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Old March 13, 2008, 05:33 PM   #6
Jim Watson
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Join Date: October 25, 2001
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I prefer the heavy bullet at subsonic velocity.
My standard IDPA SSP (Similar to IPSC Production gun requirements) loading is a 147 grain Hornady full metal jacket boattail bullet and 3.7 grains of Hodgdon HP38 for 887 fps in my Sig-Sauer P226, power factor 130. The felt recoil TO ME is less than a lighter bullet at high velocity.

A 124 grain bullet at 1050 fps for the same power factor is not uncomfortable, I think because it is still subsonic and does not have a loud report to emphasize the recoil.

I only shoot 115 grain bullets at 1135+ fps when I can buy ammunition very cheap.
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