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Action_Can_Do · January 6, 2011, 03:58 AM

147 hollowpoints aren't as popular as the lighter ones due to expansion issues. The bullets simply don't move fast enough to give reliable expansion. The most popular self-defense loads for the 9mm are 115 gr +P hollowpoints.

January 6, 2011, 03:58 AM	#4
Action_Can_Do Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2005 Posts: 227	147 hollowpoints aren't as popular as the lighter ones due to expansion issues. The bullets simply don't move fast enough to give reliable expansion. The most popular self-defense loads for the 9mm are 115 gr +P hollowpoints.