Bullet weights in 9mm, what's everyone prefer?

Bullet Weight

  • 115

    Votes: 19 11.2%

  • 120

    Votes: 3 1.8%

  • 124

    Votes: 89 52.4%

  • 147

    Votes: 54 31.8%

  • other

    Votes: 5 2.9%
  • Total voters
    170
I am very happy with Aim Bullets as well. Shoot fine in my STI Edge in 45, 40s&w and my Grandmaster Opem blaster.. The 9mm bullets work great in my Beretta Billenium, 92 Elite 2 and my Storm. Also shot them with a friend using his two Tangfolios. I did some testing with their products and groups are consistent if I do my part. I have bought 20,000 rounds and I am confident with them.
 
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I can address this one:

First: the 124 grain 9mm bullet is by far the most popular choice for a 9mm bullet in the world, offering the best overall compromise between the "snap" of 115's and the "push" of the 147's.

Second: I can pretty much guarantee that you will love the new second generation bullets (All flavors, not just the 9mm's). After a long tortuous journey "Aim" finally got them into production as of last weekend, and I had a chance to do some accuracy testing with them today. The 124's are a new profile with most of the mass in the back (where it belongs) for stability and longer bearing surface. 25 meters indoors at Guelph; off-hand, 30 rounds into a group a little smaller than my palm...say, 2 1/2 inches with a few called fliers (my fault, not the bullet). Note that I was freezing cold and couldn't feel my thumbs at all, and had people banging away on both sides of me, the left side of course being another Open gun which was buffeting me with comp blast. So obviously not the best conditions for serene accuracy shooting. At 15 meters off-hand, 60 rounds into one hole.

I would postulate that these will shoot really well out of 99% of the guns out there. Being hard cast, they can be shot to major velocities with no issues, unlike most copper plated bullets which use soft swagged cores. Alex S's SV AET Open gun ate them as well, shooting 50 rounds into one ragged hole with a few fliers (approximately 2%) at 15 meters. Note that his gun probably has probably the sharpest rifling I've seen in a pistol and frankly, I'm surprised that a plated bullet...ANY plated bullet...can be shot out of it at all. Proof:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/relliott_photos/100_0629.jpg?t=1235869128
http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/relliott_photos/th_100_0628.jpg

Anyway, for your information: everything they are selling is now double-struck and inspected and plate thickness has been increased. They are determined to produce a quality product, so if you are thinking of trying them....well....just try them.
 
anybody have contact info for these guys? Is it just bullets or do they sell full reloads?
 
stormbringer said:
124 AIM copper plate
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My first batch from AIM was around 122 grs, don't suppose it makes a huge difference though. The guys there mentioned that the 1st generation bullets could vary by 1-2 grains, but in fact, the sample I took seemed much more consistent than that, usually around +/- 0.5 grains.

Haven't tested them yet, but if everything works out, this will definitely be a good supply for me, they are only 30 mins away and pretty good pricing for bullets.

Anyone know if they got the Wolf contract they were gunning for?
 
cbabes said:
Could you elaborate on the funny stuff?

TIA
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Yeah some times it seems that the bullets don't make nice round holes in the targets don't have that problem with Frontier bullets almost like key holes lol
and no its not my gun ,
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gostick said:
Check your crimp on the bullet.Too much crimp can cause the bullet to keyhole.
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Actually that's a good point. I've already run into that a couple of time; if you crimp too much on plated bullets the case tends to try and separate the copper from the slug. Just straighten it out so it doesn't deform the bullet at all.
 
relliott said:
Actually that's a good point. I've already run into that a couple of time; if you crimp too much on plated bullets the case tends to try and separate the copper from the slug. Just straighten it out so it doesn't deform the bullet at all.
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I'm using the Lee Factory crimp die and barely returning the case mouth to flush. Hopefully I'll avoid this issue.
 
I haven't shot alot of heavier bullets in 9mm, but I found the 147gr loads I used made the gun feel sluggish, and the 124-125's give the gun crisp, sharp, and positive cycling. Personal impression I guess for what feels the best; I have a friend in South Africa that shoots heavy bullets in his .38 open gun and it is a pretty flat shooting gun. Just use what works, I think is the best advice anyone can give. Best all-around bullet though I would say hands down is the 124.
 
relliott said:
Actually that's a good point. I've already run into that a couple of time; if you crimp too much on plated bullets the case tends to try and separate the copper from the slug. Just straighten it out so it doesn't deform the bullet at all.
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Thanks I will change the crimp :D
 
Just got myself a CZ85B Combat. I shoot it yesterday, and il looks like this one love 124. So I will be loading some plated one with titegroup. Hope to find the magical recipe for it.

Yves
 
Good to know Viper,

I'm finally getting into reloading... F.V carries the Frontier 147's...

Have you every tried running them with Win 231?

I'm still shooting Ron's CZ... soon (after I find decent work) I'll switch to the Tan Stock 2

PS, good to hear your boys are still shooting... sadly I havn't been out in a while!
 
SMITH45 said:
Just got myself a CZ85B Combat. I shoot it yesterday, and il looks like this one love 124. So I will be loading some plated one with titegroup. Hope to find the magical recipe for it.

Yves
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4.1gr - 4.2gr of Titegroup. I was using 4.0gr, but when the Frontier 124's are down around 122gr my PF was only 127 -too close to shooting for no score!
 
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