Stocking Up 9mm: What FMJ?

I prefer 124gr to 115 gr by a fair margin. I don't shoot 147gr simply because it is rarely available as cheap target ammo, and it would be my last choice in 9mm self-defense ammo.

I have had good luck with quite a few brands including Speer Lawman, Blazer Brass, Federal American Eagle, Magtech, and others.

If I was looking to buy a thousand round case of 9mm Luger, I would look for Winchester 124gr Nato. I have often found it for just a buck or two more per 50rd box than the very cheapest brass-cased ammo. Since it has recoil characteristics closer to that of the 9mm SD ammo I select, I feel that it has better value for training purposes.

I have seen a significant difference in POI of 115 vs. 124gr 9mm ammo at 25yds.
 
SGammo is good to go. They have good service and great prices. I'm mad at them though because I live close and they don't allow walk-in buying. Insurance reasons I guess. Costs me as much in shipping for 20 miles as it does for 300!:eek:
 
Nine Millimeter

My preference is 124grain. Sellier & Belloit is my favorite. Their loading is full power like the NATO spec.
 
I also perfect a nice 124grn bullet for my 9mm's. Its better to have extra ammo than to need ammo later. Yall remember when you could get a case of 223 or x39 for $99? I would of bought all I could afford if I knew prices were going to go up like they have. I miss the Winchester 100 round value packs for $11.97 at Wal-Mart!
 
Yeah, the Pro1000 has gone up, but you can get $15 off at Midway with a coupon.

I personally have not seen unfired 9mm brass for less than .10 a piece and the cheapest I've seen once fired brass was .5 cents a piece I've never seen it actually in stock for that price. Still, lets go with .5 for 1000 pieces which makes it $50
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Now you have seen it for $24.

https://m.facebook.com/AmmoBrassLLC/

Bayou Bullets for about $65/k, Xtreme plated for about $85/k. Both are excellent quality coated.

Primer and powder for about $40/k. So even if you buy brass, $149/K and it will be better quality than anything you can buy for under $200/k. Less susceptible to shortages as well.
 
I've not had any issues with any factory FMJ from the manufacturers I've shot through all of my 9mm's. 115 gr are more available in FMJ factory ammo around my area. That's the weight I've mostly shot even though I carry 124 gr loads for SD.

Reloading is a good option and one I chose to do myself. No reason to shoot FMJ's if you reload. Part of the benefit of reloading is that you get to pick the type of bullet you want to use.

I use 115 gr Plated RN bullets from several manufactures. I by powder in bulk from a local supplier close to work. Primers from a local supplier on my way home from work.

I'm at 11.54 cents per round or $115.40 per 1,000 for components. My press, scale, ultra sonic cleaner, and bullet puller have all been paid for in the first few thousand reloads. I already had a caliper and a few other Misc things I use for reloading. I dug out factory ammo boxes from the garbage cans at the ranges. I print labels at work for free for the load info. My cleaning solution is home made from products already in the house.

Brass is free from years of keeping it and being a brass whore at the ranges. I can get once fired brass for $39.00 for 1,000 if I wanted from Everglades.

If you don't want to get into reloading, just buy what you can find the cheapest that works in your gun/s.
 
I always suggest matching the weight of your carry ammo. If you carry 124s, practice with 124s.
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Agreed. That's exactly why I started loading. Can get 147 grain practice ammo that more closely resembles my carry HST's.

That and its cheaper than buying factory.
 
I try to keep a fair amount of fmj around for practice, but you can find decent deals on hp's, too. I recently bought a couple 50 rd boxes of Fiocchi hp's off Sportsman's Guide (I think it was SG) for about $17 per box. That's a good price for quality hp's.
 
I have several boxes of JHP's available. But, every time I go to Walmart I check their ammo case. If I see the Perfecta 9mm in stock, I always get several boxes. $9.78 for plinking and practice ammo is pretty cheap. It always goes bang in my guns.

Joe
 
Stock up on whatever is cheap and you can find. I usually by online in bulk, 500 or 1K rounds. Blazer Brass, Winchester WB, PPU brass and Sellier & Bellot.
 
Frankly, for the situation for which you are preparing, buy anything that will go bang.

When it's no longer available, you won't quibble about 115 vs 124 vs 147.
 
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