[Shooter 2.5]

Good points.

The problem I have with the book is it's out of date. At a time when the best ammunition you could buy was being used by the police, it may have been a good idea to copy them. When I first started using a handgun as a defensive tool, I bought Speer "Lawman" ammunition.

Today, I don't care what the police are using. I'm using a 1911 with Hydra-Shoks. My son uses a 1911 with Gold Dots.

Preparing to survive and during a shooting, the least of your problem is worrying about what a jury will do.

[Mulder]

Today, I don't care what the police are using. I'm using a 1911 with Hydra-Shoks. My son uses a 1911 with Gold Dots.

Those are two of my favorite rounds also. I've used the Winchester HPs also. It all comes down to personal choice. I'm of the belief that shot placement and caliber are 95% of the game. Whether or not you use FMJ or JHP is the other 4.9%, and what brand of JHP is about 0.1%. From what I've read, they all work about the same if the shooter does his/her part.

Anyway, you're bound to find at least one LE organization which uses the brand of defensive ammo that you use. So it's really a non-issue.

Preparing to survive and during a shooting, the least of your problem is worrying about what a jury will do.

Exactly. Situational awareness and threat avoidance is much more important than what ammo or what gun you're carrying. And if that doesn't work, then it comes down to weapon reliability, caliber, and shooter skill.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The problem I have with the book is it's out of date.

Hey, I kinda like the picture the guy with Colt Official Police and Elvis sideburns.