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Until the "magic bullet" is invented, ammo selection always involves a compromise regarding accuracy, penetration, recoil, expansion, muzzle flash, weight retention, etc. There have been pretty good advances in bullet design over the past 20 years, so I believe thatwe can be pretty happy with the ammo that's available nowadays and don't need to seriously consider Dutch loading for most realistic situations.
Except for law enforcement personnel, most people won't be involved in situations calling for penetration of car bodies. And plenty of good hollowpoints will penetrate auto sheet metal without a problem. Penetration of a auto body is also dependent upon the angle at which the round hits. I would imagine there's actually a greater chance of a round nose FMJ round glancing off an auto surface when hitting at an acute angle.
If your rounds won't penetrate standard car doors and you're actually worried that you made need to do that, then maybe you ought to consider something more than a.22 short as your carry gun!
Someone mentioned loading three tracer rounds. That's a fairly standard military practice, and I'm not sure I would consider that "Dutch loading" per se, but it did remind me of something I have done from time-to-time, i.e., loading the second round into the mag with a hotter round than the rest. I don't usually count rounds as I fire,and firing the hotter round allows me to tactilely (that's "tactile"-- not "tactical") ascertain when I have one round leftand to mentally prepare for the need to reload after the next round. It's justaslight time advantagethan just waiting for the feel of the slide locking, but that small advantage might make the difference. Effective shooting is more mental than physical!
Oh, the tracer rounds may alert a savvy opponent of your need to reload.... never underestimate your opponent... until you have defeated him.
