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Congratulations on your new piece. Seen them at gun shows and they seem great based on reviews and having never fired one.
I would go FMJ the first 200-300 rounds or so, clean the firearm, and then start using hollow points to test the weapon for what you would carry. Fiocci and American Eagle make a 124 grain FMJ round that is inexpensive but decent range quality. Hollow points through a new gun can cause burring issues which I know from personal experience.
As far as carry, it is personal choice but hollow points are the LEO standby so that is good enough for me. Speer Gold Dots, Hornady Critical defense at 124 grain are both better than good but it is sort of budget dependent if you range fire often enough to stay proficient so try different rounds to see what your firearm does NOT like. Some guns won't have any problems with different rounds and some (especially the compacts) are more finicky and will puke on certain ammo. Enjoy the new toy.
I would go FMJ the first 200-300 rounds or so, clean the firearm, and then start using hollow points to test the weapon for what you would carry. Fiocci and American Eagle make a 124 grain FMJ round that is inexpensive but decent range quality. Hollow points through a new gun can cause burring issues which I know from personal experience.
As far as carry, it is personal choice but hollow points are the LEO standby so that is good enough for me. Speer Gold Dots, Hornady Critical defense at 124 grain are both better than good but it is sort of budget dependent if you range fire often enough to stay proficient so try different rounds to see what your firearm does NOT like. Some guns won't have any problems with different rounds and some (especially the compacts) are more finicky and will puke on certain ammo. Enjoy the new toy.