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riddleofsteel · February 2, 2009, 08:27 PM

I have carried 165 grain Golden Sabers or 165 grain Gold Dots for many years. My own humble testing and the reading I did at the time showed them to be tops on expansion and penetration.
The differences between common .40 S&W loads are very small in a close range. Simply put just about any good .40 S&W load will do the job.

February 2, 2009, 08:27 PM	#25
riddleofsteel Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2000 Location: above ground Posts: 1,558	I have carried 165 grain Golden Sabers or 165 grain Gold Dots for many years. My own humble testing and the reading I did at the time showed them to be tops on expansion and penetration. The differences between common .40 S&W loads are very small in a close range. Simply put just about any good .40 S&W load will do the job. __________________ For him there was always the discipline of steel.