Im also back using 124gr +P Winchester pdx1 and USA ready. Also tried Win 147gr silvertip hps, they worked ok. The m1152s are better suited for them chunky hogs not them skinny coyotes and foxes. Thanks again.
Got a box of this stuff and used some of it last weekend, I’m normally not a fan of Winchester ammo, but I was quite impressed after months of shooting nothing but Magtech.
That means you are a new gun owner and know nothing about firearms. The little knowledge you THINK you know, is the bs you read off the internet in the past 2 years when you bought your first gun. Magtech and Winchester is premium ammo, better then the junk made by federal. Again, you don't know crap about firearms.
@@abcdaw22 lmao, I’ve been shooting two decades. I’ve gone through plenty of boxes of Winchester with rounds with dead primers, over pressure rounds, under pressure rounds. Don’t get your panties in a twist!
@@PolynesianSaus lmao. You are lying. You been shooting for maybe 2 years. You are claiming Magtech is bad ammo because it's not made in the "usa". You don't know crap about firearms. And u sure as hell haven't been shooting for 2 decades, maybe shooting your red Ryder bb gun. 🤣. Magtech is better then most ammo aka federal
@@abcdaw22 I’m certainly not lying, you seem to be having a hard time with simple facts, bud. A quick look through your comments shows you like to make asinine statements and then argue in the replies with people that call you out, so I’m just gonna say have a good night and try not to drink so much.
You always get the good stuff. All these years you've quietly plugged away cranking out valuable information for the public at no cost to anyone besides yourself. Ive not been able to be a patron for a long time now, but I hope you believe me when I say that I appreciate you immensely.
Thank you very much! I like helping people so in a roundabout way this is hopefully helping everyone learn about ammo, and firearms :D Patreon and Adsense are certainly good compensation, but even then you watching and taking info away makes my day!
@@nelsonr1467 penetration...idk where u from but in winter here a 270lb man might have on 2 t shirts a thermal shirt a Hoodie and a thick Carhartt...I usually run 200grain + p .45 out of G21 or G30 but if I do carry the G17 I run a 19x mag with this and 124+p JHP alternating
@@nelsonr1467 yea Gold Dots are top notch. My thought is just with 6+ layers of cloth and denim type material if the hollow point plugs up it will be same thing as FMJ
Ever shot Underwood? Their 124 g Gold Dots are about the same velocity as these Winchester 1152s, but with more recoil, out of a Beretta 92 compact with Wilson Combat flat wire recoil spring. Top notch production and presentation.
Thanks for making these videos. I've been following the channel for years now and it is by far the best ammunition testing channel. Great for learning all ammo technical data.
The only 9 mm I own is a P35 Argentine military Browning that my dad bought years ago, it is the most accurate 9 mm I've ever witnessed in my life. I have carried it just a few times because I I'm not a huge fan of The Nightmare cartridge unless you can get every ounce of velocity out of it. That's why I kept that firearm with a 4 and a half inch barrel
Interesting, thanks. I bought a 150 rnd box of this a few weeks ago. Didn't know anything about it other than it was the last box of bulk 9 on the shelf. Haven't shot it yet but it looks like a decent SHTF kinda load, especially in an 8 - 16in barrel PCC. Also maybe be OK for lighter weight 9mm hiking/critter load (I usually carry 10mm Underwood Xtreme penetrators but there are times when I'm hiking with just my 9mm carry and keeping a mag of this on hand for unplanned hikes seems worthwhile now that I've got it).
honestly if ur hiking anywhere start carrying a shotgun with slugs a bears only gonna get more pissed of with a 9mm unless you get a crack shot on it. if u only have small animals i could definitely see a 9mm being enough
The words three inch and extreme penetration usually aren't used in the same sentence lol. Good test as usual. Ill have to try to pick up a case of this.
The last time I qualified with the M9 was December last year and this is what we used. It was like shooting .40 cal for felt recoil. I didn’t care too much for it. Would rather have the regular 124gr nato stuff.
@@northernninety7 I don't own a 40. And I haven't shot one in a long time. But it was much more snap than the regular 124gr nato. The easiest comparison was comparing it to 40. I've shot a lot in my time and this stuff is hands down the hottest factory 9mm I've ever shot. But yes shooting this in the M9 was like shooting +p carry ammo in a sub compact or a 40cal pistol. Very snappy.
