Factory ammo your PM9 doesn’t like?

[kahr360]

I’m not seeing any one kind of ammo turning up, so that’s good. Looks like I can feed it about anything I can find.

And that's good becouse I haven’t been able to find anything but FMJ and lead locally yet, I’m hoping JHPs of some kind will turn up.

[wyntrout]

You can find some deals online, unless you live in California or few other places. You have the whole country and a lot of choice. Let you fingers do the walking and watch for sales. Cabela's recently had ammo on sale -- all kinds and a $20 off a $100 or more purchase, once daily for a month or so. I used it four times for purchases of ammo just over $100 and the shipping was $14.95 each time. That can get you 4 or 5 boxes of defense JHP-type ammo or up to 500 rounds (10 boxes of 50) FMJ target ammo.
A real good place to look for places to look is Ammo Engine: AmmoEngine: 9mm / 9x19mm Parabellum (Luger), Instock For Sale Premium & Discount Ammunition, Ammo Deals
You can look for particular types of ammo by caliber, weight, etc.
Don't limit yourself to local stores. We have an Ammo section on this forum and a search engine and there's always the Great Oracle -- Google. I hope this helps.
Wynn

[Ol'coot]

I have yet to find a brand of ammo that causes a problem in my PM9. For target I`ve used Winchester,Remington,Monarch,Georgia Arms,Federal,American Eagle and my reloads with no problem at all.The same goes for self defense rounds,Remington Golden Saber,Winchester Ranger T series,Speer Gold Dot,Corbon DPX,Hornady Critical Defense,Federal Hydroshok and the list goes on and on. Bullet weights varied from 115 grain to 147 grain with the same results.Flawless function.My advice is to find test results for self defense ammo,pick one of the best performers that you have easy access to,make sure it works well in your handgun and then you can carry with the confidence you need.PM9s rock!

My experience is on par with Dietrick's statement as I have ran everything I can get my hands on through my PM9 and not one issue.

[wyntrout]

Well, I just bit the bullet and ordered 200 rounds of Double Tap:9mm+P 124gr Bonded Defense JHP through AmmoEngine: $36.95 per box of 50.

These loads are low flash. They are a middleweight load that combines good penetration with near perfect expansion. A great CCW loading.

Caliber : 9mm+P

Bullet : Bonded Defense JHP

Ballistics : 124gr @ 1310fps / 473ft. lbs. from a G17.
124 @ 1295fps / 462 ft. lbs. from a G19 (4" barrel)

Some say this is the Gold Dot bullet and I couldn't find those Speer Gold Dots. These were certainly cheaper at about 81 cents a round delivered or ~ $40.51 a box of 50 delivered (4 ordered). Shipping was $14.23 for UPS Ground ~10.87 lbs.

I hope this tests well and becomes my carry load... looks promising.
Wynn

[ltxi]

Mine's not particularly fond of MagTech 115 fmj although it will 99.5+% digest it. I've found some cartridge length variation issues. Either initial mfg or loose case mouth that allows bullet movement during recoil....haven't checked close enough to determine which....just don't use it anymore.

[Lalmeida617]

Mine likes everything except CCI Blazer 9mm FMJ 115grn Aluminum

[KahrKRL]

Likes all the good stuff....

I have tried Gold Dot, Hornady, and Winchester. All 115 Gr. no issues with any of theses. I have not tried any of the Blazer rounds. My PM9 has yet to jam for me.....