PCC grain recommended 115/124/147

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I'm sorry to ask for newbie questions but I'd rather ask the real guys who knows and are experienced PCCer. I've watched countless videos and most are about handguns than PCC. And I'm getting tired of that automatic Google AI answer...
So! I'm about to get my first PCC and I never shot 9mm before. In an ideal world, I would just wait until I get it, buy a box of each ammo grain and try it out. Looks like by the time I get it in March, it's likely there's going to be a 25% tarrif on ammo so I'd like to stock pile before that happens because I'm not rich and it's already expensive...

My understanding is that 115 is good for training, 124 is versatile, 147 is usually for suppressed which is obviously videos from the states that I've been watching. So what do you PCC guys are using? Thanks!
 
Stockpile some of each, especially 115gr and 124gr. Chances are almost all of it will work fine for you and you will always be able to sell whatever you don't want for what you paid for it or even a profit, depending on how the world goes.


Mark
 
mmattockx said:
Stockpile some of each, especially 115gr and 124gr. Chances are almost all of it will work fine for you and you will always be able to sell whatever you don't want for what you paid for it or even a profit, depending on how the world goes.


Mark
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Thank you that's good advice. Maybe I'm overthinking it, I'll just buy a pile of each. If they both work on a PCC platform then why not. Cheers
 
ELEMENT WIND said:
Thank you that's good advice. Maybe I'm overthinking it, I'll just buy a pile of each. If they both work on a PCC platform then why not. Cheers
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You are overthinking it, but it's understandable since you don't have the firsthand experience yet. In practice you can't feel a difference between 115/124 in a handgun (and maybe a tiny difference with 147) and a PCC should be even less noticeable.

In my life ammo has never gone down in price, so buying whatever you can find on sale will never be a bad idea. Having stock insulates you from supply disruptions and if you don't use it eventually it just turns into an investment when you sell it later on.


Mark
 
mmattockx said:
You are overthinking it, but it's understandable since you don't have the firsthand experience yet. In practice you can't feel a difference between 115/124 in a handgun (and maybe a tiny difference with 147) and a PCC should be even less noticeable.

In my life ammo has never gone down in price, so buying whatever you can find on sale will never be a bad idea. Having stock insulates you from supply disruptions and if you don't use it eventually it just turns into an investment when you sell it later on.


Mark
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Really good advice here, thank you. Ya, sounds like I won't loose anything back stockpiling and since it seems that there's barely any difference between the 115 and 124 I'll just get whatever us on sale. Thanks I appreciate your honesty!
 
vp6111 said:
Try a box (instead of a pile) of each grain and different brands.

Which PCC are you getting?
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Well like I said, in a ideal world that's totally what I would do. But since I won't get the PCC until March and with the looming tariffs approaching, I'd like to buy a stock pile before it happens. That's where I'm coming from, I might be wrong but why taking a chance when there's nothing to loose by doing so.

I really wanted to buy the Sig Sauer MPX but you can't buy it anymore... So I settled for basically the only available PCC, the SA R9. I'm crossing my fingers for no future bans, taking a leap of faith! Cheers
 
I prefer heavier and slower. But whatever you buy in bulk, grab a box or two beforehand and make sure it runs flawless in your rifle. Else it won't be a saving.

When running timed drills a stoppage will wreck things, and the whole mag is sorta wasted. Any perceived economy in the cost-per-round soon goes out the window.

Bartok's review of the SAI R9 was running Blazer 124gr and Fiocchi 124gr (both brass) without issue across thousands of rounds. If buying an R9 maybe lean towards those in bulk and get a pick-and-mix in smaller quanities to see which grain you prefer?
 
joemanco said:
I prefer heavier and slower. But whatever you buy in bulk, grab a box or two beforehand and make sure it runs flawless in your rifle. Else it won't be a saving.

When running timed drills a stoppage will wreck things, and the whole mag is sorta wasted. Any perceived economy in the cost-per-round soon goes out the window.

Bartok's review of the SAI R9 was running Blazer 124gr and Fiocchi 124gr (both brass) without issue across thousands of rounds. If buying an R9 maybe lean towards those in bulk and get a pick-and-mix in smaller quanities to see which grain you prefer?
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I've read that review, that was my introduction to the R9 anyways I missed or forgot what he was using and I thank you for bringing this up because that would be a smart buy instead of a guess. That said, I did contacted SAI and they said that they threw everything and any kind of ammo at it while testing it and all worked out well. But I didn't asked about grain and I didn't wanted to pester with questions.

Thank you very much for your time and bringing this up, it helps big time!
 
Thanks guys. Ya I'll definitely be buying 1000 rounds bulk. It's true 124 seems to be the most popular and I'm looking into it. So brass over aluminum too eh?
 
ELEMENT WIND said:
Thanks guys. Ya I'll definitely be buying 1000 rounds bulk. It's true 124 seems to be the most popular and I'm looking into it. So brass over aluminum too eh?
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For PCC yes brass over aluminum 100%. It often has "not for use in PCC" printed on the box of aluminum. Yes some ammo might be fine in some rifles, but this is why buy some, run some, before buy bulk.
 
joemanco said:
For PCC yes brass over aluminum 100%. It often has "not for use in PCC" printed on the box of aluminum. Yes some ammo might be fine in some rifles, but this is why buy some, run some, before buy bulk.
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Thanks! I wasn't aware of this so I'm glad you pointed that out, much appreciated!
 
I ran some tests for my 9mm PCC a while back, I tried

1) 124gr RN (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was OK

2) 124gr HP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was good

3) 135gr RN (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - these had the worst accuracy

4) 147gr RNFP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was very good

5) 147gr HP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was very good

6) 147gr RNFP (factory ammo making ~170+ PF ) - accuracy was excellent - hands down the winner in all 3 guns that I tried it in

For feel / recoil:

124gr (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - gun felt fast / snappy

135gr RN (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - right between 124 & 147 for snappy and recoil

147gr RNFP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - softest shooting / recoil was a soft push

147gr RNFP (factory ammo making ~170+ PF ) - this had the most recoil was was still very manageable
 
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Sniffer said:
I ran some tests for my 9mm PCC a while back, I tried

1) 124gr RN (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was OK

2) 124gr HP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was good

3) 135gr RN (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - these had the worst accuracy

4) 147gr RNFP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was very good

5) 147gr HP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - accuracy was very good

6) 147gr RNFP (factory ammo making ~170+ PF ) - accuracy was excellent - hands down the winner in all 3 guns that I tried it in

For feel / recoil:

124gr (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - gun felt fast / snappy

135gr RN (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - right between 124 & 135 for snappy and recoil

147gr RNFP (my reloads making ~132 PF ) - softest shooting / recoil was a soft push

147gr RNFP (factory ammo making ~170+ PF ) - this had the most recoil was was still very manageable
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Can't ask for better than that, thanks a lot. It puts words into something that I don't know and that's super helpful, really appreciate it!! Cheers
 
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