noob... 115gr vs 124gr

[terryr]

Item Name: noob... 115gr vs 124gr

Caliber: 9mm luger

Item Description: Sorry if this is in wrong forum, my 1st time posting.

I can buy 9mm luger 115gr PTMJ @ .22 / round

I can buy 9mm luger 124gr FMJ @ .25 / round

I've done a bit of research and learnt(sp) the 124gr will penetrate better, while the 115gr has higher velocity.

Is there enough difference between the two that the price difference is warranted? (.03 / 100 is pennies, but .03 /5000 starts adding up).

thanks



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[Lazarus]

Yea you posted this in the for sale forum. No worries a mod will move it.

No real difference IMO. FMJ should only be used for punching holes in paper in which case I use 115. For defense purposes go with a 124 or 147gr JHP round. Regardless though at the end of the day either one is gonna hurt pretty bad.

 

[flynn6911]

Also the 115 grain is a slower round which in this case slower means more stopping power as a 147 grain round tends to blow right through the target aka the perpatrator. Hope this is not confusing to you but for personal defense ammo go with hornaday critical defense rounds there the best by far. GL

 

[RamRoddoc]

Is there enough difference between the two that the price difference is warranted? (.03 / 100 is pennies, but .03 /5000 starts adding up).

It sounds like these are both full metal jacket (FMJ) rounds. The U.S. military uses FMJ (124 grain today, I think) but it's not really because it has any significant terminal performance advantage but rather politics.

With all the really excellent modern high performance 9mm ammo on the market this is what I carry. Most of it comes in 124-147 grain flavors and is what most of the professionals that use 9mm stoke in their weapons.

For play I would go with the cheaper if both are FMJ but for actual work a modern 124-147 grain performance round will always be found in my chamber. The cost of performance anything is breathtaking and will lighten your wallet with a quickness.

 

[1006]

The only advantage that factory produced 115 has is its price and lower recoil. The 124 is a better self defense round. The 124 also seems to me to be more consistantly loaded to a high performance level than the 115's. Some of the 115 is so weak that a Glock 34 will fail to operate properly.

 

[Tech Jacket]

i have always picked up whatever is available/cheaper for target shooting but like 124g Hornady CD or Speer GD for carry. the only 9mm i have with an opinion is my Sig P938...it will not function properly with 115g.

 

[Alphacpa]

Personally my accuracy is enhanced with the 124gr rounds in virtually all 9MM guns I shoot. Due to low cost of 9MM round I only practice with 124gr (unless I trade into 115gr which I can assure you will be used!).

 

[Tony2X]

230 gr. 45 acp.

 

[Alphacpa]

230 gr. 45 acp.

Yep, the ultimate accurate round even at 75 yards!

 

[Lazarus]

230 gr. 45 acp.

You do realize this isn't a caliber debate thread right?