Macchina
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I finally got my first 9mm (after several .40s, many .357s, a few .380s and a .38 Special). I got a good deal on a P290RS and couldn't let it pass. I thought ammo was going to fall in my lap after I was able to pick up 500 rounds of steel case practice ammo for only $50! Well, premium carry ammo is expensive and harder to find than some of my other carry calibers.
I really wanted a few boxes 124g +p HST or Gold Dots but they are incredibly hard to find in stock online. I've been looking for a few weeks and no luck. After visiting a few stores that were sold out (they had plenty of .40 and .380), I happened upon a Dunham's that was selling Winchester PDX-1 for an outrageous $25 per 20 rounds. I bought their only box to have some carry ammo to try out.
I fired 5 rounds over my chronograph at 10 years and was extremely pleased to see the tiny group (for me) and excellent velocity of 1141 FPS average. I never expected any 9mm 124g round to go this fast out of a 3" barrel.
I will have to try a few more boxes for function before I carry it, but I'm extremely happy with that velocity and accuracy. I think I found my carry load on the first try.
Can I expect this kind of speed from any other 9mm 124g loads?
I really wanted a few boxes 124g +p HST or Gold Dots but they are incredibly hard to find in stock online. I've been looking for a few weeks and no luck. After visiting a few stores that were sold out (they had plenty of .40 and .380), I happened upon a Dunham's that was selling Winchester PDX-1 for an outrageous $25 per 20 rounds. I bought their only box to have some carry ammo to try out.
I fired 5 rounds over my chronograph at 10 years and was extremely pleased to see the tiny group (for me) and excellent velocity of 1141 FPS average. I never expected any 9mm 124g round to go this fast out of a 3" barrel.
I will have to try a few more boxes for function before I carry it, but I'm extremely happy with that velocity and accuracy. I think I found my carry load on the first try.
Can I expect this kind of speed from any other 9mm 124g loads?
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