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January 9, 2021, 09:49 PM | #26 |
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Agreed.
Just reread the article and the box. It does not say this "IS" the training round. It says "developed for"
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The US military is shooting +P+ now?
So if we both agree that the American Rifleman article does not in fact claim that the M1152 is the sole training round, and as best as I can tell the article I linked is the only one posted in this thread (about the M1152 that is), then to what articles were you referring when you said, “This isn’t the sole training ammo as the articles leads you to believe?”
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As for the question of whether or not a flatpoint projectile traveling at higher velocity would be more effective, absolutely. A flatpoint bullet crushes more tissue as it passes through whereas a more rounded or conical point slips through it. Some would argue that any increase in effectiveness would be marginal, and that may be so, as it wasn't ever formally adopted as a replacement for the existing 9mm NATO load, so maybe they tested it and it didn't make enough of a difference to matter. Who knows? However, I will say this, the adoption of overpressure 9mm loads has certainly benefited Law Enforcement, or at least they claim that it has, and I personally don't doubt that a double-stack magazine full of hot 9mm JHPs would get the job done. However, those are JHPs whereas the Military uses FMJ, so it's entirely possible that the extra energy of the M1152 Ball round is wasted because that FMJ is just going to punch through the enemy without dumping any of that extra energy into them.
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January 9, 2021, 11:16 PM | #29 |
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I love 9mm NATO, well in the before time when it was commonly available. I always felt like it fell somewhere between standard velocity stuff and “REAL” +P stuff. I mean it’s definitely higher pressure then standard pressure stuff but seems mildly so.
Wasn’t there talk of a HP or HP like round for the M17/18? I may be mistaken but I though I read something back when it first started rolling along.
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The US military is shooting +P+ now?
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Y'all are focusing on pressure but you need to keep in mind that the NATO specification for 9mm isn't for one cartridge. The NATO spec covers a range of bullet weights, from 108 grains to 128 grains. The 9mm cartridge was originally developed as a 124-grain, and most ammo you find for sale that's labeled as "NATO" today has a 124-grain projectile. However, the most common 9mm plinking ammos in the U.S. are all 115-grain.
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The use of the term "overpressure" to refer to ammunition that conforms to an accepted standard is kind of off-the-wall.
The term generally refers to ammunition that unintentionally exceeds the standard to which it was intended to conform. Ammunition that is essentially defective by virtue of not conforming to the pressure it was specified ,or intended, to be. Or, potentially, I suppose, it could also refer that was intentionally loaded to exceed a standard that it purports to adhere to. The connotation of the term "overpressure" is not one of a round that conforms to an accepted pressure standard, but specifically one that does not. Since the point of language is communication, coming up with personal definitions for common terms tends to be non-productive and often causes needless confusion and disagreement--as we've seen here.
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Forte, Thanks for adding some context on the possible reason for the M1152's existence.
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In purchasing 30,000 rounds from a Canadian military contractor, it was designated a Sub-Gun use? It was going to be used by Canadian Gun Club members (not to be resold for profit) it came in cardboard boxes of 64.
Our members were shooting this ammo in Glock 17s. And having failure to fire (the primers were too hard, designed for use in Sten Guns) one of our shooters was an engineer. And developed a method of tenderizing? the primers, using a hand primer seater, to give the primer an extra squeeze. Spreading it a little. Something you could do while watching TV! Sending a box of this ammo to Glock, had them increase the angle of the firing pin, making it sharper in effect. Better, but not a perfect cure. We all bought that little plier like seating tool! My Browning High Power worked fine. I rented range time to El Al security, and when they changed pistols from BHP to Glock 17s their Israeli manufactured black tip Mil-Spec Ammo had no failure to fire what so ever. Why pay me, when the Police would let them use their ranges for free? They had some range exercises, that did not bear Police scrutiny? I worked with those Special Forces Chaps for 16 years. No complaints. What was that WW11 saying, loose lips sink ships? |
January 10, 2021, 10:02 AM | #35 |
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Again though, Fiocchi has 2 loads that are just has hot as this. I think S&B does too, but can’t recall if it is still being produced.
This isn’t going to be used in actual fighting. NATO 124/125gr can go as fast (Fiocchi), can have a flat point (Fiocchi) which is meaningless in 9mm with its tiny meplat.. Gimmick. No better than already available to the public and the article reads to suggest something that isn’t happening. The US military uses DOD Lake City NATO. We call it warm American Eagle Appears to be a 1,000 articles out there that just cite each other. They are wrong
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This is the second thread in recent memory where you have come in making some very definitive statements that frankly can be proven incorrect without that much effort. You then backpedal rather than simply admit you were in error.
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Can we not do the whole multi-quote argument thing? That's typically where threads fall apart entirely.
Honestly, it's not a battle of wills here gentlemen. Also, when you start going back and cherry-picking statements out of context or otherwise to point out contradictions, much less to shame them over an inaccurate statement which they have since humbly accepted they were wrong about by ceasing to mention, you're only making yourself look petty/spiteful and hurting the credibility of your own previous statements by giving the distinct impression that you cannot get by on the validity of your own statements and therefore feel the need to attack your opponent's credibility in order to make your own statements appear more valid. Sometimes the true "winner" of an argument (a term that I use for lack of a better one) is the one who knows when to stop arguing, regardless of whether or not they were right or wrong, because at least they knew when to quit. If your statements are 100% factual and verifiable, then you needn't argue any further because you are undeniably correct under scrutiny. On the other hand, if your statements are based largely upon opinions rather than facts, then likewise you needn't argue any further because your statements are likely verifiably false under scrutiny. Quote:
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January 10, 2021, 12:03 PM | #38 |
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The US military is shooting +P+ now?
