What Ammo Should I Carry In My EDC Glock 

Think SPEER GoldDot 147gr or 124 gr. OR FEDERAL HST 147 or124 gr. Hornandy too. Basically, all of these are top notch.

Lenny inspires confidence when talking about firearms, but not when talking about physics, LOL.

I completely agree that hollow-point ammo is the way to go for EDC.

C is the speed of light. Isn’t it Kinetic Energy= 1/2 Mass x VELOCITY squared ???

I carry speer gold dot 124 grain for years for SD.

Decades of watching careful explanations and it hasn't gotten old.

I hate to be critical, but E=MV^2. E=MC^2 is Einstein's theory relating to nuclear energy where C^2 is the speed of light squared. For calculating the energy of a bullet, V^2 is the velocity, usually in feet per second.

Kinetic Energy = 1/2 Mass times Velocity squared. I'm pretty sure Einsteins theory of relativity (E=MC^2) does not relate to bullet Energy calculations. A bullet at the speed of light (C) would not be a bullet very long....

If you're running a smaller carry pistol like a compact or subcompact that has a short barrel, you really need to run +P ammo if you're using hollow points. There's been a lot of debate around whether calling them added pressure is actually warranted, since manufacturers rarely share how much extra pressure your rounds will actually be expending when fired, but it's been pretty consistently shown that on average +P expanding munitions perform significantly better in shorter barrels than standard non +P rounds do. You really need the added pressure in order for the bullets to expand correctly upon impact when fired from a short barrel; without it, you run the risk that the bullet's mass-to-velo ratio won't be adequate enough to result in proper expansion. Hornady Critical Duty +P 135g is what I use in my EDC (G43X), just as it's the choice of the FBI and countless police departments across the nation. Ballistically, it's one of the best rounds on the market. The red filling material used isn't actually there to assist expansion necessarily, as was said in the video. It's actually there to prevent early expansion, which is one of the biggest issues with hollow points when someone is wearing heavy clothes. This is especially bad in the winter of course, when people are wearing thick layers. Hollow point rounds without fillers expand too early and lose a ton of their energy as a result, whereas with the filler (what Hornady calls Flexitip, though other brands surely have their own proprietary materials) the bullet is able to rip through any initial layers without losing as significant of a percentage of it's energy before expanding.

Federal HST 124gr. 9mm JHP. Or 147gr.

Lenny out in Tennessee doing it.... Good bless America, i would stand beside Lenny any day!

Choosing the right hollow-point for your EDC Glock is crucial. It's not just about stopping power but also reliability and penetration.

The Hornady and Federal are very popular. I personally carry 124 gr. +P Gold Dot. Performs very well. 👍🏻

I have just recently become a Glock owner after many years of not having interest in them. The Glock 43X put the hook in me. And now the 19X has found a spot in my gun safe. Along the trail of Glock research I stumbled upon Lenny and the Glock store. I just want to say that I enjoy his videos very much since he has such a nice pleasant way of explaining things. 👍

-Glock 17/19 Critical duty during the winter and if you still want to carry it in the summer go for it -Glock 17 underwood hard cast for the woods -Glock 43x critical defense, always This is my go to for carrying self defense. -Target shooting cci blazer 115 for 43x and 124 for anything larger.

I carry 14 x .40 Smith and Wesson Nosler 185gr JHP in a Gen 3 Glock 23.

I mostly always carry Federal Premium 45 Auto 230 HST JHP or lighter, however if I'll be using my g21 mags on my g30, I'll be carrying Liberty Ammunition Civil Defense 45 acp + p with a 78 grain 1900 fps bullet!!

I like the extra penetration from 125+ grain bullets. Lots of carjackings that might require penetrating barriers. So I run +p 125 grain (GD or Federal HST). I run a Glock Gen5 G26. I run it in a Vedder kydex IWB, run on a Nexbelt. After all that running, I may have a heart attack. Shout out to the operators and all their "running". Keep on Keepin on, Lenny.

You should have included Sig Sauer V crown , Federal HST and underwood extreme penetrator external hollow points in the gel test .

When considering self defense and not ballistic gel or water jugs, one must factor clothing penetration before it hits tissue. I do not think the “Pilgrim " would perform good, especially if a perpetrator is wearing fairly heavy clothing. Federal has "Punch" and "HST". HST is designed to penetrate clothing before expanding in tissue. Any thoughts?

I carry Hornady Critical Duty 135 grain in all my EDC Glocks. Glock 17, 19, and 26.If it is good enough for the FBI, it is good enough for me.

