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I carry an LCP quite a bit.
For a time I kept a 102 gr. Remington Golden Saber chambered followed by six of the WWB 95 grain flat nose(truncated) fmj's in the magazine.
I have recently shot two boxes of Hornady Critical Defense in it without any problems and now have it fully loaded with these.
What you will find in these 380 threads are an endless array of only fmj for maximum penetration vs hollow points because they sometimes expand and if they dont then they get the same penetration of the fmj.
Or some such.
When I carried a .380, it was a Bersa Thunder, which I still own, and keep loaded. It's rare that I carry it now, but it is a great gun. When it roamed the street, it was loaded with Remington-UMC 95-grain FNEBs (basically, a flat-tipped solid round with a partial jacket.) Now, it's loaded with the more readily-available 88-grain JHP by the same maker. If it ever does get fired in defense of life, it will likely be in my home, though it is not my primary HD weapon (it's usually locked in the "hot" safe.)
I used to carry a BDA before I came upon a Makarov in 9mm russki chambering.
I load a hot handloaded hp (hornady IIRC) in the chamber the rest of the mag ball ammo.
I've shot both of those and my back-up .32acp beretta enuff into wet cardboard stacked up to know I sure don't want to get hit with any of 'em.
I made some dum-dum type bullets from cast .380 by 'Xing' with a jewelers saw. impressive damage.
I only carry on my property but when I do so with a 380 ACP I use either my Bersa Thunder 380 or 380 CC with either Speer Gold Dots or Federal Hydra-Shok.
when i till had a 380, i carried fed hydrashock. but, last year my BIL shot a caged hog with an LCP at POINT BLANK RANGE with a pair of hydrashocks, double tap to the skull. NEITHER BULLET PENETRATED THE SKULL. they flattened and made a hideous mess of the scalp, but it was like skipping rocks off a pond. I think if I were to carry a 380 again, i'd want FMJ, just in case the next 300-lb leather-clad thing is an angry biker.
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