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OP, shooting +P+ in any of your firearms is "at your own risk" proposition, YMMV.
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Get a .38 Super and call it a day.
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Why some of us just move up in power level. 357 Sig, 357 magnum.....
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I went from 357SIG back to 9mm, when I realized the +P+ 9mm, was very similar to 357SIG in performance, and I could practice and shoot a LOT more for my money, with 9mm, especially when the 357SIG ammo prices spiked back during the Obama ammo scare. 9mm is a lot more versatile in that I can shoot standard loads in practice and take advantage of the extra punch and performance of the +P+ in my carry guns. |
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Just on the M9 and slide separation. It has not been an issue since it was resolved in 1989. But like many things in the gun world the stories linger on and grow and grow till a small monkey becomes King Kong.
The issue first came up in 1987 during testing by the Navy. 3 SEALS suffered facial cuts and one a broken tooth. It was determined that the issue was poor metallurgy at the point that the slide interfaced with the locking block in some M9s. The metal was improved on and the frame design changed so that even if cracked the slide could not come off. Quote:
http://sightm1911.com/lib/history/true_story_m9.htm If you want to focus on just the problem and solutions skip to "The Problems Arise". tipoc
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I don't shoot a lot of 9mm +P or +P+ but I do use it. It's mostly, for me, a part of matching the gun to the job I want the gun to do. I decide what round will work best from what gun based on it's intended job. Sometimes +P or +P+ can play a role.
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That's not to say I have a problem with using the 9mm for self-defense--just that people who think that standard pressure 9mm isn't enough might be better served getting the caliber they want instead of trying to stretch the 9mm. That said, 9mm +P (not +P+) is not really much of a stretch for a full-sized pistol of decent quality. Which means, if you think about it, that it's not also probably not buying you much in terms of terminal effect.
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Another aspect of this issue is that as a bullseye competitor pistol cartridges with a short powder column tend to be less accurate as the powder gets compressed. First noticed this in 10mm vs. 40S&W. Proved it to myself when acquiring a 38 Super. Select the right tool for the job and you can't go wrong.
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Could you please explain this? And give some examples? Thanks.
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The problem isn't the firearm--the problem is the case--it's just not built to take pressures much past SAAMI spec. Even the +P and mixed metal ones--I've managed to blow them all apart rather easily. Oh, and the right 9mm projectile can be VERY accurate at 2000 or more fps in my experience.
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I was reading this thread the other day and decided I needed to try some +p+. Found box of Magtech 115gr +p+ hollow point. It felt like I was shooting a 357 magnum.
I used the round in a first gen Glock 19 and a first gen M&P 9. It shot to POI and poked hole in paper without a problem. I am saving the rest of the ammo until I go to the desert again and can shoot it some reactive targets. Jugs of water, watermelons and other fun stuff. I don't believe I am going to buy another box of +p+ anything but it was fun. |
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Topic slides no longer fly off the rear of the pistol, but locking blocks still break and malfunction. It is not as prevalent but it still happens. And it’s well known. I’ve had it happen on an M9. That was in 2004. Years after it was supposed to be resolved.
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Beretta locking block is a wear part.
E. Langdon replaces his every 20,000 and that with mild commercial ammo and fresh recoil springs every 5000. One gunzine writer liked the Taurus with Beretta locking block. But then he liked the Radom, too. |
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Beretta sells new locking blocks for about $30 and a kit that includes a locking block and a new recoil spring for about $35. I haven't ever been able to find an official recommended replacement interval, but various claims for replacement intervals range from 5K to 20K with some folks claiming well over 100K rounds on a single block and some claiming repeated breakage under 5K rounds. I don't know that I'll ever get enough ammo through a Beretta to consider replacing the locking block preventively. Besides, it's easy to do a quick check on the block when you do a normal field-strip & clean. If you see cracks developing at the juncture between the "wings" of the block and the body of it, it's time to replace it.
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If you know the specs, maybe.
MOST modern 9MM are rated for NATO, but I don’t know how a +P+ rates with the NATO 9MM. My real question is, what do you gain other than possible accelerated wear. |
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But you're right that there were no design changes that affected the wear issue; only a design that kept the slide from hitting the shooter in the face. If the problem was metallurgy, were the design changes made in civilian issues of the gun, or only the military issues? The Tomcat also had frame cracking problems, and Beretta ignored the problem for several years (and I don't know if it ever addressed the problem). |
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In other words, I don't believe it's really accurate to call it a wear issue. It appears to have been a metallurgical problem which was solved. Quote:
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The 357 Sig begins where the 9mm +P+ stops. The ammo I use in my 357 Sig is Underwood 115 grn JHP's @ 1550 fps, I don't know of any 9mm load that gets closer than about 200 FPS slower, that is a lot of energy. My Glock 31 C is factory ported, I have a factory ported 40 S&W BBL and a non ported 9mm conversion BBL. All three shoot to the same POI/POA with whatever I shoot thru it. Due to the porting they all have about the same objective feel when shooting, just the 40 & 357 are louder. I do not use much 357 Sig ammo for practice for the reasons mentioned above. Cost is a non issue for carry ammo. I shoot this gun in IDPA and literally shoot thousands of rounds a year thru it. It is my main carry gun.
