What's best to practice with

[srk]

Like everyone on this forum, defensive ammunition is 124 grain +P JHP, or some variation thereof. Would like to practice with what I intend to use, i.e., grain weight and power (+P), but defensive JHP ammo is expensive and +P FMJ availability seems few and far between. Is it that critical I practice with 124 gr or would 115 gr be just as good? Or is it more important to practice the basics...aim point, trigger pull, stance, etc?

[OHshooter]

Well its always good to practice the basics but I say your fine practicing with 115 grain, I highly doubt anyone will notice the ballistic difference. It is a good idea to shoot some with your defense ammo to test reliability in your weapon but I blast away with whatever I can get.

[LightSaber]

Cost is a big deterrent to using JHP for practice so I use 115 grn FMJ 99.9% of the time. However, I'll shoot 1/2 - 1 mag of my 124 +P JHP every now and then to make sure I understand how it feels. It's a little different but not enough to justify using the JHP a lot.

[lineman475]

Cost is a big deterrent to using JHP for practice so I use 115 grn FMJ 99.9% of the time. However, I'll shoot 1/2 - 1 mag of my 124 +P JHP every now and then to make sure I understand how it feels. It's a little different but not enough to justify using the JHP a lot.

This is basically what I do. 90% 119grn American Eagle, Winchester White box, Blazer Brass. Then a couple mags of the good stuff