Posted: 7/22/2007 7:17:55 PM EDT
| Anyone here shoot 9mm +P+ out of their Glocks & does Glock say its okay? Which 9mm +P+ round do you guys use..I'm looking at the Winchester 127 +P+.... |
I carry Win 127Gr+p+ in my g26, along with a back up mag full of Doubletap 124gr+p Speer gold dot. The loudest crack that g26 makes is with Corbon +p ammo. The Corbon is actually hotter with their +p variant ammo versus the Winchester+p+ Go figure? 
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If you feel you need to go with a 9mm +P+ round to get the performance you need you might consider going to a Glock 40 as at +P+ levels, your 9mm has more recoil than a comparably framed 40 plus a pistol generating much more chamber pressure than even the 10mm round. Something to consider. |
True, but aren't Glock 9mm's designed to handle NATO 9mm? Also figure most people don't put more than a few hundred rounds of their carry ammo through the gun, and i doubt you will ever do any damage to the gun. Plus most buy 9mm's so they can shoot a lot, based on cheaper ammo. Steve |
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I shoot NATO 9mm and Winchester Ranger 127gr+P+ and 147gr. The only stuff I wont shoot thru my G17, 34, 19 and 26 are the 9mm+P+ SMG rounds that were floating around dirt cheap a few months ago. I don't think they'd damage a Glock and lots of guys said they used them, I just didn't see the point when I have a boatload of 9mm NATO by Winchester. I also handload some very hot 9mm VV 3N37 powder JHP for yucks and never had a problem--gets a 95gr JHP going 1580fps from my G17--no problems. So--shoot away with the Winchester Ranger 127gr+P+. FWIW, my G17 groups like a rifle at 20yrds rested with the Ranger 147--one ragged hole of 1.5" YMMV |
Assuming the individual in question is professional enough to carry one, of course..... |
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ah dude didn't see that coming.....fing funny |
Not in my experience. The heavier bullet in the .40 makes the felt recoil stouter than any 9mm, IMO. I also doubt that a +p 9mm has more chamber pressure than a full power 10mm. |
Well then, you'd be wrong. The SAAMI max chamber pressure for a std 9mm round is is 35,000psi (same as the max for the .40s&w). Their max chamber pressure spec for a 10mm is 37,500psi and their max chamber pressure spec for a 9mm+P is 38,500psi. SAAMI doesn't recognize a 9mm+P+, but because it is loaded to an even higher pressure than the 9mm+P, the facts are that the little 9mm with either + round is the highest pressure cartridge of the 3 noted. SAMMI Pressure Listing |
Same round I carry in my 19. Good choice. |
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I'm not saying that the +P+ ammo will hurt your Glock, I'm saying that if you decide to go to a 40,000psi range ammo (remember, the .40, like std 9mm ammo is SAAMI spec'd at 37,500psi) then you have recoil issues with your 9mm that you don't have with a std pressure 9mm. I've only personally compared the rounds in the subcompact size Glocks (G26 & G27) along with the .357Sig in a G33, and while the G33 had the most felt recoil, the G26 with 124grn+P+ had more felt recoil than the 180grn Speer GDs in a G27. We all 4 (3 subcompact Glock owners and I) agreed that the 180grn G27 was the best choice for follow-up shooting given those 3 choices of caliber and ammo selection. Facts are that the higher felt recoil of +P+ 9mm ammo eliminates any follow-up shot advantage it has over the .40 and you're shooting almost a 32% lighter bullet (124 vs. 180grn). However, to each their own. |