My standard 9mm ammo has pretty much been: 124gr (preferably jacketed) 4.2gr Titegroup CCI #500 Any brass (usually Winchester) I ran the gamut of 9mm bullets, but I like Montana Gold and Precision Delta. I have run plated Berry and Rainier with the same recipe without issue. But to be honest in the past 12 months or so, my reloading for pistol has fallen off, mainly because I have been using a single stage and turret press for the past decade and a half or so, in combination with the fact I don't compete in High Power Service Rifle anymore. So my reloading 'pipeline' / workflow isn't as optimized as it used to be, and I am not 'required' to commit time to brass prep and what not (if I were competing). Thus, I have gotten lazy / lax in reloading 9mm. I have pondered adding a Dillon 650 to my tool kit. That being said, my go to factory 9mm ammo for shooting is 115gr or 124gr Winchester white box. For some reason I like Winchester 9mm brass. I used to run Speer Gold Dot for the defense load, but have recently been running Hornady 115gr Critical Defense (G19 and G26) and Hornady 135gr Critical Defense (for the G17).
I'm going to my first gun show this weekend. I'm not sure if I'll find any deals but I'm hoping to find some 9mm ammo. Any suggestions on what to look for or what to avoid? Thanks
I think Massad Ayoob or contemparies suggested carry rounds based on your local law enforcement. The concept was you would have a supportable presumption in court that you chose an effective self defense cartridge. For the OP, I have found that a decent reason, after testing to confirm it works. I carry Speer Gold Dot, generally 124gr in 9mm. In 40S&W I usually carried Hornday in the 165gr range. I know fairly switched on guys who often carried FMJs - the rationale being bullet placement trumps bullet design. I have not adopted that strategy personally.
Range - my own which is 124gr xtreme plated, 4.1gr Titegroup. Carry/defense - hornady critical defense
Range Ammo: 115gr American Eagle, 115gr Winchester, or 115gr Blazer Defensive HP: 124gr Speer Gold Dot JHP
Range...whatever is cheap...Freedom Munitions lately. Self Defense Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P https://www.youtube.com/c/TacticalSwede
For my Sig Sauer p229 9mm I use exclusively for the range Fiocchi shooting dynamics ammunition 9mm luger 115 grain full Metal jacket. Clean, accurate, and reliable. Not looking for cheapest. Sent from my iPhone
This is the mantra by which numerous handgun ammunition companies have been manufacturing their products. SuperVel started it all nearly 50 years ago. I carried some of their stuff in a stainless S&W .38 and in a Hi-Power when I was in the jungle back in the 60s.
I have been buying Winchester White Box recently for target shooting. Mostly because it is readily available, low cost, and partly because people here seem to like it too. I don't carry yet, so I don't have a preferred self defense ammo. I have also bought Monarch brand from Academy when available or on sale. It seems to be a low cost brass case and I have not had any trouble with it. It is the cheapest brass 45ACP that I have found when on sale.
Range- any brass or aluminum cased 115-124 grain FMJ. CCW- These three fill the edc roll: Speer Gold Dot 124 gr. +p, Fedearal 115 gr. +p+ 9bple, Cor-Bon 115 gr. +p. Federal HST 124 +p looks good, but haven't tried any of it.
I carry Hornady Critical Defense, though I'm considering switching to something else. I've had horrendous issues with bullet setback after multiple chamberings.
