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150grain for 9mm.

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#1 ·
Anyone know of a company selling 150grain. 9mm bullets to reload?
 
#4 ·
In 9mm, assuming 124 & 135 to be the best overall weights for SD, why shoot 150/160?
Are these more for competition?
Is there less recoil?
I understood most competitive shooters preferred 40 cal.
 
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I use 150gr .358 Bear Creek moly for USPSA match ammo. Not sure if it's still available, though. This is the best 9mm production bullet I've ever come across.

I use 147gr plated or moly for most practice and 124gr for steel.

I've tried 160gr, but IMO they are too heavy. I have to turn up the charge to get them to print as well as 147/150gr, which defeats the purpose.
 
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In 9mm, assuming 124 & 135 to be the best overall weights for SD, why shoot 150/160?
Are these more for competition?
Is there less recoil?
I understood most competitive shooters preferred 40 cal.
Depends on the competition, uspsa major, yeah 40. For idpa, 9mm pretty much rules. You can make minor pf with softer recoil than shooting 115gr.
Just about everyone sells a 147gr bullet, close enough. I maKe my own but plated from xtreme, coated from bayou if i'm lazy.
 
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I use 150gr .358 Bear Creek moly for USPSA match ammo. Not sure if it's still available, though. This is the best 9mm production bullet I've ever come across.

I use 147gr plated or moly for most practice and 124gr for steel.

I've tried 160gr, but IMO they are too heavy. I have to turn up the charge to get them to print as well as 147/150gr, which defeats the purpose.
Recoil impulse of the 160gr feels slow in my 1911/9. So i have also settled on the 147gr.
 
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Are your reloads max effort or target? Ive not shot my hst for groups but rarely do premium jhp shoot poorly.
 
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I like to read and learn from all of you and I get a lot of great necessary pieces of important lessons. I use, like yourselves, several ammos and I love watching the videos on how each round, ( many weights and sizes ) of all the most popular, performs in target and ballistic uses. It is not the best if you can not use it I love learning from the best.
 
#29 ·
You probably could but you are waaaay over 9mm +P+. I've gotten 930fps in a 5" but running the ragged edge probably +P. primer pockets are good, but primers are a bit flat.
 
#31 ·
As always, OAL is gun & bullet specific. I would start with 1.150" I see if that works. You may need to adjust up or down 0.10". BTW, Xtreme are plated, not FMJ, yes there is a diff.
 
#33 ·
Tried both in 9mm, and you have to shoot a ton of A's. Went to a .40 in both. Much less painful. Probably a reason most national level shooters shoot .40 in Limited/L10 and Single Stack.
You should strive for 95% match points, regardless of power. If you're having trouble with hit placement, maybe try incorporating some live and dry group shooting into your practice.

Consider Production and Open, which are really the 2 pure forms of USPSA. There are many differences in movement, setup and overall strategy. From a performance analysis standpoint, it's a question of which idiom you have a better feel for. But points are really equally important in both divisions.

All cars are momentum cars, and all serious shooters shoot good points.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzvNO-ldLvY
 
#35 ·
You are right they make one handgun bullet in fmj. Oal recommendations still apply. We were talking 147gr & i missed that.
 
#37 ·
Yes, its always about the shipping.
 
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If buying a couple 1000 anything, the 10% isn't much but free shipping, now you are talking.
 
#44 ·
Personal preference thing.

I like the 124gr +P for my shorter barrel guns. For 4" and longer I think normal pressure rounds are fine. Heavier tend to penetrate a little better all things being equal, but all of the above pretty much deliver FBI standards for any test I have seen on YouTube.
 
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