Good home protection round for 9 mm?????

[Ridgeratt]

Black Talons (If you can find them) or Gold Dot's.

[NW-GSP]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I am a big fan of 9mm. Just think about how many walls a projectile will pass through? Maybe it will even exit your home?. If you hit someone other then your intended target you will be facing charges.

[RadSav]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I agree.  Ammo choice should depend on how many people are in the house.  When we have company the Gold Dots come out and the Glaser rounds go in the bedside gun.  Usually a shotgun with #8 or 9 close by as well.

[NW-GSP]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I agree.  Ammo choice should depend on how many people are in the house.  When we have company the Gold Dots come out and the Glaser rounds go in the bedside gun.  Usually a shotgun with #8 or 9 close by as well.

I like your choice on the shotgun. A couple rounds of birdshot at close range makes for allot of damage.

[mountainman]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I agree.  Ammo choice should depend on how many people are in the house.  When we have company the Gold Dots come out and the Glaser rounds go in the bedside gun.  Usually a shotgun with #8 or 9 close by as well.

that's why i keep my primary loaded as per my respond above

[Mongo Hunter]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I am a big fan of 9mm. Just think about how many walls a projectile will pass through? Maybe it will even exit your home?. If you hit someone other then your intended target you will be facing charges.

9mm, 40, and .45 will all go through your house, regardless if its a hollow point or not. sheet rock sucks at stopping bullets. only real exception I have found is frangible type ammo, however its expensive and not always reliable in semi's. that's why shotguns and 223/5.56 has become so favorable, buckshot and 55g bullets will actually go through less wall but are substantially more powerful.

[mountainman]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I am a big fan of 9mm. Just think about how many walls a projectile will pass through? Maybe it will even exit your home?. If you hit someone other then your intended target you will be facing charges.

9mm, 40, and .45 will all go through your house, regardless if its a hollow point or not. sheet rock sucks at stopping bullets. only real exception I have found is frangible type ammo, however its expensive and not always reliable in semi's. that's why shotguns and 223/5.56 has become so favorable, buckshot and 55g bullets will actually go through less wall but are substantially more powerful.

really??

[ghosthunter]

Well I replied any 9mm you could hit with because the OP asked for 9mm.
but since everyone brought up other choices.

 My Bed time hand gun is a Judge loaded with self defense 410 loads.

Iknow ,I know do not whine, its not becomeing of grown men.

My bedroom is the end of a 20 ft hallway with no rooms off it. If they can advance through 5 rounds of 410 PDX than nothing short of a gernade witll stop them.

[BULLBLASTER]

My pistol is loaded with fmj. Seems like a lot of guys overthink something that there is a very slim chance of ever needing. I usually always have 230 fmj in my .45...

[mossy8352]

You could go here and watch his evaluation of many 9mm rounds as well as many other calibers.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2qBjXtz7pjF4WnkMzA3dw
He is mostly unbiased and I personally found his site very informative. You will see actual video of the performance of the bullet in a sim block!

[Mongo Hunter]

Honestly the biggest thing to think about is over penetration. Bullet going through your intended target and hitting someone that you do not want to or going through walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

I am a big fan of 9mm. Just think about how many walls a projectile will pass through? Maybe it will even exit your home?. If you hit someone other then your intended target you will be facing charges.

9mm, 40, and .45 will all go through your house, regardless if its a hollow point or not. sheet rock sucks at stopping bullets. only real exception I have found is frangible type ammo, however its expensive and not always reliable in semi's. that's why shotguns and 223/5.56 has become so favorable, buckshot and 55g bullets will actually go through less wall but are substantially more powerful.

really??

These are kinda old but they give you an Idea

http://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-truth-3-the-shotgun-meets-the-box-o-truth/
http://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-truth-1-the-original-box-o-truth/

He shot through 12 pieces of sheet rock basically 6 walls. now of course this is worst case scenario of a miss not hitting board or an appliance. but now think in the most probable scenario in your house of a shooting and how many walls are behind your target. I can tell you mine, shooting from my bedroom door down the hall, there are 2 walls (bathroom) than a garage door, than outside. not even close to 6 walls. just something to keep in mind and soothing you may want to look at.

[mountainman]

That is why the have the various rounds as listed in other comments.

[tonymiller7]

I alternate Glazer Safety Slugs and handloaded 147gr. XTPs

[Alchase]

I use PDX1s in my .40. I have also used Gold dots.

[wildweeds]

Guy at work always puts his .38 on the nightstand,hasn't shot it or changed the ammo in years.He came to work one morning and had an uh oh in the middle of the night,the gun went off all by itself and shot a hole through the wall,through the shower on both ends and right out the side of the house!I told him THATS WHY you leave a revolver resting on an empty hole.My best guess as to what went on was the hammer was proud on the cartridge and pressure and time took hold and caused a BOOM on a primer that perhaps was manufactured  thin!

Big mistake not regularly rotating/firing the ammo in your carry and home defense guns. Temperature and humidity changes, especially on your hip or in your car, can cause it to hang or jam. If you do leave the same ammo in them without firing it, make sure you're very proficient at throwing your firearm at a moving target.

That's why revolvers make a lot of sense to me.

That said I have done absolutely hideous things to Glocks and they always work.