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- Jun 9, 2016
depends on the barrel length. Black Hills XTP (155gr conventional JHP) and TAC-XP (140gr all-copper HP) are very very mean through car doors and against people behind glass, interior walls, appliances, and other things. excellent mass retention and very good expansion if you have a 4.5" or longer barrel to get the needed 1100+ f/s velocity. TAC-XP will put down mountain lions/pumas and coyotes when needed and work well in picky guns that only like ball ammo. SIG's V-Crown is also very good and imho competes well against HSTs and is one step below a G2 Gold Dot in terms of expansion in flesh. where it shines is in compacts since expansion threshold in a Glock 23 is still something like 5/8" and only needs around 950 f/s.
if you want to run surpressed you'll probably want something built around the 200gr Nosler JHP which is pretty reliable at lower velocities in something like an MP5-40 or CMMG Banshee.
i've used the DAG ammo in my G3, it works reasonably well for training purposes if you have the kit for it, and it'll punch a hole in plywood too if closer than 50 meters or so. it leaves lots of little blue plastic shavings though which isn't fun to clean when it gets hot and gummy.