Lenny, Einstein’s theory of relativity isn’t quite the right formula. I’m positive the one you meant to say was Kinetic Energy = 1/2 x Mass x Velocity squared. Or, 1/2mv^2.

My Glock 43x digest the Speer Gold Dot JHP 115 grain. That what I carry in my concealed weapon. Shot placement is the key.

124gr +p seems to be the Goldilocks configuration for me 😂

Friggin Lenny. Old school testing. “These modern 9mm self defense rounds do incredibly well vs 45 acp, here I'll show you its effectiveness on a milk jug”….

Lenny... E=mc² is not the equation you want.... You want the Kinetic Energy equation K=½m•V²

I use the same ammo my Sheriff Dept uses (Winchester Ranger, 40 S&W, 180gr jacketed hollow point)..

I must preface with, a great video. I carry aG35 on my farm for coyotes and wild dogs, ect..I enjoy the ballistics of Hornady critical defense ,,, BUT the one thing I experienced is a failure to feed. After a month or so carrying in a standard mag the tip will get “gummy” and not feed. That once got me in a pickle with a threat. I had to change. Looking at the Pilgrim. Great video, Thanks!

All that ammo just needs the Paul Harrell testing!

Civil Liberty is quality. I usually carry G2 Gold dot 147grain LE. Enjoyed all of this. Pilgrim and Civil and very similar.

I would love to see a comparison of all of those rounds plus a few more in ballistics gel. Crazy enough, the most accurate box of hollow point rounds I ever came across was a really old box of Colt hollow points. Maybe an accuracy test a different yardage would be useful as well.

I always use Kinetic Energie =1/2 m v^2.

What a great video! I have watched a a lot of your videos, and I really like the fact that you explain technique whether it’s installing parts or shooting technique you explain it very simply so everybody can understand it and usually you’ll give the same information a few different ways.👍 I will be headed to the Glock store to try out some of that pilgrim ammo for myself again thank you!

Pilgrim reminds me of the Liberty Civil Defense ammo. Not a bad round but I prefer the Hornady Critical Duty or the HST for my carry ammo.

I'm surprised to hear Lenny come to that conclusion. That pilgrim ammo is dumping most of its energy in an incredibly short distance, a distance in which other studies would say is much too short to be reliably incapacitate. There's a reason why LE agencies do not use any of the many gimmicky hyper-velocity ammo types, they don't prove to be as effective. This is such a surface-level understanding of pistol ammo and terminal ballistics, it's actually very surprising to see it demonstrated here on this channel. Lenny, I'd refer you to one of several podcasts that Hornady has done on this subject, it would expand your knowledge greatly to hear from guys who do legitimate scientific testing.

Really enjoyed this. Definitely need to do more videos outside the sales studio.

I'm still testing various munitions for my Glock 41. Feeding, extraction, terminal ballistics, everything. I wish there were more G41-related CURRENT videos out there.

Sorry but that Pilgrim ammo didn't go anywhere near the minimum standard for the FBI test. From personal experience, the HST was probably the best ammo out of the ones you "tested" and the second would probably be the golden saber. There's two other rounds that you should have tested and that would be the Gold Dot and the Xtreme defender or Xtreme penetrator from Lehigh defense. Most law enforcement agencies nowadays are using either Federal HST or Gold Dot... There's a reason for that... Also, most defense attorneys will advise you to contact your local law enforcement agency and carry the exact same ammo they carry so prosecutors and attorneys don't try to "nail you to the cross"

Underwood extreme defender 👍🏻

It’s expensive, but I have to purchase cases of my carry ammo to practice with on the range. One of my biggest worries is a malfunction caused by my carry ammo, that occurred because I didn’t run enough of it through my EDC to ensure it was 100 % reliable and compatible with said EDC.

Federal 147 gr hst or spear gold dot 147 hp gr for selfdefense.

I put extreme defenders in all of my Glocks no matter what caliber.

I carry. Liberty 50 grain + p 2200 ft.and speer gold dot 124 grain😅

I would like to see you do a gel test with the G43x you carry and a G19, just to see if the barrel lenght has a huge impact on that 50gr round.

