9MM NUKES!...Unlimited Ammo 124 Grain Self-Defense AMMO Ballistic Gel Test! 

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Never too hot for Jelly Time

I’ve tested these bullets extensively and they need a minimum of 1200-1225 to perform properly in gelatin with the heavy clothing barrier. Unfortunately they then fall short at 13-14 inches of penetration. They are indeed made by RMR bullets. I’ve been using their 9-115 FMJ bullets for my range load offerings and they are hands down the best FMJ in the industry!

RMR is top notch in quality (match grade) and customer service. Haven't tried the 124's... The 115's work excellent nukes, tc flat nose, and fmj . I believe they resigned the nukes a while back. My pc9, g17, gc2 and p89 love them! I've loaded and shot thousands of their projectiles. 100% American made! A mainstay here! 💪😎

Very likely the ONLY gel test of the RMR Nuke JHP on RU-vid 👍🏻

Well, when you have 9mm bullets that expand to .50 caliber and retain mass, I think that's not so bad at all, even if they open fully.

Are you an RMR customer? I have been buying RMR bullets for a while, watching their company grow again and again. One thing that was extremely impressive about RMR is that they never raised their prices any more than absolutely necessary to cover just some of their own price increases for lead and copper, during the "toilet paper apocalypse." They barely raised their prices at all, maybe 10%? I forget. But they kept on producing bullets non-stop and kept customers informed the whole time when some minor delays hit. I have real respect for Jacob Wilcox and his RMR operation. I am glad to see you give them a shout out here. Thank you, they deserve it. RMR's bullets are even on Hodgdon's Reloading Data Center site now, and in the Lee Reloading manual. I love to see a serious 2A company grow!! Regarding the Nukes projectiles: I bought 1,000 of the 124 grain variety a few years ago but finally started loading them a few weeks ago. Still waiting on a maiden voyage through some 9mm barrels! I do not buy a lot of factory ammo because I reload almost everything I shoot, but that's great to know about Unlimited Ammo as a company.

"Oh wow, what a powerful sounding name! I bet these things are crazy!" "...oh, no, they're standard pressure 9mm with a lackluster projectile." Very convincing marketing, I'll give them that much.

Love how straightforward is channel is.

I use the 115 grain nuke at 1400 fps + out of a czsp01. At that speed, on hog carcass anyway, they blow up and only travel about 10 inches. Keep up the great work 👍

On clearance these are now "budget" JHPs and frankly, seem to perform as well or better than a lot of other budget JHPs. For the price, heck, I might pickup a few bags. Better than FMJs.

I would be happy with those, not the best, not the worst. Too bad they are limited, but I am gonna keep an eye out for the "2.0" version.

The RMR 9mm Nuke 115/124 grain was remade to open more easily at 1k fps

Thanks, these were OK. Not great but decent. I hope you eventually get some of the 2.0 version.

Great test brian I've never heard of this company but im really impressed so far Think I'll pick up some for my carbine.

Jelly time is always a good time!! Stay cool T&T!!

I would guess that the bullets lost the jacket pieces right where they turned around. At that point they were expanded and that parachute caused them to turn. Price is enough to get me interested.

I've ordered the 124gr Nukes from RMR. I wanted these so I could load up some cheaper SHTF bullets, that can still get the job done. If you don't see these on the RMR site, it could be they are temporarily out of stock. BL, they are the makers of the Nuke projectile.

I just bought some, great price right now.

You should look into this 185gr 9mm from Seismic Ammo. They call it "QuakeMakerTM +M 9mm NATO". There are no videos on YT that actually have a meaningful display of the ammo, pretty much clips of people shooting it, or just talking about it (no jelly, no chrono). It's possibly a good option for suppressors, due to its lower velocity.

Interesting…. I think they could have real potential with a little tweaking from Unlimited. Not a terrible result but I’d bet +p might be the ticket. I’ve ordered and loaded thousands of bullets from RMR but never these. I might have to play with some. Great info as always my friend 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thanks for gel testing these. Been waiting years for someone to do so! I think 10% calibrated gel would show more expansion but it is a PITA to test in high heat summers!

Wouldn't mind having some of them.

Your tests with the heavy clothing on the gel separates the sales pitch from real life. Unlimited Ammo website shows a nice, beautiful expansion. Your test indicates they used bare gel. Another great test.👍

Expansion and color of the lead core from these projectiles reminds me of the bullet wounds on the T-1000 from Terminator.

I'd try some.

Usable in a pinch would make great practice ammo and getting to know and understand the hollow points characteristics, if thats all i had or could afford i would load them up it preformed decent and would get the job done.

Tools - these are a new one to me. Another fine test, Sir! And RESPECT to Alan for all of the interesting ammo he sent in!!

