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Hello. Eventually, folks want to know what ammunition is "best" for self-defense, varminting, etc in their particular make firearms. Below are the chronograph results from a couple of my Brownings in 9mm and .40S&W. These are average velocities based on 10-shot strings. Unless otherwise noted, the rounds were fired from factory bbls.
9mm:
Cor*Bon +P 115 gr JHP ~ 1381 ft/sec
Cor*Bon +P 124 gr XTP ~ 1258 ft/sec*
*(No longer made with that bullet)
Triton 115 gr +P JHP ~ 1332 ft/sec
Triton 135 gr +P QuikShok ~ 1182 ft/sec
Hirtenberg 100 gr JSP ~ 1299 ft/sec
Glaser 70 gr Pre-frag (Blue) ~ 1534 ft/sec
Federal 115 gr JHP ~ 1130 ft/sec
Federal 124 gr Nyclad HP ~ 1079 ft/sec
Remington 88 gr JHP ~ 1526 ft/sec
Remington 115 gr +P JHP ~ 1251 ft/sec
Remington 124 gr +P Golden Saber ~ 1157 ft/sec
Speer 124 gr +P Gold Dot ~ 1199 ft/sec
Hornady 115 gr XTP ~ 1161 ft/sec
This is the bulk of what I have data on. I'll update as I get more, but think that this covers many of the popular "high performance" 9mm loads.
.40 S&W:
Speer 180gr Gold Dot ~ 1013 ft/sec
Federal 180 gr HydraShok ~ 948 ft/sec
Glaser 105 gr Pre-frag (Silver) ~ 1393 ft/sec
Triton 135 gr QuikShok ~ 1360 ft/sec
Winchester 155 gr Silvertip ~ 1164 ft/sec
Cor*Bon 165 fr JHP ~ 1133 ft/sec
Hope this is of interest to HP shooters.
Best.
9mm:
Cor*Bon +P 115 gr JHP ~ 1381 ft/sec
Cor*Bon +P 124 gr XTP ~ 1258 ft/sec*
*(No longer made with that bullet)
Triton 115 gr +P JHP ~ 1332 ft/sec
Triton 135 gr +P QuikShok ~ 1182 ft/sec
Hirtenberg 100 gr JSP ~ 1299 ft/sec
Glaser 70 gr Pre-frag (Blue) ~ 1534 ft/sec
Federal 115 gr JHP ~ 1130 ft/sec
Federal 124 gr Nyclad HP ~ 1079 ft/sec
Remington 88 gr JHP ~ 1526 ft/sec
Remington 115 gr +P JHP ~ 1251 ft/sec
Remington 124 gr +P Golden Saber ~ 1157 ft/sec
Speer 124 gr +P Gold Dot ~ 1199 ft/sec
Hornady 115 gr XTP ~ 1161 ft/sec
This is the bulk of what I have data on. I'll update as I get more, but think that this covers many of the popular "high performance" 9mm loads.
.40 S&W:
Speer 180gr Gold Dot ~ 1013 ft/sec
Federal 180 gr HydraShok ~ 948 ft/sec
Glaser 105 gr Pre-frag (Silver) ~ 1393 ft/sec
Triton 135 gr QuikShok ~ 1360 ft/sec
Winchester 155 gr Silvertip ~ 1164 ft/sec
Cor*Bon 165 fr JHP ~ 1133 ft/sec
Hope this is of interest to HP shooters.
Best.