Thread: Alternate FMJ and JHP in your CC clips?

Easy fellas. It's just a theory. I don't condone the practice, I was just curious if anybody does it. Yes, yes, I know...mags not clips. What was I thinking!? Must have been the 102-degree fever.

Let's get out of "Mall Ninja" mode and quit analyzing duck & hide firefight situations. The strong majority of confrontations are within 3-5 yards, with less than a magazine's worth of ammo discharged between the two adversaries.

I think this question has come up in almost every class I've taken. I personally have my primary and my backup mag fully loaded with hollow points, 185 or 230 gr golden sabers. A few reasons for this: 1. As was mentioned, must likely if you need to defend yourself its going to be within 7 yards and going to happen fast. After a few shots it's over. Just like you, must bad guys don't want to be shot either. So they are not going...

Stay with one brand and one load. Fire enough of them so you'll know how your firearm shoots with the rounds you carry. Every 3 to 6 months fire off the ammo you carry and replace it with fresh ammo. Being prepared is knowing your firearm and the ammo you carry.

All of my magazines for my defensive firearms are loaded to capacity with my favorite JHP rounds when used for defensive purposes. The only time FMJ or other ammo goes into the magazines is when I'm practicing on the range or for whatever reason cannot use my favorite load. I hate to have to point this out on an ongoing basis, but as a NRA Certified Instructor I feel I'm obligated to the firearms community to educate whenever...

Quote: Originally Posted by PascalFleischman Let's get out of "Mall Ninja" mode and quit analyzing duck & hide firefight situations. The strong majority of confrontations are within 3-5 yards, with less than a magazine's worth of ammo discharged between the two adversaries. In truth, the majority of defensive uses of handguns are at ten feet or less, with three shots or fewer fired (by the good guy/gal)....

Quote: Originally Posted by Boomboy007 In truth, the majority of defensive uses of handguns are at ten feet or less, with three shots or fewer fired (by the good guy/gal). That is one reason why I find revolvers so appealing. While police might get into the occasional drawn out firefight, I plan on letting my firearm cover my retreat. If I stop the threat, fine. If I simply get away from the threat, that is good, too . +1 Very good and...

Well I don't carry anything that has a clip, but I used to alternate them in my magazines. After getting some higher quality firearms, I no longer needed to do this. My Taurus PT145 didn't want to feed much of anything, so I felt safer with alternating between JHP and FMJ.

I carry a Sig P239 in .357 Sig caliber (7 round mag). The magazine in the gun is loaded with jacketed hollow points, my second magazine alternates JHP with full metal jacket (first round being FMJ). The theory is that the first shots are likely to be fired in the open; if you get into the second magazine, it's likely that your aggressor is behind some kind of concealment or cover. The FMJ is more likely to punch through the concealment...