I use it in all of my pistol reloads(32 auto,38,40,357 sig,44sp, 45LC) and 16 ga, but since the shortage I am using WSF for 16 ga. It meters great, very consistent, lots of load dataWe shoot nothing but 124 grain 9mm's that we reload. I dont load them with Universal I use Unique in a +P amount.
I tend to cast my own or I buy from,
Coated from Summit City who is an Industry Partner here on INGO
and Jacketed from,
Rocky Mountain.
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What pushed you into loading with Universal?
I have bought from RMR before, good productWe shoot nothing but 124 grain 9mm's that we reload. I dont load them with Universal I use Unique in a +P amount.
I tend to cast my own or I buy from,
Coated from Summit City who is an Industry Partner here on INGO
and Jacketed from,
Rocky Mountain.
9mm 124 Gr. RMR Full Metal Jacket Round Nose Bullets | RMR Bullets
RMR’s 9mm 124 Full Metal Jacket bullets. These bullets are made by us! The more of these you buy, the sooner we will be able to get more machines to make additional calibers!! These bullets are Made In The USA. They are manufactured at our Lewiston, Idaho location.www.rmrbullets.com
What pushed you into loading with Universal?
Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience.I tried 115, 124, and 147 grain in my S & W 9mm Shield 2.0. The flash corona at night with the 147 grain was about 3 foot in diameter. Couldn't see anything after the first shot. The 124 was not as big about 1 foot but still hard to deal with. The 115 hardly produced a flash. This was ammo made by Fiocchi. My carry ammo is Hornady or Speer now and almost no flash. I suspect a longer barrel would give more time for the power to burn and create less flash.
In shorter barreled pistols, I prefer 115 grain simply because they generate a tad more velocity and are slightly easier to handle, felt recoil-wise. In a duty-sized pistol, I prefer 124 grain and in the EPC-9 with the 10.5" heavy barrel, it absolutely loves standard pressure 147 grain for accuracy!I tried 115, 124, and 147 grain in my S & W 9mm Shield 2.0. The flash corona at night with the 147 grain was about 3 foot in diameter. Couldn't see anything after the first shot. The 124 was not as big about 1 foot but still hard to deal with. The 115 hardly produced a flash. This was ammo made by Fiocchi. My carry ammo is Hornady or Speer now and almost no flash. I suspect a longer barrel would give more time for the power to burn and create less flash.
That is what I ALWAYS do. It costs me some money, but i go buy 10 or si boxes of self defense ammo, various grains, and shoot groups of 5. Then I carry what is best. For me 124 hr Federal HSTt or Hornady usually groups best. Is it enough to REALLY matter, on paper, yes, IRL probably not but psychologically it does.thanks for your responses, looks like I need to buy a 9mm gun first, try it out with some factory ammo and proceed accordingly
While all guns have their loads they like. The issue with 115 factory loaded range ammo is a couple things.That is what I ALWAYS do. It costs me some money, but i go buy 10 or si boxes of self defense ammo, various grains, and shoot groups of 5. Then I carry what is best. For me 124 hr Federal HSTt or Hornady usually groups best. Is it enough to REALLY matter, on paper, yes, IRL probably not but psychologically it does.
That said ask the manufacturer what they tested the gun with.
For my Beretta 92 that I bought as a teenager because it was all the movie rage, I always bout 115 because it's all over the place. When I got into my 30s, I got a little more serious and did some research. Beretta tested that gun on 124 gr so I tried it. They were right!