Hornady Critical Duty or Critical Defense. G26 Gen 4: Critical Defense, G17 Gen 3 and PSA Dagger: Critical Duty

"Carry what you train with, Train with what you carry" wise words compliments of flannel daddy aka garand thumb

Here's something most people fail to realize, all the energy is NOT dumped into the target when the bullet stays in the target. I know that statement contradicts what you probably believe, but some of the energy is actually dumped into the bullet itself and not the target. The hollow point expanding requires energy to expand and that energy used to expand the hollow point is dumped into the bullet and NOT the target. So even though you might have calculated a bullet has 350 ft lbs of energy right before it enters the target that does not mean the bullet dumped all 350 ft lbs into the target because some of that energy was lost making the bullet expand. Because some hollow points expand using up less or more energy than other hollow point bullets you can't make any claims that 25% or 30% energy was lost in bullet expansion unless each hollow point bullet is tested to calculate the actual energy needed to expand the bullet.

Pilgrim is definitely interesting. Underwood is my current carry.

I will always carry 147gr Federal LE HST's.

I like the hydra-shock from federal

Lenny, I'm a fairly recent watcher of your videos since I purchased my first Glock a couple years ago, and I must say I have learned an awful lot. I did watch this latest video and I'm "somewhat" impressed with the Pilgrim ammo, but I believed your bullet hit the table first before it went into the gel. Notice the upward curve as if ricocheting off the table. It would be helpful if you did another test/video with to truly demonstrate its impact.

Hey length talk about the angle of the bullet on hollow points because it's well known that glock has had recalls for feeding issues. Sig ammo was one of the worst not sliding up the breech ramp, the bullet was digging in and jamming. The critical defense ammo has a better angle and works.

124 HST +P for me, since Winchester 125 gr Ranger T bonded +P isn't easily available. The Federal 9BPLE +P+is a little much for a subcompact but would likely be ok in a medium to full size weapon.

Love the reviews, testing, and results to the comparison that I know I could not afford to help me with a decision to a good choice ammo, but regardless, I would not want to be hit by any of them 😂

The red polymer plug in the hornady is to prevent clogging and makes it barrier blind

I carry the underwood 90g +p extreme defender all the vids I’ve watched on it it out preforms every hp it’s put up against

Is it possible for yall to make glock 30/21 mag extensions?

The water jugs and gel blocks, I have heard but do not know, are good things for comparing penetration depth of different bullets, but are bad for measuring real amounts of penetration. Because they are consistent in density (and so good for comparison), they are radically different from real targets (with clothes, bones, muscle, etc.).

Aside from lack of momentum and penetration, the weight savings for the Pilgrim round is insignificant. Assuming carrying it in a G19 with 16 + 1 rounds, it saves 2.7 ounces over a 124 grain bullet. Not the best of reasons for choosing a self defense round. Make that up by carrying less change or something.

9mm - 124 grain 40- 165 Gold Dot LE, 180 Grain HST

Always enjoy your videos, add a couple layers of denim in front of the block and see if it opens to early

Always 115g Winnie’s and 124g HST’s,specifically 115g for SubC/micros, keep HPs in oem standard caps and Critical D/FPFMJ😴/underwoods/FMJ in marked extds 💨🚘🐗🐻,really don’t need the heavy weights 147g/180g for 9/40 unless it’s a full size/PCC the middle weights 9mm:115/124/135g and .40:155/165g give best overall performance especially on barriers

Federal 124 gr +P $45 for 100 rounds every now n then on PSA and brownells

The best EDC ammo is .380 ACP in the Ruger LCP in my front pocket! Better than any of my 9mm pistols that may not be on my person. 😅

Interesting video. The Hornady critical defense is designed for micro and short barrels like a p365, Glock 43, Glock 26, etc. I did want to point out the critical duty is something more that officers use, because it does over-penetrate a little bit. Better for a little bit bigger home defense gun Maybe.

I’ve heard of “Subsonic” ammo- but I think Lenny just introduced us to “Sub Lightspeed” ammo with his “E=MC^2” ammo. 😂 🔥🔫😜

E=MC2, I love the fact that these rounds all travel at light speed. Don’t have to worry about the effects of bullet drop.

HST 124gr, Gold Dot 124+P are the best rounds for edc and duty.

I have some 68 gr extreme defenders loaded by underwood. You get the speed without sacrificing penetration!

4:18 From a engineering / scientific perspective, your formula should be E = .5 x M x V^2 (V squared), not C^2 (C squared). In the scientific words, C is most often used as the constant for the speed of light in free space. V is typically used for Velocity.....

in my G19 I carry Winchester Defender. Those are a crazy round for 9mm For my G20 half stack of Underwood Extreme Defender(top half) and other half is Underwood 155 grain TAC-XP hollow points

Totally overlooked Underwood's Xtreme Defender barrier blind solid copper fluted ammo, which is IMHO essential for short and shorter barreled pistols, since (according to the FBI's own analysis) JHPs fail to fully expand in at least 30% TO 40% of the time. That's pretty disappointing.