Agreed man, thats how I described it to one of my gun buddies too. It really does feel more like a .40 recoil impulse than standard fare nines. All of yall dogging him for saying what he did.. your extreme masculinity has been duly noted. Now go slam a 12-er of Bud and pick a fight with a random person, you know, to fully codify and prove to the world just how badass you truly are
You should get higher velocities with lower humidity. I appreciate the multiple bbl length tests. It obviously makes a difference! Thanks for the testing!
I wouldn't put this stuff in anything but my M17, and that's because well, that's what I'm forced to use for competition. Not as a target load. This is above the chamber pressure for 9mm by about 4000psi. While that is acceptable self defense rounds, once you get to 3-4k rounds of +P+ through any firearm the stress components are going to start having issues, that means your slide, extractor, chamber, and if it's not a tilt barrel design, locking lugs. Running above spec ammo was why the original M9 had it's slide failures in the U.S. military. We are already seeing the same things start to happen with the M17/M18. M1152 is a round without the trajectory of most self defense rounds thanks to it's 115gr bullet, but the increased recoil and wear of +P+ defense rounds, and the quality of Winchester, which well, when you are running at the max, you don't want that extra 1% deviation. IF civilian M1152 is the same quality as what I've had to shoot, no thanks. I've had around a 1% failure rate in around 2500rds with the ammo since 2020 in either bad primers, ripped off casing bases, and 3 squibs. A 3900psi target load is something I'd only consider for a PCC that can really make use of that extra pressure for velocity increase, and only on a PCC designed for 10mm originally and sized down to a 9x19 chamber. Maybe one that was originally for 45acp, but that would only be if the barrel's exterior chamber thickness was the same (like 9mm 1911's have) and extractor was enlarged.
I got 500rnd of this stuff a while back, i kinda use it as a buffer/alternative to shooting my 124gr +P carry loads. Every few weeks ill shoot the rounds out of my 2 carry mags and reload them, otherwise ill shoot this stuff just to simulate a bit more pop. Also if im doing woods stuff, i keep a mag thats stacked every other round is FMJ/ Gold Dot/FMJ and so on just so i have some extra penetration if needed on animals.
Pretty good performance for 9mm.. I currently carry .357 sig 125gr flat nose fmj 1500fps. I'll be buying some JHP rounds now from Buffalo Bore.. seems like over penetration might be an issue afterall. Lol.
@@hansgruber9685 It's been difficult getting .357 sig through out this pandemic.. the only supply I got was from a gun show and all they had was flat nose fmj. It's slowly starting to come back, still hard to find hollow points tho.. I hope underwood produces some .357 sig defender soon..
@@Sigrafix you and me both buddy. Seems underwood has been using all they're bullets for 9mm. Luckily I've stacked .357 sig over the years but I feel your pain. I got 50 Rd boxes from underwood in they're nosler and xtp HP from when they still sold those
@@Sigrafix main thing I've wanted to aquire more of IS THE defender rounds from underwood which I didn't stack up on when they were plentiful. Kicking myself in the ass now
@@squatchwatch5237 I didn't know about .357 sig until after the pandemic hit.. I saw a new G32 Gen4 randomly at a gun show and had to have it Lol.. I really want to try that Underwood Defender .357 sig 2000fps+.. I have PPU 125gr which claims 1500fps, don't know how true that is but it's still fun to shoot. Oh well..
Awesome, thank you! I'm more dry and data focused then many, but if you learn something or get the data you need from my videos, that makes my day, and I'm glad to help!
I would love to see what your casings/primer caps look like. I shot 60 rounds a couple days ago and the caps were completely flattened. I just ordered a new firing pin as I believe mine was cooked. Thanks for the video 🙌🏼
Bought a case of this stuff in 2018/19 before the pandemic ammo drought. Havent fired a single round of it yet. Picked it up to hang on to it if things got worse which they clearly did.
Same reason I started buying more ammo and not guns, I got my fav guns that I'm very good with, now with inflation and maybe nuke war with Russia? Ppl in the states will be going wild for simple goods. Stay ready.
