What 9mm ammo are you using for IPSC?

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I am just getting ready to take my black badge and thinking of using either my 1911 45ACP or my NP-29 9mm.

In the 1911 I already have a large supply of ammo. Canada ammo specials.

My question is, with the 9 I can get 115,124,147 weight bullets in bulk.

Does anyone have a preference and why?

Does anyone shoot an NP-29 or SIG 226, who can offer a preference?

I know you are all laughing at my choice in 9mm but it was a good deal at the time. I will have to upgrade if I get serious about IPSC. Right now I just want to get ready for the course, so I think it should be good enough.
 
With the 1911 in 9mm,any of those weights will be fine for the course, a bit less noise distraction with the 147. Wear plugs and a headset, it will be better too.
 
tbrwlf said:
I am just getting ready to take my black badge and thinking of using either my 1911 45ACP or my NP-29 9mm.

In the 1911 I already have a large supply of ammo. Canada ammo specials.

My question is, with the 9 I can get 115,124,147 weight bullets in bulk.

Does anyone have a preference and why?

Does anyone shoot an NP-29 or SIG 226, who can offer a preference?

I know you are all laughing at my choice in 9mm but it was a good deal at the time. I will have to upgrade if I get serious about IPSC. Right now I just want to get ready for the course, so I think it should be good enough.
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Nope, if you enjoy it, and the sport is for you, you can always upgrade later.

You know what gun the BB instructor hates the most?

The one you unbox for the first time at the course....

If you are comfortable with it, have fun.

For ammo, go with round nosed rather than the truncated cone if you have the option. The Norinco will almost certainly work with round nose but the truncated cone might be a problem. (Odds are it won't be, but......)
 
just make sure you can shot the gun you take to the course. Took my bb 2 weeks ago and when we talked to the instructor he said that the worst is when one can not shoot and tries to take the course. This instructor talks to every person that takes the course to make sure they can shoot and that the ammo they are using does not jam every second rou
 
I just used factory S&B 9mm 124gr ammo.. the ones with gold washed bullets. Worked well for my BB course and my first qualifier. I chose 124gr because my POI with the Shadow is spot on.. Not so much with 115 or 147's. I've heard that 115gr sometimes don't drop poppers that well..
 
CamPro in Quebec city has all the bullets you need if you decide to get into reloading. Canadian made too eh.
I use (if I was shooting IPSC right now) a 147gr plated bullet from CamPro with 3.5grs of Tightgroup. Nice soft recoil and about 135 PF.
 
I have been shooting a P226 for about a year and was using factory AE 124gr ammo and it worked just fine. until i started reloading but still kept the 124gr bullets. :) Like the others said for your BB use what you have and you are comfortable with.
 
I guess my concern was about having enough bullet. But that is silly considering I am punching holes in paper.

Thanks Nichiren. Since the NP-29 is a 226 clone I will take your advice and try the 124gr rounds.

Need to practice more and then have 600 for the course. So a bulk buy is in my future. Not using reloads for the course. Just one less thing to go wrong if I stick with commercial.
 
the major thing between 147/124/115 is felt recoil and charge.

if you are reloading - 147 has the least felt recoil and snap but the slide cycles slower, 124 is a bit more snappier (not by much) and I personally can't speak to 115s (although UMC 115gr bulk packs are the softest shooting commercial ammo even rivalling reloads).

there is also a trajectory difference, as in your POI on similar POA will be different but that becomes irrelevant if you stick to the same load.
 
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