What 9mm round are you guys using for carry purposes??

[Guest 10secL]

Just picked up a 9mm. Before I used Speer Gold Dots in my .45acp. What do you guys suggest, for the baddest round you can buy??

Keith

[SkWaShDeM]

Currently... CorBon DPX 115gr +P, before those it was Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P. And when I first got my XD I used Winchester Ranger 115gr +P+ because it came in 50 round boxes for about $20.

[Branket]

Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P

Runs flawlessly through my XD9

[The Rabbi]

I've carried Speer GD, Winchester SilverTip, Lapua CEPP Extra, Black Talon.

I like the ballistics best on the new Winchester Ranger 127gr +P+. They make the .357SIG redundant.

Truth be told, all of them are good. Some shooters and some guns will do better with one load than another but it comes down to a personal difference,

[Guest Todd@CIS]

Assuming that the rounds listed function flawlessly in YOUR gun, my preference for 9mm...

Winchester 147gr Ranger-T

Winchester 124+P Ranger-T

Winchester 127+P+ Ranger-T

Speer 124+P Gold Dot

All listed rounds have proven reliable, accurate, very low flash, and display excellent terminal ballistics.

Having said this, most all premium, 124-147gr JHPs will do the job if your shot placement (repeatedly) is satisfactory.

Regards

Edited April 13, 2009 by Todd@CIS

[molonlabetn]

Ranger 127gr +p+ and Double-Tap 147gr Gold-Dot +p would be my top 2 choices if I carried a 9mm.

As it is, I really like the 147gr Gold Dot bullet... and carry the Double-Tap .357sig load for it.

[Smith]

RangerT 147 in the Kel-Tec PF9 and federal HST 124 +p in the XD service. IMO HST's are the best you can get followed by RangerT. Here is an incredible write up with pictures and charts to back it.

http://frag.110mb.com/

[Guest 10secL]

Wow, alot of good choices here fellas. What do you guys shoot for target?

Keith

[Smith]

CCI Blazer 115g

[Guest utarch00]

Winchester RangerT 147gr

[Marswolf]

As has been mentioned, there are a lot of good choices. Rangers are good and I also like Hydra-Shoks and Gold Dots. Cor-Bon is fine, but i think over-hyped. That doesn't mean I don't like them, just that I haven't found them to be worth the extra cost.

[The Rabbi]

Wow, alot of good choices here fellas. What do you guys shoot for target?

Keith

Cheap!

[Joseg]

I usually shoot WWB 115gr or some GA NATO 147gr that I picked up bulk a while back for target. I currently have mixed mags of 147gr and federal 124gr (2 147 gr for each 124gr federal) for daily carry (some have several Federal in a row).

[Branket]

Wow, alot of good choices here fellas. What do you guys shoot for target?

Keith

WWB 115gr.

[Guest bkelm18]

For target I use the big yellow box of Remington UMC I find at Bass Pro and Gander Mtn. I haven't really looked into defense rounds since I don't use it as my carry piece yet, but I like Speer. Everything I've read about it is nothing but praise.

[Guest canynracer]

http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?p=HX7A2&i=126927

seems to be a good deal

[Smith]

for price comparison look here. http://gun-deals.com/ammo.php?caliber=9mm%20%20(9x19)

You can't beat Academy prices. CCI Blazer vs Wolf for less. Not much comparison unless you aren't close to Academy.

[saintsfanbrian]

Federal Hydroshocks. / WWB

[mousegunner]

For carry: Golden Saber. For practice, Winchester Valu Pak

[Guest erict]

147gr Winchester Ranger.

[shaftbass]

I like Hydrashoks.

[Guest 10secL]

Picked up some Speer Gold dots like I carried in my previous .45acp guns...

[Guest canynracer]

for the range...whatever is the cheapest 1000 rd box at the time...I usually shop for Range ammo here

http://ammunitiontogo.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_61_118&page=1&sort=3d

they have some pretty good deals here from time to time....

[Guest canynracer]

ok, so I got my ammo...took 250rds to the range...first 125 no issues, lot of flash, sigma was pretty dirty...went outside for a smoke, drank a coke, went back in for the next 125..started fine, first 2rds went no prob, 3rd rounds fired, but didnt eject, got locked into the barrel, had to field strip and it took the local gunsmith to remove the case from the barrel..he told me it is common with Sellier & Bellot ammo cause the polymer they use causes the metal fragment to stick in the barrel, he said went I went outside to smoke the barrel cooled down causing it to stick more...he said if I am gonna coninute shooting this ammo, I cant let the barrel cool...or he said I should bring my cleaning rod and clean the barrel before taking a break. He also told me to clean the gun after EVERY range trip with this ammo..He cleaned the barrel for me, went back in, and I was back off to the races with no issues...got home, and DAMN it took forever to clean...

I bought 1000rds of this stuff, it shoots, but damn...

oh well, live and learn, I will blow through this junk and next time I know that cheap price, isnt the best bang for the buck. on the bright side...almost everyone I talked to tonight said that this brand is way better than Wolf....

[Smith]

ok, so I got my ammo...took 250rds to the range...first 125 no issues, lot of flash, sigma was pretty dirty...went outside for a smoke, drank a coke, went back in for the next 125..started fine, first 2rds went no prob, 3rd rounds fired, but didnt eject, got locked into the barrel, had to field strip and it took the local gunsmith to remove the case from the barrel..he told me it is common with Sellier & Bellot ammo cause the polymer they use causes the metal fragment to stick in the barrel, he said went I went outside to smoke the barrel cooled down causing it to stick more...he said if I am gonna coninute shooting this ammo, I cant let the barrel cool...or he said I should bring my cleaning rod and clean the barrel before taking a break. He also told me to clean the gun after EVERY range trip with this ammo..He cleaned the barrel for me, went back in, and I was back off to the races with no issues...got home, and DAMN it took forever to clean...

I bought 1000rds of this stuff, it shoots, but damn...

oh well, live and learn, I will blow through this junk and next time I know that cheap price, isnt the best bang for the buck. on the bright side...almost everyone I talked to tonight said that this brand is way better than Wolf....

and the stuff you were using was........?