Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns What round do you carry in your EDC?

When I purchased my Glock 27, the guy who had it provided me with 4 50 round boxes of 180gr Federal Hydra Shocks and a 50 round box of American Eagle target ammo.

I traded a box of the Hydra Shocks for an afternoon of shooting pistols with my cousin (we probably shot off 300+ rounds between all of his guns, and I didn't pay a penny). I then traded my BIL a box for a Tagua holster, made for the G27.

The same guy that sold me the gun just sold me 3 more 50 round boxes of the Hydra Shocks for $45.

I know that I got a good deal on the rounds, and don't see a need to purchase a ton more ammo, but would like comparisons in EDC rounds.

What else do folks carry, that maybe I should check out?

4 rounds of CCI Stinger and 4 rounds of CCI snake shot.

Speer Gold dots. Either 125 grain in 357 Sig or 155 in the .40

Hornady Critical Defense in .380 and .38 Special. Federal bonded tactical in 9mm and 40 S&W.

1st up is a 9mm CCI shot cartridge, then 14 rounds of Winchester USA 115 gn JHP's (in a Glock 19)

Depends on the gun/caliber, as several make the rotation depending on the weather, how I'm dressed, etc.

Mostly, it comes down to these:

Federal HST
Ranger T
Gold Dot
PDX1

Standard velocity 230 grain Gold Dots in .45 ACP and 124 Gold Dots in 9mm. When I carried a .40, it was with 180 grain Gold Dots.

I keep some Buffalo Bore .45 ACP 255 grain +P hard cast flat points at the cabin in case I want to upgrade for tooling around in the woods.

It used to be Gold Dots exclusively. When I can't find those I buy Hornady Critical Defense.

Don't go through much, a box a year just to keep the ammo cycled through. All other shooting is done with lead bullet handloads.

Speer GoldDots 125gr JHP 357 sig ammo in my Glock 32
Speer GoldDots 230gr JHP .45 acp ammo in my Lightweight 1911 Commander
Speer GoldDots 125gr JHP .38 spc ammo in my S&W Bodyguard revolver

CCI shot shells in my Charter Arms Pathfinder 22 for snakes

Winchester PDX in my 9mm for other varmints

I load a JHP of an appropriate weight for caliber.

9mm 115 Tac-HP's 1250 fps, handload.
38 Super 125 gr TAC-HP's 1300 fps, handload.
357 Mag, 125 gr TAC-HP's 1450 fps, handload.
40 S&W 140 gr TAC-HP's 1250 fps, handload.
45 ACP, 185 gr TAC-HP's 1150 fps, handload.

440 Hard cast in a 4" 500.

I'd carry a rifle.

For my G-27 I carry three;
Remington Golden Saber 165 grain HP,
Winchester 165 FMC White Box-for edible game and penetration.
CCI shot cartridges-for mice and snakes.

Winchester Ranger T, 230 grain 45 ACP

Speer Gold Dot, 180 grain 40 S&W

Federal HST... Have no problem with Gold Dots, Ranger-T, Golden Sabre or TAC-X Barnes. They all work.

Speer GoldDots. Same things carried by LEOs in duty weapons around here, for that reason and they shoot well in my EDCs.

See a trend........

3 Federal 200 grain SWCHPs and 2 CCI snake-shot in a Rossi 720.

or

4 Hornady 45 grain FTX Critical Defense and 2 CCI snake-shot in a Rossi 515.