PPK/S Owners- Good Feeding FMJ Ammo?

[MurrayNevada]

I am trying to find the most reliably feeding Ammo for my PPK/S. The manual says to use 95 GR. FMJ and that is what I plan to do. I know that I will have to test it extensively in my gun but there are so many manufacturers. I would like your advice in order to start with what has a good history for this gun.

 

[Paul B.]

Murray. Try Federal's 95 Gr. Hyda-Shoks. I have had 100% reliability from my German PPK/s. I did not have to polish a feed ramp or anything. I don't remember my manual saying I should use hardball ammo only. I'll have to check it out....It doesn't. Come to think of it, that one was made before all those fancy hollow points came out.
Murray. If your pistol is new, get some of the el cheapo hardball ammo like Winchester USA, Federal"s American Eagle, or Remington's UMC brand. Shoot up a couple of hundred rounds, say 200 to 250. They're all hardball, and as good as anything else more expensive for breaking in your gun. After that, get a box of the Federal 95 gr.Hydra-Shok, and try those. They are rated to be the best one shot stoppers in the .380 caliber. If they still don't work out, all you'll be out is the price of one box of ammo.
Paul B.

 

[Mark H]

I've had a little better luck with my American PPK/S with 90 grain FMJ's, but all I've been able to find around here have been PMC's. The heavier bullets give me a little bit of feeding trouble -- not misfeeds really, just "hesitation."

 

[Numbers]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MurrayNevada:
I am trying to find the most reliably feeding Ammo for my PPK/S.[/quote]

I had to try various .380 ammo before I found one that my PPK/S would eat without choking. In my PPK/S, I've had excellent results with Fiocchi's 90gr jacketed hollow point and their 95gr full metal jacket.

Joe

 

[Oleg Volk]

Fiocchi has been 100% trouble-free for people I know locally. UMC has been the worst with many failured to chamber properly.