I would like to see a match between the Fort Smith 9MM SUB-MUNITION® TUI® - 125GR AMMO and the Speer Gold Dot Carry Gun 9mm Luger 135 Grain ammo. That would be a great test. I have both for my Glock 43X EDC as well as the Hornady Critical Duty and Critical Defense.

Love your content sir! Just wish I could get a response from the Glockstore text line.

Lenny, were you ever a DJ on the radio? Your voice sounds like a guy we used to listen to in the early 90's, here in Atlanta. He was nationally syndicated and known as the Grease Man.

Federal HST 124gr or Sig V-Crown 124gr

Lenny buddy I love this channel a lot but you need to look at the "TODAYS" 9mm velocity! The speed of the common 9mm has increased since the 80s and 90s. They use to match or come close to the .45 but its faster then the common .45 now. The 9mm usually has the speed and the .45 has the punch "weight". The typical .45 is subsonic but the 9mm isnt...

Fiocchi XTP 124 grain uses Hornady bullets at a significant cost reduction. Used in my M&P Shield Plus with a 15 round magazine. Oh, and did anybody else notice that the firearm used with the Pilgrim 50 gr was different than all the other brands fired?

The equation for Kinetic energy is KE = 1/2mv(Squared) where "KE" is kinetic energy;" m" is mass and "v" is velocity squared.

Nice I already happen to have it in my glock just by chance and to see it be top pick is awesome

I actually kind of like what the light weight frangible rounds do. It I had kids at home, in different rooms of my house, I might seriously consider them for my home defense pistol. At this point in our lives, it's just me and my wife in our home, so we're loaded with HSTs. I wouldn't want to be hit by any of these rounds, though.

Looking real good Lenny.

NOVX is still the all-around winner in my book!!! Lol check it out, it's not cheap but it's a barrier blind polymer that stops once introduced to hydro shock, that's "dumbed down" but you get the point Haha

I carry Hornady Critical Defense and always felt that was about as effective as it gets. I have to say though, Pilgrim does appear to be a great alternative.

Yeah when he used Einstein's theory of relativity, I got confused. At least he was partially correct. 😊

The pilgrim ammo may be my new edc for the 43x in the summer

Love seeing Boro Bullets in there! Keeping it local. I'd love to connect. Pew Deals is Nashville based as well 💪

shoot thru some heavy clothing then see whAT HAPPENS

I sawp between critical defense 135g and gold dot 124plus It would be hard if i only had to choose one but ill probably go with critical defense but cant go wrong with either

I understand that the reason that some of the manufacturers place a synthetic cap on their hollow point bullets is to prevent premature expansion, I could be wrong. I would have liked to see the effect of the fluted bullets where the bullet is not jacked and made of a solid piece of metal, usually an alloy of copper or brass.

Adding layers of denim and cloth seem to show the real performance of HP ammo.

Liberty Ammunition also carries a similar round. Civil Defense. 9mm +P 50 gr. at 2040 FPS. I’m a big fan of this ammo. I actually don’t mind carrying an extra 19 rd mag or two with my 19X! 😂

Underwood 68 grain Extreme Defense. Penetrates the same through gel no matter the barriers used in the FBI tests. Denim, wallboard, sheet metal and windshield glass. Tim at the Military Arms Channel tested it and switched to it years ago. That Pilgrim ammo needs to be more thoroughly tested. I bet it wouldn't do so well against some of the barriers. And even in bare gel it looks like it only penetrated 8-10 inches. The FBI requirement is 12-18.

How do you discuss SD handgun ammo without mentioning Speer GDHP?

Carry hollow points in almost all my guns not too good of ammo in the 25 acps but everything else it’s good .

The light fast bullet may be fast but the wound channel will be smaller according to gel tests I have researched.

i use radically invasive projectile rounds (R.I.P.) for self defense. they’re $40 but they work!

In a locale where there is minimal clothing, ie resistance, the 50 grain might be very acceptable. However in areas where a med-heavy jacket/coat is necessary, the penetration will be insufficient to yield an attackers' incapacitation.

124 GRAIN HORNADY JHP or 124 GRAIN FEDERAL HST JHP for EDC 147 GRAIN FEDERAL SYNTHETIC SOLID CORE or UNDERWOOD 147 GRAIN MONOLITHIC for the woods

Could you do the 4 layers of denim into the belistic gel test with the Pilgrim ammunition to see penetration through heavy fabric ?