Yesterday I fired it in my new Smith and Wesson FPC carbine. Felt more like I was firing a rifle caliber than just a 9mm but loved the feel of it's power.
Wow. The velocity you are getting out of your full sized pistol (1300+) is what I get out of my M9 Beretta with a 4.9 inch barrel...using the Federal 9BPLE +P+ 115 gr JHP...and what you are shooting is not +p+, +p or even NATO. I wonder what winchester is doing to keep this within SAAMI pressures. Great video and presentation
Shot a 100 rds of this through my p320 x compact, just one failure to eject. But shoots great and accurate. Didn’t really notice the snappiness due to the sig being comped. Thanks for the great info!!!
I wish I could find the ballistic coefficient for this bullet for long range carbine calculations. Most 115 grain projectiles fall between .12 and .155 (presumably calculated at subsonic velocities) There's a pretty significant difference in energy, impact velocity, wind drift, and trajectory beyond 75 yards within this range, but the carbine is easy to score hits with on large targets at 300 yards or more.
It is "snappy" because it is real 9mm performance level. Most of what we buy is loaded down to be court proof. What is that clicking when using the long gun??
I think it's neat. This is the first video I've watched where you can actually hear the trigger reset being picked up. At first I was like wtf is that sound.
Good insightful test. Based on what I see with these new 115 grain 9mm rounds,the results look very impressive, which seems to be effective for personal self defense purposes. With my background as both a military and civilian LEO and as a known specity bullet series inventor, with my research and development experiences as well as three of my customers who are firearms and ballistic specialists the testing results in most testing showed that a solid metal Flat Nose Bullet were the overall best most effective for overall emergency/police use situations from penetration in barriers to also effectivly stopping dangerous attacking apex predatorial animals. Knowing such, I carry factory loaded solid metal truncated Flat Nose bullets as they are the way to go with.
So this ammo is the same as sg9w from what I can gather, seems they upped the velocity from the your last test on sg9w from 5 years ago. I think so at least I’m not 100% sure
Underwood makes a very nice 124gr flat tip 9mm +P as well with a 1250fps rating. they also make a 9mm +p+ 147gr flat point round with an 1175fps listed velocity. worth looking into if this is your jam.
Perhaps this is the ammo I should carry. The military thinks it's the best, and they are in the business of shooting people. How can one argue with that?! Thanks for the vid.
That looks like the right ammo for a subgun used to hose bad guys in a room! It's a pity they didn't make it more 'pointy' might have helped to go thru 3A. EDIT: useful for bear defensive use?
I was watching someone on Joe Rogan, I think it was one of those special forces guys that does a lot of hunting now, and he said he carries a 9 mm for bear defense.
@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 he said it's the ability to put repeated rounds on target that makes it more effective. I can't remember because its been awhile, but I feel like he said something like you shoot them in the head several times with a 9 mm and they rethink their idea of attacking you.
@@deejayimm Ik this is a bit late, but a hole in the brain is a hole in the brain. A 9mm is not going to simply bounce off or be deflected by a bear skull like some ppl think. Elephant maybe, but a grizzly skull can be penetrated with 22lr. Of course having the extra power and mass of something like 10mm or .357mag/.44mag will definitely help against a bear, but at close range there's no reason a modern 9mm, (especially an FMJ moving 1200fps) shouldn't smash thru a grizzly skull. Now actually getting the shots on target is a whole different situation all together... Carry whatever you're most comfortable with shooting accurately and quickly. The biggest round you can shoot fast and accurately while staying on target. A 9mm will and has certainly dropped large game animals like bears. The whole idea of anything smaller than a 10mm will just piss the bear off is bs.
@buffman -r.a.n.g.e. -Very surprised but I just watched your video in which you reviewed the IWI 124 g +P HP and if I recall this round has close to a gram more powder in it. This round was supersonic in even the 3" Hellcat. A companion HP round would sell like mad with any concealed carry owners or even those with full-sized ones as well (Glock 17, 1911, etc.).
