Double Tap 9mm will be smokin'

[MeatGrinder]

I emailed Mike and he's expecting close to 500 ft lbs from his 9mm 115 and 124 loads. Sure makes the 9mm a whole new caliber.:)

[bruce21b]

that load wont do anything better than my cor bon 115 grain DPX load will do!!!

[MPG1737]

Originally posted by bruce21b
that load wont do anything better than my cor bon 115 grain DPX load will do!!!

Is that a fact?

[bruce21b]

nope, just like everyone else who posts on GT message board, my OPINION!!

[GregG17]

I keep hearing about this 9mm ammo when is it going to be for sale?

[TED]

If that is true it may be helpful for some states that require a certain foot pounds for hunting.

TED

[PaleGreenHorse]

Mike stated that he will post the #'s before the ammunition is available for purchase....I've been checking this club everyday in hopes to see those #'s. When they go up we will know the time is near, the wait is killing me!^b

[1911austin]

Originally posted by PaleGreenHorse
, the wait is killing me!^b


yep

[ColSanders]

I am eagerly awaiting the release of this load.

[Wallygator]

Originally posted by PaleGreenHorse
Mike stated that he will post the #'s before the ammunition is available for purchase....I've been checking this club everyday in hopes to see those #'s. When they go up we will know the time is near, the wait is killing me!^b


X2 (months)

[147 Grain]

Gold Dot versus Corbon's DPX

Standard 124-gr. @ 1,120 fps and +P 124-gr. @ 1,180 fps Gold Dots are consistently getting 14+" of penetration.

Heavier weight Double Tap 9mm 147-gr. Gold Dots @ 1,125 should easily penetrate over 14+" as well, which is at least two more inches than CorBon says their 9mm DPX achieves.

If you like underpenetration, buy CorBon. Otherwise, select a tougher bullet that goes through arms and reaches the vitals, unlike CorBons fast & light philosophy.

[Disciple]

Originally posted by 147 Grain
If you like underpenetration, buy CorBon. Otherwise, select a tougher bullet that goes through arms and reaches the vitals, unlike CorBons fast & light philosophy.

I thought the Barnes X-Pistol-Bullet was quite tough. ^8

[Vigilant]

As I said in a similar thread, I plan to wait a few weeks after the first release for the rush to pass, and then order a hundred rounds or so and see how I like it. For me, the 'sweet spot' as far as recoil in a pistol is the 124-grain +P Gold Dot round from Georgia Arms, which comes within 20 fps of Speer's factory offering, at a fraction of the cost. If the Double Tap counterpart is pretty much similar in terms of recoil, that will become my round of choice.

Vig

[DeputyDavid]

Here's the latest email from McNett:


Though it has taken longer than I thought to get things ready, the 9mm loads will be ready to ship on 8/15/05! Here are the velocities for the first three loads from a stock G17:
115gr GDHP +p - 1400fps
124gr GDHP +p - 1300fps
147gr GDHP +p - 1125fps
We have been moving the whole operation to Cedar City, Utah (almost 300 miles away!). Due to the move all of our 9mm and big bore revolver loads were pushed back.
-Mike

[PaleGreenHorse]

Originally posted by Disciple
I thought the Barnes X-Pistol-Bullet was quite tough. ^8

They are tough, all copper construction just like the Barnes triple shock rifle bullet. Less chance of fragmentation with the lighter wieghts in both rifle and pistol calibers.

[MinTac]

that load wont do anything better than my cor bon 115 grain DPX load will do!!!

Cheaper?

[daniel234]

Corbon rounds are not bad they hit very fast and very hard but they underpenetrate and the jackets tend to come off. I feel that the dpx 115 moves Corbon slightly in the direction of fixing these problems giving Corbon users a bit of a bonus in penetration and weight retention. However if I was actively looking for a hard hitting round with significant penetration I would use a Double tap 124 or 147 over the Corbon load.

[MOHAA Player]

Originally posted by DeputyDavid
Here's the latest email from McNett:


Though it has taken longer than I thought to get things ready, the 9mm loads will be ready to ship on 8/15/05! Here are the velocities for the first three loads from a stock G17:
115gr GDHP +p - 1400fps
124gr GDHP +p - 1300fps
147gr GDHP +p - 1125fps
We have been moving the whole operation to Cedar City, Utah (almost 300 miles away!). Due to the move all of our 9mm and big bore revolver loads were pushed back.
-Mike On one of the threads DT posted what realy matters Penatration/Expansion of there 9mm loads and if you compare them to Speer Gold dot/Rem Golden Saber they perform the same.Driving a bullet faster does not mean it will perform better.Sometimes faster hurts the orignal design(over pen/lack of pen/core seperation)If you compare the factory ammo to these custom companies you will see you don't gain a edge in the self defense loads in the service caliber line up 9mm thru 10mm(REMEMBER I SAID SELF DEFENSE LOADS) I do see a advantage in heavy custom handloads for hunting purposes.

9mm loads:
124gr +p Speer gold dot (Bare gel)13.40"/.68"(Clothed)20.25"/.53"
115gr Speer Gold dot (Bare gel)12.80"/.67"(Clothed)22.65"/.44"
147gr Win Ranger (Bare gel)13.75"/.66"(Clothed)15.50"/.65"

[vafish]

Originally posted by TED
If that is true it may be helpful for some states that require a certain foot pounds for hunting.

TED

VA does already, But it's only 350 ft lbs.