I have been interested about this company for a while now. Somehow I’ve gotten on their email list lately so they’ve been sending me promo emails and such, doesn’t look too promising for these Nukes, but they’ve also got a different hollowpoint named the “Raptor” which are solid copper and I believe frangible in some form or fashion. Wouldn’t mind a test of those either!

I have never seen this ammo - Looks pretty good . Thanks for the testing !

Excellent, as always. The 124 NUKE has a FAT ogive that needs to be loaded to a short oal (1.060") in order to fit barrels with short leades. Loaded to 1.120" it will not fit Gen5 Glocks nor a few European pistols. I loaded some 124 NUKES to 1.120" and they were only around 1090 fps from a 4.0" barrel. Subsequently shortening the oal to 1.060" not only made it fit into all our barrels, it also increased velocity to 1200 fps. RMR claims they will expand through bare gel at 1000 fps and through denim at 1100 fps. Your testing confirms this. Like you, I think they'll do fine at a +P velocity of 1200 fps.

HEEEELLLLLLLL YEAH, BROTHER! Been waiting for this, good or bad! Thank you for testing it.

Can never get enough of the ballistic tests ! Keep em coming brother 👌🏾

I reload the RMR projectile in 124 grain i run them hot. Out of my TP9SF Elite my chrono has an average of 1190 fps. No jelly test but accurate. You do superb work sir

This is what I was asking you about in that live stream a couple Weeks ago. The 2.0 isn’t the projectile but the case is now in nickel plated brass and they are stamped +p but not sold as +p. Edit: I am definitely disappointed in the results. I will run them in my pcc. I don’t think in a pistol they will perform as good as they should.

Not terrible. Maybe that’s why they’re on sale. Get what you pay for. Better than FMJ for sure. Have a nice weekend!!

Heatwave making its way around. Great video as always,

I thought this was about the projectiles from RMR … the 9mm Nukes in 115/124 grain I use them and could not be happier But the company that made that ammo use commercial grade powders that are most likely house blend powders that while they work ok across a verity of calibers they but not caliber specific. So when hand loading these nuke projectiles you have to pick a powder that was designed to work with these weight bullets and you can do that with commercial grade canister powders I use VV due to it’s consistency and clean burning and right now VV powders are about priced as Power Pistol

RMR is a great company with high quality projectiles. I just wish they carried subsonic weight 300 blackout projectiles. The 124gr nukes are awesome!

I've ordered a lot from RMR, and highly recommend their projectiles. From my tests, these 9mm bullets do exactly what I want them to do. I carry them, as does my wife. I use their 147 FN in my 9mm woods loads. Accurate!

I always enjoy your videos; you do a thorough job. As far as JHP ammo goes, I still think Federal HST is the gold standard followed closely by Speer Gold Dot. If Federal would increase the velocity a bit on their HST line, they would really have something. As it currently stands, IMO, Underwood Xtreme Defender ammo is top dog.

Thanks Brian, I believe I'll stick with Federal on the nine mil, stay cool, this is going to be a hot weekend down here as well, 97-98 👊🇺🇸

I much rather see a heavy clothing test than a plain gel test!!!

The expansion looks like Stranger Things Demogorgon's face.

Not great but not bad, better than some that you have tested, Thanks for sharing

All ammo is dangerous, not being ready is even more dangerous.

Another great test, as always, brother.

They are on clearance and cheap for a reason but for the price I would pick up a bag or two how many come in a bag 20 or 25. I'M gonna jump on the sight and check them out probably grab a few bags. Can't wait for the 2.0s to come out hopefully they push them a little faster or change the design of the projectile will have to wait and see.

I bet these "Nukes" would do a great job in Your Henry Homesteader , the potential extra velocity should help with the expansion . Thanks for another great video , see You next time . Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well.

Can’t expand if it breaks apart along the way. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. 👌😎🇺🇸👊

Another good test and commentary. Pretty much agreeing with you Tools. Never seen this ammo before. I kinda thought they would definitely expand of fragment. Good velocities. Middle of the road there. $9 per box is good they are worth that I would say. Be safe thanks for sharing. Nice update on the XCOR hearing protection. Looking forward to that XCOR review. 🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸

That bullet looks like it might function very well out of a 16-inch carbine

I wonder what these would do in a carbine? Maybe a little extra velocity from a 16" might help with expansion?

Thanks for testing these Tools! From what I've read on tte reviews they don't work well in G43X. In any case, for the price these are better than those old skool pre Tools tested Sierras.

Guess I'm going to have to pay Unlimited Ammo a visit via the world wide web and see what other calibers they have available. I have a sneaking feeling that the bullet design would perform a lot better out of a four-inch .357 Magnum or maybe even in a .38Spl loading. Come to think of it, I would love to see what would happen with such a bullet, 130 to 135Grns, out of a pistol chambered in .38 Super.

