My basic question is how do you decide on a particular brand/type of carry ammunition? I carry Hornady Critical Defense but I've seen some reviews that say it doesn't expand reliably. Maybe it does maybe it doesn't but I'm not sure how to research it. I carry Hornady because a gun shop employee handed me a box when I bought my M&P.
My 3 top choices based on reputation are
Ranger T (which is almost a nonstarter since it's almost impossible to find)
Golden Saber (did the best in the reviews)
Speer Gold Dots ( I hear good things about it here and Cornered Cat just specifically recommended it to me)
I want to know HOW to figure it out