Good bullets for loading 9mm
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I would say the vast majority yes.
I use 125 gr for IDPA and when I shot IPSC Production the same. Personal preference. For steel I go 147 gr using lead bullets. They are really light, soft shooting loads.
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Bob
Yes. Felt recoil is a function of energy and time. The slow bullet (147) spreads the recoil over a longer period of time.
The issue is not total energy but felt recoil. A train hitting you at 5mph may have more energy than a car hitting you at 200 mph. But it won't feel as bad....
Campro 147's @ 1.112 - 3.3 gn Titegroup or 3.5 gn of N320 both gave me in the 132-135 PF range in multiple different test days.
I'd guess more people shoot 124gr bullets in production div than 147gr.
124 shoots flatter across distances at matches and doesn't require replacing front sight.
It's easier to select load as more powders can be used to make PF too.
124 shoots flatter across distances at matches and doesn't require replacing front sight.
It's easier to select load as more powders can be used to make PF too.
I can tell you that isn't the norm here in Manitoba. I'm into my 3rd season in Production and I would venture a guess it's 85% or more that shoot 147's.
So I went looking for some data to back up my school of thought. And while I still think I'm pretty close on the 85% locally that data I did find was from the USPSA Nationals where they do an equipment Survey. In Production the most popular bullet weight at 47% was the 147 followed by the 124's at 23%. Carry Optics which is another 9mm based division saw even more of a spread with 51% using a 147 to 26% using the 124's.
https://uspsa.org/survey-results.php
https://uspsa.org/survey-results.php
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The other slightly added benefit to the 147's, is that it's a flat point. So when it hits steel, similar to a hollow point it will transfer most of the energy to the steel so it falls. Basically, if you "wing" the steel (hit it on it's edge) you have a better chance of it falling.. i've tried hitting steel on the edge with 124 grain round nose at 1010+ fps and it 'skims' off the side of the steel and it doesn't fall. Hit it on the edge with 147 campros, and the steel falls.
The other slightly added benefit to the 147's, is that it's a flat point. So when it hits steel, similar to a hollow point it will transfer most of the energy to the steel so it falls. Basically, if you "wing" the steel (hit it on it's edge) you have a better chance of it falling.. i've tried hitting steel on the edge with 124 grain round nose at 1010+ fps and it 'skims' off the side of the steel and it doesn't fall. Hit it on the edge with 147 campros, and the steel falls.
