My Top 3 Self Defense 9mm Ammunition Choices

Selecting the ammunition you’re trusting to perform should you even need to defend your life is an important decision. Because of that, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the many brands and s of jacketed hollow point (JHP) ammunition. Here is my attempt to simplify the process for selecting self defense JHP ammunition, and…

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Self-Defense Carry Ammunition, How Often to Inspect?

When was the last time you unloaded the magazine of your everyday carry (EDC) gun and inspected all the rounds you carry? If the last time you saw the final round in the magazine was when you filled your magazine six months ago, consider the following reasons to inspect your ammunition often. Why should…

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Hollow Point Ammunition-The Only Choice For Self Defense

Quite often, someone asks what type of ammunition they should use for self-defense. Broadly speaking, the answer is straightforward. Use hollow point ammunition in your self-defense and home-defense guns. Hollow Point Ammunition is a Must for Self-Defense: Of course, the ammunition must be the correct caliber, and there are various brands and types of hollow…

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3 Criteria for Effective Self-Defense Ammo

P365 With SIG 365 V-Crown Ammo

The importance of purchasing good self-defense ammunition for your everyday carry (EDC) handgun, or your home defense gun, is often overloed. But what does it mean to say you should buy “good self-defense ammunition?” Your ammunition should do three things consistently. Your self-defense ammunition should: Reliably feed in your specific gun. Consistently penetrate between 12″…

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Best Self-Defense Ammunition (Hollow Points)

P365 With SIG 365 V-Crown Ammo

We talk a lot about ammunition on our website, but I’m not sure we’ve ever really discussed what I’d consider to be the best self-defense rounds out on the market, right now. The main issue we see is that because ammo is marketed as “hollow point” or “self-defense” ammunition, people believe that it’s the best…

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Episode 400: New Gun Owner’s Checklist

So…you bought a gun…now what? Today, Riley Bowman, Jacob Paulsen, and Matthew Maruster get the whole gang together to talk about where and how to get started as gun owners. Even if you’ve owned guns your entire life, chances are there’s something in this episode you didn’t think of or know about.

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