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200fps with a 125 grain bullet, equates to 11 foot/pounds. Nothing Id call a major difference. As far as I know, 40,000 is still the limit for 357SIG. How they get more velocity out of it with the same weight bullet, has always been a question, if not questionable. Im simply going by what the Speer engineer told me about rounds of similar pressures and bullet weights producing similar velocities and performance. They call +P+ 9mm to be 40,000psi as well. Im sure powder burn rates and a few other things are involved as well, but Ive never really wanted to get lost in that rabbit hole trying to find out. I just like to shoot them. Believe me, I was big time Gung Ho, 357SIG when I first got into it, and got into it more than a few times with a couple of people defending it, who were saying that 357SIG wasnt really any, or all that much different. They were, I believe now, to be correct in what they were saying. But, I was still in that emotional denial stage. Hey, if it floats your boat, by all means, stay with it and enjoy it. I think if you get to looking though, most all the major calibers perform to the same base standard, and really dont do anything "more better" than another. I went back to 9mm simply because its a lot cheaper, so I shoot more for the same money, a bit more versatile, and the guns chambered in it usually carry more ammo than the other, larger calibers Ive used in the past. I still have a number of those guns/calibers too, and shoot them regularly, and each time I do, it just confirms (for me) my choice. Pick the one you find you shoot the best with, and I doubt it will let you down, if you do the same for it. |
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A 124 grain bullet at 1150 fps from a 9mm Luger produces 364 ft lbs of muzzle energy. A 357 Sig pushing a 125 grain bullet to 1350 fps produces 506 ft lbs of muzzle energy. That's a difference of 142 ft lbs. Are you trying to say that a 9mm at 40,000 psi produces the same ballistics as a 357 Sig at 40,000? They don't. |
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And according to the engineers at Speer, 9mm at 40,000psi, will basically equate to 357 SIG at 40,000psi, given bullets of the same weight. Ill take their word on that over internet conjecture. 357SIG is really nothing more than a 9mm in a different case. Its max pressure is 40,000psi, unless they have found a way to go +P with it, which I havent seen. 9mm +P+, according to Speer anyway, is loaded to 40,000 psi. These sorts of discussions always seem to end up being arguments about whose round or load has the best paper numbers, and having a few fps makes a major difference (they dont) if you want to win. The reality is, they are all handgun rounds and not some super duper man stoppers. They all pretty much suck. They also all strive to perform to those FBI standards that everyone seems to use, and they all seem to perform about the same there too. Whats really important with any of them is, youre as competent as possible in your shooting skills, know your anatomy, and what you really need to be targeting when you shoot, use a reasonable caliber that is easy for you to shoot well with, and you dont stop shooting, until the threat is down and out. That applies to EVERY one of them. If you think you have a gun that shoots some sort of magic bullet, especially if you paid extra for them, and youre using them to make up for a lack of skill, I would seriously suggest you need to rethink things. |
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The issue was the slide cracking. It cracked at the point wear it engaged the locking block. As I related and linked to earlier in this thread... Quote:
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This was the end of the problem. This along with the added part to prevent the slide from flying off the rear of the frame if the slide cracked enough to allow for that. Remember that both the Navy and Army could find only 14 guns that showed evidence of slide cracking. This was early in the service life of the gun. If you like you can click on my source and copy and paste into the original service reports as below... https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-88-213 tipoc
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9mm +P+ 124 grain @ 1300 fps = 465 ft lbs ME https://www.underwoodammo.com/collec...18785726824505 357 Sig 124 grain at 1475 fps = 604 ft lbs ME https://www.underwoodammo.com/collec...18785729282105 And then there is the lowly 357 magnum with it's mere 35,000 psi limit that pushes a 125 grain bullet to a mere 1600 (4" barrel) -1700 fps for a piddly 710-802 ft lbs ME. 4" = https://www.buffalobore.com/index.ph...t_detail&p=103 https://www.underwoodammo.com/collec...18785727217721 The extra case capacity of the 357 Sig gives it an advantage over the 9mm when loaded to the same pressure. That's why the 357 Magnum excels. Much greater case capacity. |
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