Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
I came across this article over the weekend about the FBI selecting Hornady Critical Duty FlexLock 9mm +P 135 gr. as its issue ammunition. I have been using this ammo in my SD9 since last year.
https://press.hornady.com/release/2018/04/26/hornady-awarded-fbi-9mmp-service-ammunition-contract/
Using?
Or carrying?
You obsess a lot about ammo.
But you don't report shooting it, which is what you should do to ensure reliable function in your particular gun/magazine combination.
The minor differences in performance between modern ammo loadings are not nearly as important as being certain that the ammo works in YOUR gun with YOUR magazines.
You can bet that the FBI conducted extensive testing before selecting an ammunition. Ballistics tests, function tests, reliability tests, all of it. But then, and this is important, they awarded a contract based on those factors and some others: cost, delivery rates, etc. So, is the Hornady good ammo? Sure. So is the Speer, and the Federal, and lots of others. I happen to have a few thousand rounds of Federal HST in 9mm. Works perfectly in every 9mm I own. I'm good.
I also SHOOT the ammo I select. And I shoot the ammo that's been loaded for six months. Once it's been loaded for a while, it's been exposed to dirt, temperature, maybe even a bit of lube, if I wasn't careful. It's also been banged around inside the magazine, and perhaps chambered several times as the gun was loaded and unloaded for range practice. At that point, the chance of a malfunction goes up, so I shoot it for practice and load the gun with fresh ammo. The Federal Agency for whom I used to work issued new duty ammo every six months. We could keep the old ammo (I did) and use it for practice (and I did). That's a good rule: change out your carry ammo every six months.
So, pick an ammo. Buy a case and save some $$. Use some to verify function. Change it out every six months.
And shoot it.
YES, using it. AKA-shooting it. I bought 8 boxes and have USED-AKA-SHOT 4 boxes of it since last year. In my posts up there ^^^^^ you will see what my son and I USED-AKA-SHOT it at.
Yes, I obsess A LOT about ammo. I wish I could have a bed of it to lie in and just roll around in it, cover myself with it, ............OH MY, am I dreaming again?
But, yeah, I LOVE shooting more than ANYTHING in this world. Guns have ALWAYS been my favorite hobby since as far back as I can remember to a youth!