@@BuffRANGE That would be Really cool. I have only reloaded 12GA, MOSTLY slugs and a few experimentals. The most impressive was 5/8 ball bearings with a generous amount of red dot (powder). Basically ruined a magnum pistol rated target. It almost went through at a 45 degree angle. Thanks again and have a good evening.
@@Silentblogger659 not sure if youre serious haha, but I actually agree with that. The 77 grain bullet they have been buying up recently is considerably more effective in the AR platform weapons than anything they have been using since 55 grain 20" barrels
@@knottywoodoutdoors4932 I've got loads of mk262 sost which what you're referring to. I agree. It's a great bullet. 6.8 is truly pointless when we issue 308 platforms. Though we could talk for hours of the incompetence of logistics and brass making these decisions. We should've switched to the Scar platform entirely, years ago.
About the time you came out with this video, I was about to get 700 rds of M1152 to stick back, then it got scarce….. I have never been able to get hold of M1153 hollow point as of 9/14/23. But I allways wonder why they paired 147gr HP with 115gr FMJ FN…. Especially when the NATO standard M998 is 124gr…. Regulating POI for fixed sights would have to made more difficult.
Great video but I'm not sure what the military is thinking. I can understand the logic behind the m1153 a jacketed hollow point has been desperately needed by troops and the military reached some conclusion that it's legal or that international law is just not really enforceable but I'm not sure why they're going forward with this m1152 as a replacement for M882? I will say that these flat points were a little more impressive with regards to wounding than a round nose projectile that fails to tumble or yaw so it has consistency on it's side. The major problem I forsee is compatibility issues with other countries in NATO that may not be using the most up to date equipment. Also this stuff reminds me of federal premiums solid core line for self-defense against bears and mountain lions.
Same here. If the Army wanted to improve on the M882, you could have just replaced the projectile with a 124gr FMJ-FP. Keep the loading and velocity relatively the same. I don't see the benefit in adopting a 115gr loaded to 1,320fps, especially considering it will be your primary training and practice round.
Honestly it makes sense for the Military to use heavier high BC soft points like 75gr Speer or 75 gr Hornady TAP. It would work so much better putting down bad guys than m193 or m855.
True, yet M855A1 is actually quite effective out of 14.5 M4 which it was designed for. That and the DOD sunk a LOT of money into it so there's no way they'll switch them out just yet.
@@MyLonewolf25 Well as heavy as the mk262 and same velocity but a better terminal bullet. The OTM matchking mk262 isn't as good as the 75 TAP or Speer 62 or 77gr. Those bullets will mushroom or fragment better
I’m at 8:19 paused. Good accuracy. Not impressed with the velocity’s or grain weight being it’s an “Army” load but it makes sense.. Cheap military/leo budgets. You would think with the lighter grain options available to the civilian market they would have went with something lighter.
@@pewpewTN what I meant was you’d think they would have went with a lighter grain weight to get higher velocity at least be able to penetrate 3A soft armor.
@@gnomereviews I don't think that's much of a concern. If you go too light for caliber, you end up with a litany of other issues & all you get back is would be a possibility to defeat soft armor. You would be so much better off just fully converting to 5.7x28 than by dropping to super light 9mm.
@@pewpewTN I have SS190 for my 5.7 pair. 50GR plus p Liberty Civil Defense is my primary defense 9mm load. 68gr Xtreme Defender plus p in a G34. The weights go up from there.. Check out my channel. VP9SK is my edc CCW. MK2 is my primary pistol. Eventually I’ll do a review on the MK57 when I get more rounds down range. MK2 has been accurized nicest handgun I own. MK2 and MK57 have the same mags and trigger pull weight 3.2lbs. Gotta get a newer light before I can get a custom holster. I got finessed last December when I tried paying for a holster for the current light attatched (TLR-3). It works/looks great but according to a kydex maker it’s too old so I’m gonna get an X-300B asap then I can FINALLY get a holster for my MK2. Until then I’m keeping the TLR-3 on it works great anyone that says otherwise can blank off lol.
I appreciate your thorough videos...I just wish when you do gel testing w jhps in future if u would use 2 layers Jean's 2 layers tshirt that would be far better for what real world performance is like because skin and organs are very tough and stretchy real world recovered perform like 4 layer testing not bare. Old clothes or goodwill are cheap. Thanks