Best and/or Worst Known Ammo for a PF-9, please?

[mr surveyor]

S/D = Self Defense...in ammo, it's the best bang, with the best expansion and penetration you can find

H/D = Home Defense.... either supplied by the above SD weapon and ammo, or better yet a short barreled shottie...I prefer both

SA = Single Action (or Situational Awareness depending on context)

DA = Double Action (Or District Attorney depending on context)

lots of acronyms out there

[jayspapa]

For sure test out your defense ammo. I have a PF-9 that will not eat Golden Saber ammo. It will chamber , from the magazine , fired cases but the G/S don't work.

I use 115 grn critical defense loads for my S/D ammo and shoot WWB 115 for range/target work.

Like banana said , get yourself some snap caps and practice that trigger pull.

Good luck to you.

[banana380]

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9MM WINCHESTER 124 GRAIN
FMJ = FULL METAL JACKET
PART # RA9124N

Positive Functioning - No Expansion
Good Accuracy - No Barrel Leading
Cartridge: 9mm Nato
Muzzle Velocity: 1,185

RANGER PACKAGING
MANUFACTURED BY WINCHESTER

THIS IS THE BEST 9MM AMMO
MONEY CAN BUY IN THE WORLD !

NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

$149- 500 rounds.
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$269- 1,000 rounds.
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$1295- 5,000 rounds.
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Hype, yes. Winchester is not the best 9mm ammo money can buy in the world. 124gr is heavier than most target loads, it is the middle child of the 3 common sizes (115, 124, and 147). That might explain the price... It's not great. Same as $14.90 for a box of 50 over 500 rds, $13.45/50 over 1000, $12.95/50 over 5000. I currently buy Federal 115gr for $10.47/50 @ wal mart most every time I see it (though partly fueled now by the rumor of another price hike, I've got a few thousand rounds now).

Depending on availability of 9mm ammo at retailers near you will dictate whether you buy this stuff... But in a PF-9 which tends to be picky, I'd hesitate to drop hundreds of dollars on ammo that you haven't verified yet. Your call tho

[tiger]

Thank you gentlemen.

I've only ever purchased one box of 9mm ammo (#100-box), and it was at the gun show that I bought the S&W Sigma that I owned for a short while up until about a year ago.

I'm about to finish the box off, and am lloking...since the chances are, what, I don't now, 10,000 to 1 (25,000 to 1??) that I am going to actually need any defensive ammo - so, I am really only shootin' at paper - so I don't think I need anything special.

I would like to have a small box of defensive ammo, to keep a mag full - on the nightstand, in addition to something relatively inexpensive for target/practice, correct?

So lets see if I've read well:

I want HP for home-defense protection, correct?

That only leaves weight (grains?) and brand, I reckon ...?

Well try this link to a report on ammo. http://ammo.ar15.com/project/Self_De...#.30%20carbine

[pocketgun]

Double Tap 124gr+P GDHP will not function - just too hot, even with the stiffest Wolff Springs.

[seed]

Double Tap 124gr+P GDHP will not function - just too hot, even with the stiffest Wolff Springs.

What about 115gr GDHP Double Taps? And has anyone tried out HST's?

[pocketgun]

I prefer the medium loads in 9mm, so I haven't tried the 115gr GDHP. Don't know much about the HST.

[MtncultureRussell]

I personally own 2 PF9's.

I have shot Sellier-&-Bellot, Winchester and Remington in my PF9's. All FMJ ammo I have tried tends to drag on the bullet tip while feeding and sometimes causes issues. Hollow points have been the most reliable for me.

Overall I have settled on the Winchester 147gr HP defense loads I get at the local Walmart. I have shot hundreds in the PF9 without issues and if I carry the PF9 for defense this is the round I carry. I mostly carry a larger frame Glock with more capacity and have put thousands of Winchester through it, but I really do like the PF9and there are special circumstances when I carry it for protection. I don't have a lot of PF9 action on video but these few shots are one of PF9's with Winchester 147gr Hp.

[budp]

My best, by far - Hornady Critical Defense. Basically an XTP hollow point with a silicone-rubber filler - keeps the cavity from getting clogged with clothing (or anything else that would inhibit the desired expansion). POSITIVE expansion in ALL media - flesh, gelatin, sand, phone books, dirt, water, etc. Tried 'em all (except live flesh - so far) and can't make that claim for any other HP I've tested...

I read "s/d" as self defense?

Bud

[jaxgunslinger]

I like 115 grain Federals for practice (wal mart $10.50 for 50ct), Hornady 115gr XTP hollow points. I don't see much sence in +P stuff. I want entrance wounds, and no exit wounds. Collateral damage could end up killing your neighbor and costing you jail time. my3cnts