Best 9mm carry round

[Deputy]

I would agree if car jacking was not a possibility. If your in a car and need to defend yourself from someone outside the car it is best if you can count on your ammo to get outside where the bad guy is. It is true that it is pretty specialized situation but we train with hope that none of this will be necessary but ready if it does. And, obviously shooting at someone fleeing in a car is not good self defense.

I don't EVER want to touch off one of my handguns INSIDE a car. I don't relish the thought of blowing out my eardrums. I'll hand them the keys and when they are getting in the car...BOOM!

[Raptor77]

I don't EVER want to touch off one of my handguns INSIDE a car. I don't relish the thought of blowing out my eardrums. I'll hand them the keys and when they are getting in the car...BOOM!

Works well as long as they are polite and wait for the keys and IF they only want the car.

[ltxi]

I don't EVER want to touch off one of my handguns INSIDE a car. I don't relish the thought of blowing out my eardrums. I'll hand them the keys and when they are getting in the car...BOOM!

You won't blow out your eardrums....but the ringing does last awhile.

[Deputy]

You won't blow out your eardrums....but the ringing does last awhile.

I carry a S&W 329 Nightguard in .44 magnum. Bye bye eardrums.

[Gottabkiddin]

Speer 124 +p Gold Dot. Good SD round, and runs like a champ in my CW9.

[cineski]

Gold Dot 124 +P is stellar, as are most flavors of Federal HST.

[pudly]

Speer Gold Dot 124 +p Short Barrel. Works well in my CW9.

[MisterAnderson]

I see a number of comments about feeding reliability, but few if any on accuracy thus far. I bring that up because I dropped by the range before work this morning to finish breaking in my MK9 Elite.

I shot Federal bulk 115gr for break in and from 7 yds on a rest put the remaining couple of mags into a 2" circle. I was more than satisfied with this performance.

After putting 250 FMJ rounds downrange, I switched to 124gr GDHP +P which I also use in my XDSC9. I've had excellent reliability and accuracy with this combination and expected similar from the Kahr.

Of the 26 rounds I fired, most were within a 6" circle, markedly different than the Federal performance. Same rest, sight picture, and distance. Seems quite odd, and while I wouldn't have balked with a few flyers, there's little if any consistency.

I'll chalk this up initial to a 'getting used to the new gun', or perhaps 'dirty barrel'. I'd be interested to hear others experience not only in what round you're shooting, but how accurate it is, especially in the MK series.

[500KV]

I've tried several brands of carry ammo and just keep going back to hydrashok.
I guess any good SD ammo will work if it functions well in your piece.

I have a box of Ranger 9mm +P+ 127GR. SXT that I bought at a gun show, probably 10 years ago, and some guy told me not to shoot it that it was valuable to collectors now.
Something about the original Black Talon thing.
Has anyone heard this story?
Sorta sounds like Bravo-Sierra to me.
It has a RA9SXTP lot # on it.

[03Lightningrocks]

I like the 124 grain Speer Gold Dots +P. I have fired a couple hundred rounds of it through my PM9 with never an issue.

[Nitro700]

9mm Carry Rounds

CorBon and Federal Hydro-Shock are my two choices; try different types of quality ammo and use what works best for you. Remeber like some others have said more important to be able to put shots on target.

[border bandit32]

Speer Gold Dot 124 +p Short Barrel. Works well in my PM9
and Glcok 26

[TurboniumOxide]

+1 Speer Gold Dot 124 +p Short Barrel is exactly what I am carrying.

[8th SPS USAF]

9mm ammo

I like Fed EFMJ and Speer GD SB

[kahrcrazy]

federal

Federal Hydrashock all the way.