115g or 124g for 9mm?

Whatever is cheaper unless you have specific needs. One or the other might shoot more accurate or reliable out of one firearm or another if that matters to you…
 
If they are all priced the same I would use the heaviest available. However I'm not going to pay a premium for 147 over 124 over 115. YMMV.
 
dearslayer said:
Just wondering what most folks shoot just for target practice in regards to 115 grain bullets versus 124 grain.
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Neither one as primary. Primarily, I use 147gr (non +P) - for me, I find it is more accurate in my guns (PCCs), and it mates with my defensive load, which is 147gr HSTs.

If I happen to use anything else, it would be 124gr. (non +P). I have tried 115gr and maybe it's me or maybe it's the ammo, but I have found it slightly increases felt recoil (for me anyway) and does not appear to be as accurate (I keep all my targets after and put them away at home to compare later).

In either case, I try to stick with the Federal Syntech type of round at the range. Runs significantly cleaner in my guns.
 
HI; 115- more flash and blast, higher velocity.
124- less blast, still good accuracy, pleasant to shoot.
147- faster recovery time while still making power factor for IPSC shooting
124 for shooting for fun and reloading,
I got my sun glasses on so fire away!
 
thegazelle said:
Neither one as primary. Primarily, I use 147gr (non +P) - for me, I find it is more accurate in my guns (PCCs), and it mates with my defensive load, which is 147gr HSTs.

If I happen to use anything else, it would be 124gr. (non +P). I have tried 115gr and maybe it's me or maybe it's the ammo, but I have found it slightly increases felt recoil (for me anyway) and does not appear to be as accurate (I keep all my targets after and put them away at home to compare later).

In either case, I try to stick with the Federal Syntech type of round at the range. Runs significantly cleaner in my guns.
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Same 147 first then 124 and I almost never buy 115
After shooting 147/124 for some time going down to 115 feels more snappy in the recoil, I much prefer the heavier bullets

All cycle a little differently and even have a sligtly different point of impact, that will reqire me to slighly change my point of aim, but 147 is always my choice if available
 
thegazelle said:
Neither one as primary. Primarily, I use 147gr (non +P) - for me, I find it is more accurate in my guns (PCCs), and it mates with my defensive load, which is 147gr HSTs.

If I happen to use anything else, it would be 124gr. (non +P). I have tried 115gr and maybe it's me or maybe it's the ammo, but I have found it slightly increases felt recoil (for me anyway) and does not appear to be as accurate (I keep all my targets after and put them away at home to compare later).

In either case, I try to stick with the Federal Syntech type of round at the range. Runs significantly cleaner in my guns.
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What does Non +P mean??
 
QUATTROISKING said:
If your not shooting competition get what ever is the cheapest and have fun and shoot more.
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That's kinda what I'm doing just shooting for the fun of it for now. I'd like to get into some other aspect of pistol in the near future just the same. Reloading isn't necessarily cheaper because I just shoot more. Only went to the range twice this week but still managed to put about 600 rounds down range. Components ( projectiles ) aren't exactly cheap.
 
dearslayer said:
What does Non +P mean??
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+P is the increased pressure version. It is not compatible with all guns and the incompatibility is not with just older guns (in fact my 2021 version Kriss Vector manual explicitly says not to use +P ammo as it will significant parts wear for the KV). I bought a bunch unknowingly earlier this year, thinking it was regular 124gr but it was 124gr+P, and thankfully I was able to sell it on the EE (may have been able to use them in some of my other guns but I decided not to take a chance and just sold it)
 
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