Most accurate 9mm target ammo

[Onebad06vtx]

What target 9mm ammo have you had the best luck with?

 

[gglass]

There is no "most accurate ammo" for most firearms. For off-the-shelf ammo, the best you can do is to try a variety of ammo to see what works best in your particular firearm. For the best possible accuracy, one would have to be a reloader, and spend quite a bit of time doing load development.

 

[BigMoose]

I was just thinking that unlike 45 acp, I don’t run across 9mm match loads very often

 

[NHT3]

Steadiest hand will yield the most accuracy. How far do you plan on shooting? I believe it would be very difficult to decide without the particular firearm that's going to be used and a Ransom rest.

 

[Peacekeeper3073]

During the shortage I wound up with a few different manufacturers, Magtech, S&B, Blazer, and some IMI. Wasn’t a whole lot of difference up to 25 yards. The IMI says target but is JHP and little hotter than the others mentioned above. I’d say close to +p. YMMV.

 

[cedartop]

Before the shortage I tried to always use Federal American Eagle 147. It worked the best across my stable. You can get match ammo for 9mm but I haven't tried any of it. There is definitely a difference between the manufacturers with some giving consistently better or worse results but a lot depends on your individual firearm as well.

 

[DadSmith]

124gr and 147gr XTP are very accurate bullets.

 

[pewpewINpewpew]

I really liked NOVX. I forget the grains but it was under 100. Too expensive to keep shooting but was pretty accurate at 25 yards and in.

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[bgcatty]

124 Grain boolits that I’ve painstakingly researched and developed my own hand loads for my 9mm pistols. A lot of time and effort and “load ladders” helped me find out what load is best for each of my pistols. The only commercial loads I use are in my EDC and even those that I found were darn good were found by way of trial and error. Fun stuff!

 

[Bassat]

I shoot whatever is cheap. Brass case only.

 

[gregkl]

Since the shortage started a few years ago and I used up the last of my primers, I have been buying different brands of factory 9 mm. Like Bassat, brass case only.

I find them all about the same. With my shooting ability at least.

I agree that a ransom rest with some strict testing protocols would be the best way to sort out what is the "most accurate".

I liked my handloads the best but I can't say they were more accurate. They were softer shooting though. And cheaper.

 

[BigMoose]

Does anyone know of any 9MM that is actually branded as a Match load.

Federal has the famous 45ACP gold medal match... but its only available in 45 acp and 38 special.

 

[Born2vette]

Does anyone know of any 9MM that is actually branded as a Match load.

Federal has the famous 45ACP gold medal match... but its only available in 45 acp and 38 special.

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[BugI02]

Range accuracy, like most others I buy what's available and affordable in the same weight as my self defense loads

I'm a fan of HST, so currently in 9mm shooting 124 gr rated at as close to the same mv as the HST as possible, and at the range I work on accuracy in stages out to 25 yds. I find working close to far allows me to 'warm up' a bit on fundamentals before I go long

I don't always carry 9mm, but everything I carry has a barrel shorter than 4". When it warms up I may play around with some 115 gr SD ammo like gold dots or v-crown to see what I think of a bit more velocity out of my barrel length

 

[Born2vette]

Range accuracy, like most others I buy what's available and affordable in the same weight as my self defense loads

I'm a fan of HST, so currently in 9mm shooting 124 gr rated at as close to the same mv as the HST as possible, and at the range I work on accuracy in stages out to 25 yds. I find working close to far allows me to 'warm up' a bit on fundamentals before I go long

I don't always carry 9mm, but everything I carry has a barrel shorter than 4". When it warms up I may play around with some 115 gr SD ammo like gold dots or v-crown to see what I think of a bit more velocity out of my barrel length

you might find this guys videos interesting. Search @ShootingTheBull410 on YouTube.
A few years back he did a series of videos testing 9mm defensive ammo with a 3” barrel pistol. Not sure I agree with all his finding but some of the results were interesting. Warning, you can kill an afternoon easy watching but fast forward is your friend.

 

[breakingcontact]

I like Speer Lawman 124 but I'm not good enough for it to REALLY matter too much.

 

[tgeorge21]

I use Herter's from Cabelas because it's cheap and shoots just as fine as the winchester, federal, and am eagle ball ammo I have shot.

 

[pute62]

Aguila 125gr hp works best in my Glock 19. YMMV

 

[Robert Richardson]

9mm Match Ammunition, that is funny.

 

[BigMoose]

9mm Match Ammunition, that is funny.

Why is it funny? 45 Match ammo is everywhere.