIRC, we are not supposed to use lead bullets with Glocks because of the polygonal rifling but I put a few boxes of semi-wadcutters through my G21 years ago without issue. |
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God Dots or HSTs here. 124 or 147, standard or +p. And by the way, you haven't sinned at all. Welcome into the light. Jesus shoots a Glock 19. http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp310/zonker1986/Jesus-Glock.jpg I think he uses a uzi or a tavor |
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It's ok, it's a glock. They feed everything. You're in a safe place now. Quoted:
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Has anyone had any feeding issues with any type of ammo. It's ok, it's a glock. They feed everything. You're in a safe place now. 
OP, for the G19 I'd suggest 147 Golden Sabers, 147 HSTs, or 124 GD/HST. |
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Damn dude you know what a glock looks like. Somebody that spray painted a brick black. 
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Damn 13'ers rules man RULES pics or it did not happen! Winchester Defend Hornady XTP Federal HST 147gr std pressure Damn dude you know what a glock looks like. Somebody that spray painted a brick black.
Rules are Rules..... 
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I use 147gr Winchester Ranger T in all my 9MM's 
Same here. Carry with Win Ranger T 147gr. Although I do keep Federal PDX1 in stock. Additionally, Remington Golden Saber is very good IMO. The GS bullet profile is excellent for guns with feeding issues. Nice round nose for HP. |
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Alright guys I bought a G19 Gen 4. I am a traditional .45 guy, 1911 and all that jazz. I am wondering about ammo for self defense what ya'll liked and what I should stay away from. Thanks for any info. I'm presently carrying a G-19(RTF2); and, no question about it, I'm also a 45 ACP guy like you! Here's how I compensate in order to calm my own, 'being undergunned' paranoia: I carry two rather than only one extra magazine. I use +2 magazine extensions. I practice a lot; and, make certain that all my shots pattern in nice tight groups. Part of that practice includes regular, 'Mozambique Drills'. A particular brand of 9mm ammo is of no particular concern to me; but, because I'm unable to find Winchester, 'Ranger-T' I frequently use Federal: 'Premium' +P+, 'HST', &, 'Hydra-Shok'. Other 9mm self-defense ammo I've used and found no fault with include: Fiocchi, 'Extrema'; CCI Speer, 'Gold Dots'; and Remington, 'Golden Sabre'. In the never-ending 45 ACP vs. 9mm debate all I'll add is, 'Put 'um where they belong; and you'll be fine!' NOTE: The August, 2015 issue of, 'Shooting Illustrated' (an NRA publication) lists a handgun bullet, 'Energy Dump' chart on page #28. IT'S WELL WORTH READING. There's different ways to analyze handgun bullets: power factor, momentum, muzzle velocity & energy; and, I think very revealing, 'bullet energy dump'. Briefly? The 9 x 19mm bullet ain't no slouch! Perhaps not quite the equal of 45 ACP in some regards; but, in modern JHP designs, it's definitely going to get your attention if you're hit with it! (Which is the principal reason, 'Why' I carry more, rather than less, 9mm ammo, and work at keeping my groups nice 'n tight.) 
Here, I got creative! 
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