Interesting petals they look sharp

would probably be a good PCC ammo with higher speeds from a longer barrel

Brother, I just love what you do. I just got into your channel a yr or so but I'm now a huge fanboy. Keep up the great work 👍

Like to see these out of a 6inch PCC or with more powder for sure.

Good tests! Would be interesting to compare with the Unlimited Ammo Raptor 9mm .....I don't see a lot of test on those .....

And I'll just keep my 115 +P+ out of a 4.5" 416R barrel, going 1,470 or so, making 552 lb-Ft of energy. I've seen what they do on muscle and bone.

I bought 1k RMR 124gr Nukes recently but hadnt loaded them. I wonder if Unlimited used their older design that needed more fps. Thanks for testing these. If possible it would be great if you could test Unlimited 2.0 loading to complare.

Haven’t heard of that type of ammo before. Decent performance. Thanks for the jelly test Tools!

Appreciate all the videos. Stay 😎

looked ok to me. About the same results I'd expect from a hornady critical duty

For 10$ a box I would use these at the range for JHP practice. But they are sold out. I’ll have to look for the 2.0

Living the dream over in VA? Send some of the love to KY 😂

RMR did update their round to open at slower velocities because this was an issue. It mentions this in the description. I use shell shock cases so I can load these +p. Luckily I discovered after they updated the projectile.

Best ammo testing channel. Frog horn leg horn with a block of jelly.

I kind of like irregular expansion -- causes unpredictable damage, which can be good. Then again, I just made the case against it, too. 😅

You're a lot more kind than I am. I see a projectile that disrupted because it was tumbling, terrible expansion. if it hit a bone it would be deflected easily. garbage. lol Thanks for testing it though! have a great weekend

I wonder how they would perform out of my Beretta CX4 Storm or my Kel-Tec Sub-2000.

I would love to see how you pull the bullets out of the gel. It would probably be a satisfying, less disgusting version of pimple popping

Agreed! These aren't a total failure. But they aren't great. They should get the job done. And for the money they are a good option

Id like to see you do a 22 ammo test out of a ruger lcp ll 22lr , beretta tomcat or similar micro 22. Thanks for the great videos !

Curious to see how they'd do out of a PCC with the additional fps gain.. Might have to try them through my Gen III S2K.

Doggone, these wanted to do well so badly, but just couldn't quite open up all the way. I'll bet these would do well out of a 9mm carbine / PCC.

Not terrible is not what you want for your self defense ammo! Thanks Tools 👍🏻

Your 1 liners hit harder than any bullets

Great video again, love your format of your videos., you don't bloviate or try to crack unwanted jokes..... Like other ammo reviewer's do You cover all the wanted ballistics and technicals in a short concise video Thank you.

Thanks for doing the test, I was wondering about these... I appreciate you.

Thank you so much. Never even seen this ammo but I love the options and results you show everybody. Sorry I'm a poor or else I'd donate.

I was wondering when you were going to test some RMR bullets. They are super accurate and very reasonably priced. I load the 124gr Nuke in 9x25 Dillon.

As well done & informative as your videos are I find it difficult to believe that you are stuck at around 75K subs. I’ve been with you since your early days.

It would be cool to see what they do fired out of a carbine

Interesting results Tools. I guess that explains why they are coming out with a 2.0 version Have a great weekend. Be vigilant and always be safe my friend.

Another quality video. Question ? What is your top 3 or favorite 9mm defense ammo I watched a bunch of your videos and don’t think I seen a favorite or like top 3 thanks.

Been very hot 🥵 and humid at my location as well. I’ve done some shooting but it wasn’t that pleasant

Love your videos. I only have the bell indicator turned on, on two channels. You are one of them. You need to do another stream. Loved it. 25acp > snukes

Nice , could be great options for budget 9mm rounds. I will look into this!

Great test. Appreciate you out there in this heat bringing us some good content.

Couple of dirty bombs vs. full-blown mushroom clouds 😄 We'll have to see what the H-bomb 2.0s bring to the table. 💥🍄💥 Can't complain about those clearance prices, though 👍

Man id really like to see you test out the 22 tcm

Definitely not for self defense but if it's cheap I would buy it for range or small to medium varmint

Interesting ammo test Tools 🇺🇸👊, I'm thinking if they had more sauce behind them like a +P they might have a better result.

Needs a +P load it might make them expand more I wonder how they’d do hitting bone to

Thanks for another great video! 😊

Love ur content man, do you have a video of southern munitions hybrid HP 124gr?

For what they're asking you could buy it and use it as range ammo

Glad to see your video show up today, i missed seeing the wed wall video this wk. Was hoping everything was ok. Far as these go seems like they might be a decent back up ammo for shtf especially at that price or maybe even out of a carbine?