Favorite 9mm training ammo?

[Darth_Uno]

I use Speer Lawman or AE 147gr TMJ for practice, whichever is available. 147 standard Gold Dot is my carry, and both loads are a fair analogue to the duty round. I have shot thousands of all three loads, and in my former life typically bought (with other people's money ) about 250,000 thousand ball and 60-75k of GDHP per year. I saw millions of rounds go down range with no issues. I stay away from Winchester. During the ammo drought a few years back I bought 100k of 147 WWB for our transition. EVERY 50 round box had at least 4 rounds that didnt fire. Some had 10. I had the same issue with a 250 round case of 124gr I got from PSA. First box I opened had four failures to fire.

I bought 1000 rounds of Winchester 124 gr NATO. I soldiered through but had multiple FTFires. Hard primers I suspect. This was also through multiple mostly stock Glocks, so it wasn’t just one gun doing this.

I will say, POA/POI was comparable to 124 gr Hornady XTP, but so is 124 Fiocchi without all the drama.


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[Wake27]

Interesting. I had a few FTFs in my last mags of the Win Nato, but all of my springs were needing replacement so I attributed it to that. Maybe I will lean towards Lawman then.

[Medusa]

Lawman 115. Clean, reliable, accurate, similar to my carry ammo, affordable.

[revchuck38]

I bought 1000 rounds of Winchester 124 gr NATO. I soldiered through but had multiple FTFires. Hard primers I suspect. This was also through multiple mostly stock Glocks, so it wasn’t just one gun doing this.

I will say, POA/POI was comparable to 124 gr Hornady XTP, but so is 124 Fiocchi without all the drama.


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Winchester's NATO-spec stuff does have hard primers but should run unless you've been playing with your ignition system. My three PX4s love it and they actually have reduced-power hammer springs. My P99C loves it too, and it's striker-fired. Ditto with my Sig P6.

[JAD]

S&B has been the most consistent in both 9 and 45, over the years and within each box. Lawman is ok but I do have an irrational preference for jacketed rather than plated practice bullets, probably a hangover from reloading.

I’ve also had really good luck with Geco, both the ‘90s vintage German stuff and the recent Hungarian loads.

[revchuck38]

@JAD - Have you chronographed the Hungarian Geco stuff? I’m open to new sources and it’s attractively priced.

[JAD]

@JAD - Have you chronographed the Hungarian Geco stuff? I’m open to new sources and it’s attractively priced.

No, just shot a couple cases and dug it. I can recommend if.

[45dotACP]

I teens towards being a fan of Lawman pretty much anything. That said, I was just playing around and shot a WHO group at 20 yards with some S&B and was impressed. It wasn't a fluke either. The ammo is quite accurate in my 1911s

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[Cypher]

I teens towards being a fan of Lawman pretty much anything. That said, I was just playing around and shot a WHO group at 20 yards with some S&B and was impressed. It wasn't a fluke either. The ammo is quite accurate in my 1911s

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WHO ?

[JRV]

WHO ?

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