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Posted: 3/23/2017 6:17:17 PM EDT
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HST's are relatively inexpensive for hollow points. $17-$23 for 50 depending on where you look.
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Posted: 3/23/2017 6:37:37 PM EDT
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Exactly what I carry.
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Posted: 3/23/2017 6:41:40 PM EDT
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Why bother testing with ammo that doesn't really make a difference whether it works or not? If it has issues with your carry ammo you won't use much and if it works fine then you'd have shot that in stage 2 anyway.
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Posted: 3/23/2017 6:47:26 PM EDT
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I carry 147 grain HST and sight in with that. I find in my G`19 that Winchester 124 grain NATO white box and Federal AE 147 grain FMJ FN shoot very close to point of impact for the HST.
The only way to test your carry ammo is to shoot alot of it however. Rotate your stock by shooting older ammo and replacing with newer. I buy HST in 500 round lots and practice ammo by the 1000 count. But shoot and sight in with your your carry ammo! |
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Posted: 3/23/2017 7:38:02 PM EDT
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Why bother testing with ammo that doesn't really make a difference whether it works or not? If it has issues with your carry ammo you won't use much and if it works fine then you'd have shot that in stage 2 anyway. This isn't rocket science. The hollow point geometry isn't the same as ball ammo. If it feeds hollow points, that's what I am looking for. Then the reliability testing starts once the kinks are gone. I've got the ball ammo at 100% with many brands at this point. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:18:21 PM EDT
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Try some 9bple or if Sgammo gets more, the wolf gold jhp.
They are both cheap, about the price of .45acp ball. Iirc the wg was even cheaper, making it great as stacking ammo (jhp that may not expand beats fmj any day). I have NOT used the wg jhp YET because my ammo budget is $0 right now. I have had great results with 9bple and use it with confidence. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 4:47:42 PM EDT
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Which AR 9MM version are you planning on using ? Glock Pattern or Colt Pattern...
While this doesn't help you now.... I am planning on a Chrono and feeding test for a Colt pattern 16".... and for comparision, also fired from a Beretta 92 I have accumulated 76 different brands / types of 9MM , 31 of those being "JHP" and one SP..... mostly commonly availiable stuff... with a few oddballs. Now I just need the weather to start to be nice enough ( sunny ) for the chrono to be usable.... Which does not appear to be any time soon.....arrgh... ( that means the list just keeps growing... ) At this point I would try to find some ammo with a "narrow" HP... something like a XTP bullet, or as previously mentioned a Fed. 9BP profile.... maybe the Rem. GS ? Be sure to moderately polish the feed ramp, and feed "wings" of your carbine... mine were "sharp" enough to cause feeding issues with wider HP's ( HST, Gold Dot's ) And be sure to try asking here for others results / suggestions....http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_3/15_Rimfire-and-Pistol-Calibers.html On a side note... I will be adding about 50+ different rounds to my .223 / 5.56 chrono data as well... |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 5:46:43 PM EDT
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Try different ammo. Changing the pistol is not easy or really practical. Different HP ammo is shaped, and proportioned different.
I like HST, I have used Gold Dot in the past, and have some Hornady Critical Defense for a pistol that doesn't function with any of the other HP I have on hand. Swing till you win. You won't "make" and ammo work in a particular firearm. Feed ramps of different length and width can make things fussy. Happy Hunting |
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Posted: 3/25/2017 3:41:19 AM EDT
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SGAmmo sometimes has Fed Hydra Shok as cheap as ball.
I buy it in .40 and .45 when they have it in stock. Good range ammo and better than ball if needed. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 9:39:13 PM EDT
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Winchester White Box JHP is pretty cheap sometimes.
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