Aguila Blanca
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I visited a friend this afternoon who happens to be a fellow NRA Pistol instructor. We got talking about what we each allow in our classes, and what we don't. For example, I use only dummy guns in the classroom (actually, blank firing replicas, because the actual dummy guns I've found aren't adequate to demonstrate the action). He uses real guns, and he just announces at the start of class "No guns, no ammo allowed in class." He acknowledges that he has no way of enforcing that. My concern is "that guy" who is going to have a 9mm round in his pocket, and who will eventually want to "just see if" it will fit one of the demonstrator guns ... and it will, and it'll go off.
On the other hand, when he was talking about moving students up from .22 rimfire to centerfire, and the fact that some newbies find even 9mm to be too much recoil. I mentioned that I have a small stock of 90- and 95-grain bullets intended for .380 ACP, and I download 9mm to .380 levels. He doesn't want to do that because he doesn't like the potential liability of using hand-loaded ammo in a classroom setting. He uses only factory ammunition.
He has a point. With that in mind, what's the absolute lowest power, lowest recoil 9mm ammo generally available?
I'm not asking for ways to tame recoil, such as using a heavier gun. I'm asking for what's the wimpiest commonly available 9mm ammo on the market?
On the other hand, when he was talking about moving students up from .22 rimfire to centerfire, and the fact that some newbies find even 9mm to be too much recoil. I mentioned that I have a small stock of 90- and 95-grain bullets intended for .380 ACP, and I download 9mm to .380 levels. He doesn't want to do that because he doesn't like the potential liability of using hand-loaded ammo in a classroom setting. He uses only factory ammunition.
He has a point. With that in mind, what's the absolute lowest power, lowest recoil 9mm ammo generally available?
I'm not asking for ways to tame recoil, such as using a heavier gun. I'm asking for what's the wimpiest commonly available 9mm ammo on the market?
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