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ACP230 · November 11, 2002, 07:50 PM

I have seen people do quite well with 9mms loaded with 147 grain rounds.
I used to shoot at a major pin match and preferred a .45 with 230 grain bullets, or a .41 Magnum with 215 grainers. The .45s would run about 900 fps, and the .41s moved out at around 1,000 fps.
I cleared the table pretty well with the .45, but the .41 Magnum made them fly off the table and made a lot of splinters in the process.
My best times were around six seconds with five or six shots.
If I had to shoot a 9mm at pins I'd get the heaviest bullets my gun would shoot, and drive them as fast as I could.

November 11, 2002, 07:50 PM	#3
ACP230 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2000 Posts: 708	I have seen people do quite well with 9mms loaded with 147 grain rounds. I used to shoot at a major pin match and preferred a .45 with 230 grain bullets, or a .41 Magnum with 215 grainers. The .45s would run about 900 fps, and the .41s moved out at around 1,000 fps. I cleared the table pretty well with the .45, but the .41 Magnum made them fly off the table and made a lot of splinters in the process. My best times were around six seconds with five or six shots. If I had to shoot a 9mm at pins I'd get the heaviest bullets my gun would shoot, and drive them as fast as I could. __________________ "To disarm the people (is) the best & most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason.