Alocal physician used to attend many of the action pistol matches; he was probably the wealthiest competitor there, which was apparent by the fact that he competed with Federal Hydra-Shock ammo. Yep, that can get expensive, especially for him since he used the same ammunition to practice. His logic for doing this — and it was sound logic — is that he wanted to train with the ammo he might have to fight with. Doc could afford it, but most of us can’t, creating a problem that needs to be addressed.
Fortunately, manufacturers have already thought of this; you can purchase factory ammunition like Winchester’s Train & Defend that offers ballistically matched loads for 9mm Luger, 380 Automatic, 38 Special, 40 Smith & Wesson, and 45 Automatic. All you need to do is purchase a box of the “Defend” loads and a box of the matching “Train” loads, and their point
