Magnet, if I may be so bold as to post again in this thread (because obviously 28 years of career experience/11 of which involved's robbery/homicide investigation with concurrent rangemaster role for 23 years) are utterly without value in some quarters.......my old shop's current issue ammo in 3 primary calibers is Winchester White Box JHP AKA "USA" branding--9mm x 147 grain, 40 S&W x 180 grain, and 45 ACP x 230 grain. These bullets are likely the old Ranger SXT branding, which itself was the evil Black Talon minus the black paint job and dewclaws. I have seen no examples of the 9mm bullet recovered at autopsy or hospital, because very few of our personnel carry 9mm pistols. I have seen several dozen of the 40 S&W and 45 ACP bullets upon recovery, and 95% of them could serve as ad copy for W-W ammo. I very much like--trust--and carry these WWB JHPs in my 40 S&W and 45 ACP sideiron/holsterplastic. Reasonably priced, reasonably available, and demonstrably effective IME. Folks could do worse than to buy a box or two of these loads For That Day, God forbid. 9mm? My choice is Speer Gold Dot 125 grain +P. The 9mm becomes viable when loaded to its full ballistic potential and given a controlled-expansion bullet. This Speer load is essentially the Armed Forces' M-882 9mm round upgraded with a bullet that might expand.
I do not believe in "magic bullets". Placement is key--load discussions like these are fine as far as they go, but remind me of medieval arguments about the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin. When 91% of your shots fired defensively DO NOT impact the intended target in the first place, load selection arguments are almost moot. All sorts of comment about the arrow, but little gets said about the Indian. My conclusions have always been to select good carry ammo, then use your hobby interest in ammo crafting to construct duplicate loads of your carry ammo that emulate your war shots' performance (velocity & downrange distribution). It ain't rocket science.