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M1Rifle30-06 · May 29, 2012, 03:26 PM

This Buffalo Bore 9mm +p+ is 115 grains and goes 1426fps out of a BHP with about 500 ft lbs of muzzle energy:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/641...oint-box-of-20

This Federal .357 Magnum JHP 125 grain goes 1,450 fps with 584 ft lbs of muzzle energy:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/125...oint-box-of-20

The .357 goes 30-50 fps faster with 10 more grains, but is that really enough to make a difference? These two loads seem to perform about the same. That .357 load is one of the most respected for stopping power, so does that mean that that 9mm +p+ has about equal power? It would seem so.

Granted, the .357 Mag can be loaded much heavier and hotter than the 125gr going 1450 fps, but that's about the standard for SD ammo.

So are these loads about equal? Not only that, but you get about 15 rds vs 6.

May 29, 2012, 03:26 PM	#1
M1Rifle30-06 Senior Member Join Date: May 5, 2012 Posts: 118	9mm+P+ vs. .357 Magnum This Buffalo Bore 9mm +p+ is 115 grains and goes 1426fps out of a BHP with about 500 ft lbs of muzzle energy: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/641...oint-box-of-20 This Federal .357 Magnum JHP 125 grain goes 1,450 fps with 584 ft lbs of muzzle energy: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/125...oint-box-of-20 The .357 goes 30-50 fps faster with 10 more grains, but is that really enough to make a difference? These two loads seem to perform about the same. That .357 load is one of the most respected for stopping power, so does that mean that that 9mm +p+ has about equal power? It would seem so. Granted, the .357 Mag can be loaded much heavier and hotter than the 125gr going 1450 fps, but that's about the standard for SD ammo. So are these loads about equal? Not only that, but you get about 15 rds vs 6.