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Thanks to everyone for the helpful responses. I ended up finding everything I needed at the Edge herw in Calgary.

Hi all,
I am wanting to reload 9mm ammo. I was hoping to find 115gr FMJ bullets, but 124gr seems to be more prevalent here in Calgary.
Just wanted to get thoughts on AIM swaged FMJ projectiles vs BDX FMJ projectiles, both in the 124gr 9mm.
Is there any preference or difference if loading to shoot from pistols/carbines?
I notice the AIM is priced lower.
Also, I have not yet shot my Norinco NP34 9mm pistol. Has anyone fired 124gr 9mm ammo from this gun? Any issues vs 115gr 9mm ammo??? Specifically any problems feeding from the mag?
Thanks for any and all advice. :confused:
 
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I'm using Cam Pro bullets out of Quebec. Same bullets as what Wolf ammo uses. Very consistent in the plating on the bullets. Load like FMJ's for powder measure. I'm quite pleased with them. Will be trying the Aim bullets as well as they are close to where I live. I've heard of some consistency issues with them. I will have to verify that myself before I dismiss them though............
 
Apples vs oranges...The AIM is a plated bullet not a true FMJ and should be considerably less expensive. I'll take a true/real FMJ every time, so BDX.
dB
 
I much prefer 124gr bullets vs 115 gr in my 9s.Much less "snappy" recoil.But try both and see what you like

Unless you find a really good deal on plated bullets,rather go with FMJ.It seems that a lot of the plated bullets are only a few dollars behind the true FMJ in price,and generally the FMJ will be more accurate compared to plated.
 
Ok, in general, FMJ bullets are considered to be of better quality vs plated CMJ and also due to less copper used, cheaper. Plated bullets from some manufacturers are better than others. AIM isn't known as a producer of quality bullets, but that may change if they revise their equipment and process in the future.
124gr bullets vs 115gr ones not only offer 'less recoil' and smaller powder charges, but also better accuracy (with proper OAL) due to barrels' twist rates helping stabilize those bullets better than 115gr ones.
CamPro are very good bullets, thou they are plated, there is no reason to skip them. Berry's and Frontier are next, then BDX (I place them lower due to jacket material).
 
then BDX (I place them lower due to jacket material).
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The fact that BDX uses brass as a jacket metal doesnt sit well with you? Not sure why that would be, but other manf such as Winchester and others who also use brass must be devastated;). Unless a plated bullet mfgr is willing to state the thickness of their plating I wont touch it. .004 is the bare bones minimum and will still have problems in some guns, especially if they have polygonal rifling. No problem with a true jacketed bullet.
Cheers
dB
 
The reason I don't like brass plated bullets - brass is harder than copper and will wear barrel faster. I wanna get 5+ years or 100K+ rds out of my barrel before I need to replace it. I personally saw barrels loose accuracy after 20K+ rounds that were fed BDX bullets. I'm talking 3-5" spread. BDX bullets are high quality, shoot well, but will wear your barrel.
 
Interesting...I have never heard of that happening before but I suppose it is a possibility. To each his own, but we will shoot what we like anyways.
dB
 
Once again - BDX (Montana Gold, if ya know the history) bullets are good quality bullets, but not my personal choice due to the coating.
 
Just FYI, BDX bullets are not Montana Gold any longer. They(9mm,40 and 45acp) are in house manufacture since Montana Gold ceased shipping to Canada(almost 2yrs ago). They do however, share the same ideas as far as jacket materials. The plated bullets used for ammunition are not in-house produced but sourced from another supplier. Altho BDX is still the exclusive Canadian Distributor for the MG bullets, they(MG) will not ship to Canada now claiming that they have too much demand from south of the 49..
oops, getting off topic from the OP...Apologies
Cheers
dB
 
I know BDX is not MG, but they had history/ties in the past.
MG bullets are in very high demand in USA, as well as Zero, and they both cannot keep up with demand.
So far, I'm very happy with Berry's bullets, I like them better than Frontier for overall quality, and better than CamPro due to price. If CamPro were sold at same price as Berry's, I'd go with CamPro. But 30% price diff makes me choose otherwise.
 
Hey, we agree!! If I were to use any plated bullets currently avbl in Canada, Berry's are the ones I choose(and I do use them for s/a's). My #1 is Speer but they are very scarce and not sold in retail markets up here
Cheers
dB
 
CeeZer said:
The reason I don't like brass plated bullets - brass is harder than copper and will wear barrel faster. I wanna get 5+ years or 100K+ rds out of my barrel before I need to replace it. I personally saw barrels loose accuracy after 20K+ rounds that were fed BDX bullets. I'm talking 3-5" spread. BDX bullets are high quality, shoot well, but will wear your barrel.
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are you shooting 20,000 rds out of one pistol every year? BDX FMJ 124gr have only been in production for maybe 2 years,...and the 180gr .40 maybe 2 years as well. 20,000rds pistols fed BDX bullets within' the last year? I would like to know who's pistols. :rolleyes: I call Bull#### on that. If anything, the slide to frame wear would cause some loss in accuracy,....nothing to do with a barrel becoming worn out.

I have shot only BDX ammunition out of my tanfoglios.....my stock 2 that I have had since mid 2007 has seen MG loaded, Speer plated and BDX bullet loaded ammunition in the 20,000rd range,..and I actually shot it tonight at a bullseye match using the Canadian BDX 124gr ammunition and have no complaints, (nor did any of the Bullseye shooters there)...groups were great,..and rivaled some red dot optics shooters.
 
It's not the color of the jacketing\plating material that matters, it's the temper (hardness) of it.. both brass and copper come in varying tempers.. barrel wear has a number of other factors: grit, nitrates from the powder causing erosion, cleaning methods, etc... they have a much greater impact.
 
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