Ideal 9mm bullet weight for carry

Started by Kenk, June 06 2018 05:13:49 AM MDT

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Chefgerg

I myself am carrying Sig V Crown 124gr in my Walther pps. No +P for me :(

Pctechdude

Chefgerg may want to see about those, they've had pretty lackluster results in smaller firearms, even in larger frame firearms too they've had a wild variation in performance. Which is shock considering the bullets are made by a very reputable company, Sierra.

In 9mm, whether it's a smaller size gun or full size, I've had very good results with gold dots.

Granted I load my own, but with  dispatching various animals from small raccoons and groundhogs to coyotes and wounded deer, the gold dots have failed to disappoint. Near perfect results going through flesh and bones of various thickness.

I bought a box of the sign vcrown bullets for reloading, and to get almost perfect performance balance of expansion and penetration through the clear ballistic block with and without denim I had to crank them up to plus p plus velocities from my Glock 17. 1300fps in 124gr.



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Chefgerg

I very rarely carry the Walter, Usually got my G20 or G29 on me. Got a real good price for the PPS just could not pass it up.

Mike D

Quote from: Rojo27 on June 06 2018 04:57:03 PM MDT
Depends on length of the barrel...
3.1" barrel or less, I'm most likely going with 124gr +p....  Often HST.
3.5" up 4.2" 147gr +p or 124gr +p...  HST likely.
4.3" barrel and up... 147gr Ranger T or HST.

From testers like Shootingthebull & Lucky Gunner i'm comfortable with
147gr Ranger T across the different barrel lengths.

This is where I fall in.

G26 and smaller guns I use 124+P HST or Gold Dot

G19 and larger I use 147+P HST or Gold Dot.


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