BMassBMore
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What 9mm load do you recommend for a S&W M&P Shield 9mm (3.1" barrel)?
I'm looking for manageable recoil but high enough velocity to consistently expand. I can't find any ballistics testing with modern loads out of a short barrel.
Ballistics by the inch seems to indicate that a standard pressure 147 gr will only achieve about 900 ft/s from a 3" barrel.
My top choices are Federal HST 124gr +P or Federal HST 147 gr. I know there are several other "top" loads such as Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Ranger T, Corbon DPX, Hornady Critical Defense, and on and on. But I don't know which of those works really well in an M&P Shield 9mm, and I don't really have the ability to conduct my own pen testing with ballistics gel.
Thanks for any help/info you can provide!
I'm looking for manageable recoil but high enough velocity to consistently expand. I can't find any ballistics testing with modern loads out of a short barrel.
Ballistics by the inch seems to indicate that a standard pressure 147 gr will only achieve about 900 ft/s from a 3" barrel.
My top choices are Federal HST 124gr +P or Federal HST 147 gr. I know there are several other "top" loads such as Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Ranger T, Corbon DPX, Hornady Critical Defense, and on and on. But I don't know which of those works really well in an M&P Shield 9mm, and I don't really have the ability to conduct my own pen testing with ballistics gel.
Thanks for any help/info you can provide!