which ammo for a beginner?

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I wonder, as a newb with a new M&P 9 Range Kit, which ammo should I begin with? (quite the choices out there) I speculate that the 115 gr FMJ would be the best choice, but which brand, and where would be the best (cheapest) places to purchase it?



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I statred with American Eagle and CCI Blazer. The CCI gives you a brighter muzzle flash but both feel basically the same. I prefer 124gr myself, but dont be afraid to try other weight as well. Get one box of each weight to see which you like better, if any, before you buy a case.Wolf reloads are good too, I still have a few boxes. Oh and generally speaking, the heavier bullet weights willl tend to give slightly less recoil.

Oh as for cost, as you are in Vancoouver, I have found Italian Sporting goods has pretty good prices as does Reliable. For the Wolf reloads, you order them from SFRC at the top of the page

Just checked, Reliable is a couple of bucks cheaper, and they are a site sponser, so go there :)
 
9mms are ALMOST as bad as 22s for reliablity-you'll have to try a plethora of loads and manufacturers before you settle on what you want, or move on to RELOADING - forget about cheap at this stage- it does no good to buy brand x at 9 bucks or so a box if only half of them "work" in your pistol- and the gun will dictate to you as to what what weight of bullet works best by the size of group it produces- there's a good lot of what used to be 124 grain users that have moved on to 147s by accuracy- 115s may be alright( which is where the "spectrum" starts) 124-125 grains may group tighter, or it may just like 115s- at this stage of the game, it's the gun that's in control, not you-myself, i never bothered with 115s unless i was buying factory ammo- 1 use 124s and now 130s all the time- i find the 130 groups better than the 124- but you won't find that one under 9mm listing- it's the factory slug for the 38 super
 
t-star said:
9mms are ALMOST as bad as 22s for reliablity-you'll have to try a plethora of loads and manufacturers before you settle on what you want, or move on to RELOADING - forget about cheap at this stage- it does no good to buy brand x at 9 bucks or so a box if only half of them "work" in your pistol- and the gun will dictate to you as to what what weight of bullet works best by the size of group it produces- there's a good lot of what used to be 124 grain users that have moved on to 147s by accuracy- 115s may be alright( which is where the "spectrum" starts) 124-125 grains may group tighter, or it may just like 115s- at this stage of the game, it's the gun that's in control, not you-myself, i never bothered with 115s unless i was buying factory ammo- 1 use 124s and now 130s all the time- i find the 130 groups better than the 124- but you won't find that one under 9mm listing- it's the factory slug for the 38 super
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Pure crap. Bullet weight and brand has zero bearing on group size in general. The shooter will induce more error from shot to shot than the variances experienced between weights,lots, and brands of ammo. If you think you need a specific load to shoot well, you suck and haven't grasped the fundamentals.

TDC
 
Ahhhhh....good to know! I speculated that the lighter 115 would produce less recoil.
I live almost in the middle, between Reliable and Italian. I have found the sales staff at Reliable to be more enthusiastic but the lack of parking there sends me to Italian at busier times of the day. Italian has longer hours too.
 
Woaicha said:
Ahhhhh....good to know! I speculated that the lighter 115 would produce less recoil.
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Dont worry, I assumed the same thing lol. Seems logical. But again, its a good reason to buy a box of each before you buy a case. And I have to agree with whats been said above, bullet weight will have virtually nothing to do with accuracy at this point. The only thing ammo differences will do it make you slightly more or less likely to flinch. At this point its in your head, so I would recommend going with the cheapest you can find at this point. And yeah Reliable is tough to park at, I work at the doctors office next door sometimes, try finding a place to park a service van nearby and pack a ladder down the street LMAO, but the guys there are AWESOME!!! My dad was taking me to Italian since I could walk so I'm kinda partial to them though
 
Pretty much anything that goes bang reliably without going BOOM is what you need. With your first handgun, it'll take at least 1,000 rounds before you realize what's going sideways (thats not a knock, holding something that basically explodes 3 feet from your face and not getting freaked takes practise). After that you'll think your gun shoots low left, because that's where all of your groups are, 1,000 rounds after that (if you're not already on your fourth pistol,) you'll sabotage yourself by buying atotally different handgun with a different operating interface. Just buy what you can afford the most of and shoot it as much as you can. If you get a chance to get some training, take it.

ETA if you can get to Abby for one of Rob (Slavex) Skills and Drills nights, you'll save yourself a fortune and get great quality training for a fraction of its value
 
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mikeyb said:
Whatever is cheap, to be honest. More shooting = better. Winchester white-box, American Eagle, even Wolf reloads should be fine.
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tjhaile said:
Whatever you can get at the best price and in quantity.
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I would say whatever is cheapest and in stock. It is so hard to find decent quantities of ammo that holding out for selection and being picky do not end well. Buy what you can find, when you find it at a reasonable price. I buy BDX ammo (commercial reloads) by the case and have had no issues with it at all in several different guns.


t-star said:
9mms are ALMOST as bad as 22s for reliablity-you'll have to try a plethora of loads and manufacturers before you settle on what you want,
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You must have the worst luck in the world. I have suffered 2 failure to feed incidents with 9mm in ~3000 rounds. Both were my fault while learning to properly speed rock. Aside from those, every 9mm pistol I have shot has functioned just fine with everything it has been fed. Based on my shooting and what I have seen of others your experience is atypical.


Mark
 
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