JHP or FMJ??

[old fart]

I have a friend who is selling his 9mm ammo to buy 357. I don't know for sure what to buy as he has it reasonable. FMJ is $12 for 50 rds and JHP is $20 for 50 rds. I have $100 to spend, how would you spend it? This is factory ammo, no reloads. Thanks

 

[Armored farmer]

I would buy all the fmj at $12 for practice ammo.

 

[trackskippy]

Either way, those prices arent bad. I'll second the FMJ for practice though. Maybe buy a box or two of the HP's if you don't have any, but the bulk in FMJ is what Id do.

 

[ontarget]

Not likely to find $12 range ammo anywhere else any time soon.
I shoot a lot more of that than JHPs.
I'd go FMJ.

 

[Leon tP]

What kind of JHP? If it's questionable then spend the $96 bucks on the FMJ because a JHP that doesn't expand is just expensive ball ammo.

 

[CDW4ME]

That depends on the HP:
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/
147 Hydra-Shok, Magtech 124 Guardian Gold / Bonded and 124 Starfire did not expand in the linked testing (No thanks).
127/147 HST, 124 Gold Dot, 124 PDX +P, or 124 +P Golden Saber did expand (Those are acceptable).

 

[old fart]

What kind of JHP? If it's questionable then spend the $96 bucks on the FMJ because a JHP that doesn't expand is just expensive ball ammo.

PMC jhp and fmj.

 

[buck460XVR]

I'd go with 5 FMJ and 2 JHP for $100. That would give you some of both.

 

[huntsman]

I’d buy 10 boxes of fmj and borrow $20 from cookie jar to do the deal.

LGS has pre Black Friday sale blaser brass 115gr $11.99 for 50

 

[.38 Special]

Do you need defensive/carry ammo? That's the primary reason for the existence of JHP. For target/plinking/practice/whatever there's no reason not to get the FMJ stuff.

 

[Pat Riot]

I'd go with 5 FMJ and 2 JHP for $100. That would give you some of both.

I agree with this ^^^^^

PMC JHP 115gr velocity is 1160fps
PMC FMJ 115gr velocity is 1150fps
I would still use one 50 round box of JHP for target practice and the other box for defensive ammo. According to what I read the JHP is basically assembled like their Starfire ammo. Good ammo.

Scroll down to “Features” on this link for info on the PMC JHP ammo.

https://palmettostatearmory.com/pmc-9mm-115gr-jhp-ammunition-50rds-9b.html

 

[FL-NC]

I would buy all FMJ for practice. How much HP ammo do you really "need" on hand? I would say enough for a few magazines. You can never have too much ammo for training.

 

[jmr40]

Not enough info.

$20 for 50 rounds of HP might be a screaming deal depending on the ammo. Good quality HP ammo is $1/round or more. If he is selling HP at $20/50 rounds it is either really cheap HP ammo or a fantastic deal. If it's not quality ammo I'd just put my money in the FMJ. If it's the good stuff buy $100 worth and buy FMJ later.

Around $12/50 rounds is about the going rate locally for new FMJ 9mm ammo so that isn't really a deal. I can do as well or better. One of the local ranges is selling 9mm FMJ at $10/50 rounds, but only if you buy an hour of range time at $10/hour.

 

[old fart]

Not enough info.

$20 for 50 rounds of HP might be a screaming deal depending on the ammo. Good quality HP ammo is $1/round or more. If he is selling HP at $20/50 rounds it is either really cheap HP ammo or a fantastic deal. If it's not quality ammo I'd just put my money in the FMJ. If it's the good stuff buy $100 worth and buy FMJ later.

Around $12/50 rounds is about the going rate locally for new FMJ 9mm ammo so that isn't really a deal. I can do as well or better. One of the local ranges is selling 9mm FMJ at $10/50 rounds, but only if you buy an hour of range time at $10/hour.

It's blazer brass and PMC brass cased ammo in both FMJ OR JHP. He is selling because he sold his 9mm he bought last year and got a 357 mag. The ammo is about a year to only a few weeks old, he has kept it in a room with a dehumidifier. My local shop has FMJ at $20 for 50rds at the cheapest and their jhp is only sold in 20 to 25 rds to a box and prices are from $25 to $40 depending on brand.

 

[Tallball]

I would take all the FMJ I could get. The best deal I found online last time worked out to $14 per box with taxes and shipping included.

As others have said, not much need to have more than a box or so of HP at any one time.

 

[Average Joe]

Buy the FMJ, all of it.

 

[WisBorn]

I'd go with 5 FMJ and 2 JHP for $100. That would give you some of both.

THIS!!!

 

[Eugen]

Just be a good friend and buy all of the ammo.

 

[InTheSwamp]

FMJ only. I buy JHP at the store(s).

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Both are good prices, but the questions that need answered for this decision are "what do you NEED" and "is the JHP a brand/bullet mass you want for self defense".

Good self defense ammo isn't cheap, especially nowadays. $20 for 50 is a great deal.

But buying bulk (500 or 1,000 round cases) right now can see $12 a box already. This, based on prices shown in The Armory in Virginia Beach.

 

[unclenunzie]

The fmj is fine. The pmc jhp is not worth it imo. I mean if it is for carry, nope.

 

[old fart]

Ok, thought I would update and tell you what I did. Several of his and my friends showed up but I got to choose first since I called him back first telling him I would be there today. I sold some used car parts the last few days and having beautiful weather here in Kentucky (then, not now), my wife had a couple yard sales and split the money with me to also help. I bought 20 boxes of the FMJ as he said if I bought over 15 that he would let it go at $10 a box. I bought 8 boxes of the JHP and because I bought a good bunch of FMJ that he let me have the JHP at $15 a box. I would have bought more but others were needing some and he had close to 12,000 rounds and I believe I bought what I could while still leaving plenty for others. Thanks

 

[Bill_in_TR]

Congratulations. You did good. 1400 rounds of ammo all at decent pricing with no shipping or sales tax. What's not to like.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Well done! Congratulations!

 

[doubleh]

I have shot some PMC ammo in the past and never considered to be anything more than plinking ammo in any caliber. I would grab all the FMJ I could afford and shoot steel or similar targets with it to keep in practice.