makarov ammo

[greg198245]

What do you use for defense ammo in 9x18 makarov?

[JWP]

silver bear 115 gr after checking all fit

[uhlawpup]

Wolf fmj. Goes bang every time.

[M2 Carbine]

Three choices.

Barnaul 95gr JHP.

Silver Bear 120gr JHP (after reducing the overall length).

Hornady JHP and Speer Gold Dot bullets loaded to about 1100fps.


I like the Hornady JHP XTP bullet but Hornady loads the 9x18 too weak, 921fps.


I wish Hornady or Speer would make a 115gr .364 JHP bullet but that's not likely.

[m2hmghb]

I still have to load the 1100 gold dots I bought last year, cost me 90 bucks including shipping :thumbsup:

[50 Cent]

Prefer the 115 gr JHP flavour but all I see right now are the 94gr HP out there. I guess I'm stalling hoping the 115 gr stuff comes rolling in soon.

[Vigilant]

Any thoughts on Georgia Arms' 9X18 Gold Dot offering, rated at 1,000 fps? I believe it's a 95-grain bullet.

As I said in another thread, I don't mind paying for it, but I prefer ammo that burns clean.

Vig

[wrangler5]

I have a Hornady XTP in the chamber, and magazine with alternating Wolf 100g FMJ and XTP. I believe I've seen reports on the XTP loads that show excellent penetration despite the low MV, and I figure it doesn't hurt to have some solids in there too. For practice I can reload with XTP bullets to duplicate the factory rounds, and the Wolf is cheap enough that I don't have to economize there.

[denfoote]

I have some of the old Corbon stockpiled. I also have a couple of boxes of the old Federal Classic HP in my inventory.