Glock 27 Ammo

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maxinquaye

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Hmm all this talk of ammo has me very confused...I shoot 180 grain semi-wad at the range, and when I asked the sales guy there for a good defensive load, he slid me a box of 135 grain Hydra Shok. I bought it, and keep a couple mags of it handy. I have never shot it out of my Glock though.

So, is what I'm carrying an appropriate load for the short barreled 27? Is there any possibility of it not firing well? I have not practiced with it 'cause it's a bit pricy.

Also, my next purchase will be the Steyr M40 (after the ****ing bull**** 30 day wait in California) - does the same ammo apply to it?

Many thanks

[This message has been edited by maxinquaye (edited July 05, 2000).]
 
ALWAYS shoot a few rounds of your defensive ammo. I recommend 500 rounds. But I understand that hp ammo is very expensive... usually $12.00 for a box of 20 - 25.

You don't have to do it all at once... that would be a LOT of money. Shoot 50 - 100 rounds of ball ammo and ONE box of the Hydra-shoks EVERY TIME you go to the range. Before you know it, you will have put 100+ rounds of your defensive ammo through your gun.

Ben

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[This message has been edited by Ben (edited July 05, 2000).]
 
Hmm, I must be getting ripped off - I paid $16.99 for 20 rounds of Hydra Shok. Thanks for the advice, I will cough up the cash and send some downrange. Still unanswered though - is the Hydra 135gr a decent round for the G27? Or is that a subjective question? Either way, any opinions would be appreciated!
 
I use to shoot 180gr FMJ for practise and 180gr+ JHP for carry. All GA Arms ammo. More recently I changed to 155gr. It all depends on if you are with the slow and heavy or lite and fast crowd. I would advise on the G27 if you intend on shooting hot and/or heavy that you go with a higher recoil spring weight. I wish to stay with the stock spring weight on my G27 and 18.5lb spring in my BHP. That is why I changed to a liter weight bullet. The 135gr is fine but most come pretty hot.
 
Check out... http://www.angelfire.com/co3/markcolo/

There is a link on that page to an evaluation of 135gr. PDW loadings in the Glock Model 27. I think you will find that it is one of the most thorough evaluations of ammo you have ever read and well worth the time. The author seems to be better qualified to do this kind of evaluation that most of the main-stream gunwriters who normally undertake this kind of think.
 
The Fed. PDHS performed well in MarkCO's test's.

However, I would go w/ Proload or Gray Area, as I prefer their ballistics, in addition to using a 20lb recoil spring. And, as MarkCO discusses on his site, the Fed. PDHS had trouble functioning the slide w/ the heavier spring. If your planning to stay w/ the stock spring, the Fed. load should be fine. But either way, my personal preference would be Proload or Gray Area.

A heavier round that seems to perform well out of the G-27's 3.5in bbl. from the testing I've seen, is the 165-gr. Remington Golden Sabre.

Good Shootin'...{long shot}
 
I think I paid $12 for my box of those same loads. However, I mail ordered them so you have to figure, if you had placed an order for just that, you would have paid more with shipping charges. Next time though, I would shop around and not pay $17.
 
One day I was at the bank and saw a cop. Louisville LEO's (or Jefferson County) carry .40 caliber Glocks. I decided to just go over and ask what he preferred. Without hesitation he said "Federal 135gr Hydra-Shok PD".
That was good enough for me. I shoot the Federals, and also 135gr. Cor-Bon hollow points.

Will

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I like the 165 Gr. Bullets out of my G27. I carry the Winchester 165 gr. Ranger SXT currently, but we are switching to a different round soon. I also like the 165 gr. Gold-Dots and the Remington Golden Sabers.
 
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