Picked this up today for the wife...

CCI hollow points.

Be sure of the pistol's reliability before depending on it for self defense. I have personally had bad luck with Pheonix pistols. Use Hi-velocity ammo in it and lubricate the slide and frame with Tri-Flow oil.

Doug Bowser

FWIW my little Taurus 22 won't cycle the hollow points -- only the round nose. You'll just have to see what works in your (er, I mean her) pistol.

If you have a lot of FTF, then take a really close look at the mags and make sure they tip the rounds up enough to slide up the feed ramp. Seems to me the huge majority of self-loader feed issues are really just mag issues...

It looks like a blowback design. Sometimes the slide spring is really tight on these, and if so, it might require one of the stouter loads to function properly.

Again, those are just suggestions, but you may have to try a few different types ammo until you find the right one.

i think that pheonix makes a 5" bl. for that gun for a good tackle box gun.

Just read on the Phoenix Arms web site that this pistol is designed for standard velocity target ammo, so you probably won't need the high velocity stuff.

My wife carries a .38 as does my wife.

Someone on the forum was looking for a .22 I think.

Reminds me of the old joke:

Man 1, "I got this gun for my wife."

Man 2, "Good trade."

PS: All the women I know carry a .38 or larger . . . or they carry nothing at all.

sidroski wrote:My wife carries a .38 as does my wife.

Your a bad man if you can handle two. I've got my hands full with one.

My little wifey's gun is a Walther P22 with Stingers. She just will not shoot the bigger calibers.

What type of ammo for your 22? Anything in 9mm will do!

Honestly I'm glad it didn't work for you. I just wouldnt trust my life to a 22.

My wife's EDC is a Ruger LCR .38 +P w/laser. IMO the Phoenix, Jennings, Brycos, Cobras don't even make good paper weights let alone a SD weapon. Just my 2 cents worth........