9 mm bullet weight

[coehorn]

Can someone inform me on 9mm loads. I am planning on buying bulk 9 mm rounds (1000). My question is what weight to buy for indoor target accuracy. There are rounds in 115 gr, 124 gr, 147 gr, and 158 gr. I will be shooting a Ruger SR9 semi-automatic. Price is no concern. Please steer me in the right direction. Also, which has less recoil? Thanks Guys.

[HighLander51]

You get the most rounds per $$$ with the 115's. Recoil is load based, not bullet weight based. Montana Gold makes the best bullets.

http://www.montanagoldbullet.com

[Bill Steele]

Not a lot of difference in 9's.

You get the most rounds per $$$ with the 115's. Recoil is load based, not bullet weight based. Montana Gold makes the best bullets.

http://www.montanagoldbullet.com

+1 for this post.

If you are buying in 1000 bulllet lots, Precison Delta's price is a little better. I prefer Montana Gold, but PD makes a fine product as well.

[AEC1]

i like berrys better then montana....

[damndave]

I use Montana Gold 124g JPH. They sell them in 1k, but the good deal comes when you buy a case (3750)

But I would say the best bang for the buck is 115g FMJ buying a case of 3750

[buffybuster]

115gr or 124/125gr. Whichever is cheapest at the time.

[Revoman]

It's my understanding that the 9mm was developed with the 115gr bullet as being the most accurate.

That's not to say that any other weight is not accurate, just that 115gr is the best for this caliber.

There also is more recoil from a heavier bullet, "for every action, there is a reaction" syndrome. That's why it's tougher to make factor with lighter bullets.

Berry's does have a nice 9mm bullet available. Buying in larger bulk than 1K will give more bang for the buck too.

[sargenv]

It seems that a lot of the top USPSA guys are favoring the heavy bullet pushed slow as having less snappy recoil than the smaller bullet launched faster crowd.. Try a box of each and decide for yourself which is the way you like it best..

[stretch64]

I am planning on buying bulk 9 mm rounds (1000).

I'm assuming you're buying loaded ammo. There's no way of knowing which load will be the most accurate in your gun, or have the least recoil, without trying them. It all depends on the manufacturer's quality, and what your gun likes. As far as recoil, in general the 115gr will have a sharper recoil than the 147gr for a given power factor.