It’s unfortunate that a giant mother hen can’t follow you around and hide you under her wing when there’s danger. Maybe giant guardian chickens will one day become a thing. Until then, we must all rely on our 45 ACP pistols.

We must also rely on ammo like Blazer Brass, also. Unlike most entries under the Idahoan company’s Brass line, these cartridges are designed for self-defense. Once the 230 grain jacketed hollow point’s nose cavity gets rammed full of pressurized flesh, its surrounding notched rim will split open to yield wide-diameter expansion. Maximum trauma to the threat. Reduced threat to bystanders. Optimal.

This ammo’s not priced so astronomically high that you can’t also invest it toward target practice. That makes it an excellent choice if you prefer training with the same rounds you’d use for protection. And if you do fire this ammo at the range, you’ll be able to harvest its reloadable cases at your leisure.