Need bullet weight info! - The Firearms Forum

lonewolf204 · 07-03-2011, 10:44 PM

I recently purchased a SA EMP 9mm. I have shot 1911 45s for quiet a while and thought I would give this little gun a try. What weight bullet would yall think I should start off with in the 9mm. Thanks in advance.

jack404 · 07-03-2011, 10:48 PM

G'day mate I've a standard format for new loaders

start light and work your way up ..

90-95-100 grn is a easy to get projectile from a few folks

heres a link to show you a few loads

http://www.best9mm.com/reloading9mm.html

Alpo · 07-03-2011, 11:20 PM

If that's a 9x19 (and I presume it is), the standard weights are 115 and 124, and 147 hollow points if you want to go sub-sonic. I run 115s in all my 9s.

hogger129 · 07-03-2011, 11:26 PM

I heard the 124s are the best.

JLA · 07-04-2011, 08:52 AM

124 is what NATO specifies. I personally like 115-125 gr bullets in the 9mm. My fav is a 125 2R cast from my Lee mold.

TheGunClinger · 07-04-2011, 06:19 PM

The 115's work well in my EMP.

07-03-2011, 10:44 PM	#1
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 790	Need bullet weight info! I recently purchased a SA EMP 9mm. I have shot 1911 45s for quiet a while and thought I would give this little gun a try. What weight bullet would yall think I should start off with in the 9mm. Thanks in advance. --> Last edited by lonewolf204; 07-04-2011 at 12:14 PM..

07-03-2011, 10:48 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Need bullet weight info! G'day mate I've a standard format for new loaders start light and work your way up .. 90-95-100 grn is a easy to get projectile from a few folks heres a link to show you a few loads http://www.best9mm.com/reloading9mm.html Last edited by jack404; 07-03-2011 at 10:50 PM..

07-03-2011, 11:20 PM	#3
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: Need bullet weight info! If that's a 9x19 (and I presume it is), the standard weights are 115 and 124, and 147 hollow points if you want to go sub-sonic. I run 115s in all my 9s. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

07-03-2011, 11:26 PM	#4
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: Need bullet weight info! I heard the 124s are the best. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

07-04-2011, 08:52 AM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,318	Re: Need bullet weight info! 124 is what NATO specifies. I personally like 115-125 gr bullets in the 9mm. My fav is a 125 2R cast from my Lee mold. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

07-04-2011, 06:19 PM	#6
TheGunClinger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW Florida Contributor Posts: 2,382	Re: Need bullet weight info! The 115's work well in my EMP. __________________ New England Patriots Rule Next year.