147 HSTs in my duty 226 and 124 Federal bonded in my backup 938. The 938 seems to like the lighter bullet. We also have carried 124 +P Gold Dots and HSTs , but I like the heavier bullet in my 226 full stainless duty gun.
After having shot +P and +P+ rounds, I find my old hands like the none +P heavier bullets...
Posts: 305 | Location: Chicagoland | Registered: September 15, 2007
SG ammo is carrying 9BP's for $13.95/box of fifty.
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Posts: 5326 | Location: Pottstown, PA | Registered: April 26, 2002
Originally posted by MRMATT: SG ammo is carrying 9BP's for $13.95/box of fifty.
Oh? Maybe I should get some more, because this load (in blue 20-round boxes marked "Personal Defense") is showing discontinued on Federal's website. The "Train + Protect" load appears to be a close equivalent.
Posts: 28957 | Location: Johnson City, TN | Registered: April 28, 2012
Speer gold dot 147gr rn for me. First most the time I use a suppressor so you need subsonic ammo (I know some 124 are subsonic) but I always believed mast over speed. In SD mode I don't need my bullet speeding thru you. I want it to stay in you, so you can feel the heat and you take all shock of the bullet. The latest is Speer 147gr G2 used by the FBI and our special OPs.
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Posts: 96 | Location: Miami | Registered: September 16, 2009
My personal preference is 147gr HST. We issue 124gr Gold Dot standard pressure for our P365 and LC9s. I'm not crazy about the standard pressure GD out of a short barrel, but it did alright when the Range tested it.
I've often found it interesting that the HST is the most recommended in 9mm but its the XTP in 380ACP. Note not one mention of a 9mm XTP load in this thread.
I rarely carry a 9mm any more. But it was Federal 115 (9BP and 9BPLE) and then various 124 loads for me. These days I prefer a 45ACP with 230gr HST or Ranger-T with a 380ACP BUG loaded with either 90gr XTP or 95gr flat nose / truncated cone FMJ.This message has been edited. Last edited by: bald1,
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Posts: 16597 | Location: Black Hills of South Dakota | Registered: June 20, 2010
115 gn Federal 9BP was one of the recommended loads to try in an older Sig P6 for reliability. Worked well for me and in my other 9 mm pistols. Found a sale on a case and never looked back.
Posts: 1236 | Location: Moved to N.W. MT. | Registered: April 26, 2009
Federal HST and/or Speer Gold Dot in 147gr are my standard "go-to" rounds for carry. However, I recently picked up about 160 rounds of Underwood Speer 124 +P+ that I've been very impressed with.
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Federal HST is my preferred ammo for any caliber. I love how it expands and how consistent it is at its expansion. It also has very good weight retention when going through a variety of barriers.
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Posts: 8839 | Location: The Lone Star State | Registered: July 07, 2008
I've migrated to 147 HST or G2 gold dots. They have functioned well in P320C, P320 SC, P226, M9, P239, S&W M&P 9 and 9c. I haven't tried them in the smaller frame/shorter pistols, so I can't recommend them to you. I'd tell you to get samples of a number of the loads mentioned here and try them out for reliability. Down range effects don't mean much if the pistol will not cycle them.
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