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anyone using 115 grain?
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marine6680
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For cheap practice... 115gr FMJ is fine.
There will be a little difference in recoil and point of impact in relation to point of aim... but not enough to worry about when under 10yds or so.
124gr and up is better for defensive hollowpoint ammo. I prefer 124gr myself, Federal HST is my go to... It also performs very well in short barrel pistols.
There will be a little difference in recoil and point of impact in relation to point of aim... but not enough to worry about when under 10yds or so.
124gr and up is better for defensive hollowpoint ammo. I prefer 124gr myself, Federal HST is my go to... It also performs very well in short barrel pistols.
Most of the mini or subcompact 9s function better with heavier bullets. The little guns use stronger recoil springs to offset the lighter slides. The extra slide momentum generated by the heavier bullets make them function more reliably.
While my other 9mm guns function well with 115 gr., my CCW is better with the heavier bullets. Accordingly, I have been gradually replacing my 115 gr. stock with 124 gr. ammo.
While my other 9mm guns function well with 115 gr., my CCW is better with the heavier bullets. Accordingly, I have been gradually replacing my 115 gr. stock with 124 gr. ammo.
Terminatorret
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KelTec PF9's, as a general rule, function flawlessly with 115gr ammo, unlike 124gr which is hit/miss. All these lightweight polymer pistols have their quirks.
I carry Federal 9BP 115 gr for SD in my PF9. Older, but proven round.
I carry Federal 9BP 115 gr for SD in my PF9. Older, but proven round.
Shadi Khalil
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Guys he is asking specifically about 115gr ammo and the nano..
I don't own a Nano but did a lot of research into them as my wife consider one when they first came out. As far as I can tell, Beretta recommends using premium 124 gr ammo to ensure reliability. However, from what I read on forums, people use the 115gr standard practice ammo with no problems. I have read reports of people having issues with the lighter loads but that seemed to be in the early reports I read. If you are not having any problems then I say keep shooting it. Where you should really be concerned, like with any gun, is what type of self defense ammo functions best.
I don't own a Nano but did a lot of research into them as my wife consider one when they first came out. As far as I can tell, Beretta recommends using premium 124 gr ammo to ensure reliability. However, from what I read on forums, people use the 115gr standard practice ammo with no problems. I have read reports of people having issues with the lighter loads but that seemed to be in the early reports I read. If you are not having any problems then I say keep shooting it. Where you should really be concerned, like with any gun, is what type of self defense ammo functions best.
Machineguntony
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As to your question specifically, yes. 115 grains is the only projectile weight that I shoot, when it comes to 9mm, and I shoot it my Baretta Nano. No problems at all.
Specifically, I use Berry's 115 grain plated bullets.
At 115 grains, the round requires more pressure (i.e., more powder), to fully cycle. At lower pressures, I encountered problems, such as short stroking and double feeding.
I've shot about 2000 rounds through it, and never a jam or a stove pipe, once I upped the charge.
Specifically, I use Berry's 115 grain plated bullets.
At 115 grains, the round requires more pressure (i.e., more powder), to fully cycle. At lower pressures, I encountered problems, such as short stroking and double feeding.
I've shot about 2000 rounds through it, and never a jam or a stove pipe, once I upped the charge.
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I took my Beretta Nano shooting yesterday. Shot 250 rounds through it. All of the heavier (>115 gn) ammo worked, all of the Federal 115 gn FMJ ammo worked, but when I came to 150 rounds of Herter's 115 gn FMJ ammo I went through, about 5% of the time, there was stovepiping. It has only ever happened to me with weaker, cheaper 115 grain rounds. I wouldn't dream of carrying FMJ ammo, much less the cheap stuff, so I see it as good malfunction practice.
Fatal Wound
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115gr bullets work well in all my 9mm. If you reload you can adjust powder amount. Please read several load data books if you do.
Limnophile
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If self-defense is your goal, heavy-for-caliber bullets penetrate better, and the IWBA concluded a quarter century ago that (slight exaggeration) penetration über alles when it comes to defensive handgun effectiveness. For example, according to Speer's product information, in 9 Luger only the 147-gr Gold Dot meets IWBA both bare and heavily clothed gel criteria, 12.5 and 13.0 in, respectively, and that is with, as I recall, a 4-in or longer barrel.
In choosing FMJ practice ammo, it is prudent to use a round that is exterior ballistically equivalent to your self-defense round. If you are using 124- or 147-gr rounds for carry, it is less than ideal to use 115-gr rounds for practice.
In choosing FMJ practice ammo, it is prudent to use a round that is exterior ballistically equivalent to your self-defense round. If you are using 124- or 147-gr rounds for carry, it is less than ideal to use 115-gr rounds for practice.