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Old October 15th, 2009, 11:27 PM   #11
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Winchester 9mm LUGER 115 gr. FMJ.

This is the only 9mm the local walmart has in stock, and so I was wondering if anyone would recommend it for target practice? If not, why?

(Using it in my XD9sc)

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Old October 15th, 2009, 11:52 PM   #12
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I have never had a problem with WWB. The truth is it is not that much inferior to HP personal defense rounds. I sure would not want to be hit by 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or more FMJ 115gr. WWBs. Point is it is low cost per round and you can shot it and that is important in the day we live in. All that said when I carry a 9mm I load it with a good HP rounds. Check out the link below as to 9mm performance.


9x19mm

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Old October 16th, 2009, 12:05 AM   #13
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I've shot up a lot of WWB 9mm 115gr FMJ in practice. Good stuff. I get mine at Wally World too. Never had a problem with it.
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Old October 16th, 2009, 05:38 AM   #14
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Check out the link below as to 9mm performance.


9x19mm

Note the 8th test.
Good information on various manufacturers 9mm ballistics. Thanks for the link.
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Old October 16th, 2009, 11:04 AM   #15
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Thanks guys. I'm not an expert by any means on ammunition so I just want to make sure it's not prone to failure or damage or malfunctions...
No manufacturer is going to produce and sell ammunition that is "prone to failure or damage or malfunctions..."
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Old October 16th, 2009, 12:13 PM   #16
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For Information purposes,once you buy ammunition and leave the store,they will not take it back,even if it looks like it wasn't opened.
Good to know. Thanks.
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No manufacturer is going to produce and sell ammunition that is "prone to failure or damage or malfunctions..."
Well I've heard certain pistols seem to dislike certain ammuntions... (I believe I've read that several places on here and other sites.) I figured it couldn't hurt to ask and get some feedback.

Swung by Walmart again and they had another 100 round box. The lady said they get shipments daily, but they get what they get, so it's a surprise every time. Thanks again everyone.
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Old October 16th, 2009, 06:32 PM   #17
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Good to know. Thanks.

Well I've heard certain pistols seem to dislike certain ammuntions... (I believe I've read that several places on here and other sites.) I figured it couldn't hurt to ask and get some feedback.

Swung by Walmart again and they had another 100 round box. The lady said they get shipments daily, but they get what they get, so it's a surprise every time. Thanks again everyone.
Well, that failure is usually a JHP round that the pistol does not want to feed properly. The other failure is an undercharged load. Sometimes a load will have an insufficient powder charge so that it would not have enough "oomph" to cycle the slide properly and eject. That could happen with any ammo. FMJ or JHP. Most of the time though, I'd say close to 99% any factory fresh FMJ ammo (not reloads) will always work as intended.

I'm sure there's other possible failures but these are the ones I've experienced thus far.
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WWB goes bang in my gun every time, although it is a Glock 19...

Great practice ammo, and I'm sure it would be a better SD bullet than nothin'

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Both daughters have Taurus 27 pro's. One is standard the other a compact and both guns eat up the WW white box. It does seem to be full power compared to .40 and .45 in the FMJ white box line up.
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Well I've heard certain pistols seem to dislike certain ammuntions... (I believe I've read that several places on here and other sites.) I figured it couldn't hurt to ask and get some feedback.
That's the pistol's problem, not the ammo's.
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