This isn’t about being petty. It’s about pointing out inaccuracies that are being said as if they are definitive facts. I’m still waiting to find out what actually is inaccurate about the American Rifleman article as everything that has been pointed out seems, as best as I can find, generally correct. If me doing that bothers you, feel free to add me to your ignore list.
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It doesn't bother me, I'm just saying that it would be a shame if the thread derails into an argument between two people, with all new posts being nothing more than a back and forth argument in which neither side is willing to concede because it has ceased to be a matter of facts but rather a matter of pride/ego.
We're not there yet, but I'm used to seeing that sort of thing begin with multi-quote arguments, so I'm merely saying that if you are correct, then that should be enough. One way or another, there's no sense in persisting in an argument if you are verifiably correct and your opponent is just endlessly replying to facts with opinions based on assumption. So just keep that in mind and if it ever starts going there, then drop it. Believe it or not, I'm trying to be helpful here because I've been there before, I've been that guy who just couldn't quit because I was right, my opponent was very wrong, and so long as they kept posting I would counter it, even though nobody else was even posting in the thread anymore, and obviously no amount of facts was going to change the mind of my opponent, so it was a waste of time and effort. That's all.
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Your own comments are further derailing the thread (if that's how you see the exchange above). I've stopped and wild cat hasn't responded. As best as I can tell the argument between he and I is over. If you want to discuss maintaining the moral high ground in an argument, you're welcome to PM me. If you want the thread to get back on topic the best way is to frankly stop discussing things that you think are in fact off topic.
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At this time, we are in an area, where we can not obtain 9mm ammunition, there is none to be obtainable.
How about we use materials that are currently obtainable? But not currently being used in ammunition manufacturing? The cartridge case, for instance, copper/brass/steel. Currently in short supply. How about a newly developed polymer/plastic? Then comes the projectile/bullet. Same thing, a polymer/Plastic. Made so as it strikes a wall/steel/ it breaks up and ends as a cloud of particles. Causing a deadly wound when it impacts on human flesh. There is nothing of this type out there now? Well we some of the best engineers and scientists in the word here at this time? get working. I emigrated to Australia for three years. 1965 to 1968. But alas the first wife hated Australia, so we changed countries once more, and ended up in Canada for 36 years. That marriage dissolved. The last 6 months in Sydney NSW. I worked for ICI a huge chemical Conglaminate. In the polymer producing division. The polymer production was simple and cheap. It started with a steel pressure-proof tank. No idea now of the capacity! But hundreds of gallons for sure. The construction was akin to a pressure cooker. With a lid like a submarine hatch, when the vessel was full, suction was applied, to stop the fumes (which were deadly!) from escaping, a gallon or so of a deadly chemical was then poured into the tank, then the water was heated. As the tightly sealed Autoclave was cooked so to speak, it thickened and then was dried to a powder, and taken from the vessel, dried into a powder that could be dried into pellets, which were turned into plastic. A very cheap process, other than labour, and machinery. When compared to producing steel, a very cheap process. |
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.Mil website....
https://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCity Federal/Northrop is the private partner of Lake City. Winchester lost the contract a long time ago. Orlin has no presence in the DOD ONLY ammo plant. Financials show Winchester took a huge hit when it lost the contract. Winchester ONLY supplies this for training. It is NOT the major 9mm training round. ALL MOST ALL is Federal 124gr NATO. This 115gr Winchester round "developed" for the Sig is not used in combat. Winchester makes a NATO marked round. It isn't purchased by the US govt any longer through the DOD. This magazine article is basically wrong. MOST ammo is from Northrop. SOME very small amount is this round. What this person bought is not the SKU round, which the magazine article makes the mistake of. It is the same, but it isn't THE round. You can't buy the Winchester DOD SKU 115gr ammo. It has to be different for the DOD. Emphasis for any clarification
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The US military is shooting +P+ now?
Saying that this round will not be used in combat is, to me, a broad statement and has an air of permanence to it. I know that Olin is no longer a partner at Lake City. I have not once challenged you when you claimed as much the previous times. But that hasn’t stopped Olin from receiving military contracts for ammunition (such as I’ve linked previously). I haven’t seen evidence that confirms that none of the ammunition produced in Oxford under military contract will see combat. The purpose of this round from the article is given as, “The Ball cartridge is intended for use against enemy personnel, for training, and for force protection.” Supposedly this description is from government documentation.
Neither I nor the article claims this round is the major training round; we both have agreed to that previously. So why keep repeating it as if you’re confirming new information? From the above it seems one issue you have is that while the commercial variant may be the same round, it’s not the same SKU as the military version. If the commercial variant replicates the same performance as the military round, then for the sake of this particular discussion does it matter if the SKU is exactly the same? If your point is that is one area where the article is wrong, okay I understand. Does that really make the entire article basically wrong? My issue is with making definitive statements and not being willing to admit an error might have been made when counter evidence is presented. All that does is spread misinformation, which seems to be the same issue you have with the American Rifleman article. To Forte’s point about attacking credibility, none of what I have said has been from the standpoint of attacking wild cat as a person or trying to embarrass anyone. I’ve been wrong myself on this forum, probably more times than I can remember. That’s why I’ve tried to temper the claims I make these days. I will take Forte’s comment to heart and bow out of this. My hope with this comment is to explain that what might seem like me just being a pain in the butt isn’t meant that way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by TunnelRat; January 12, 2021 at 11:37 AM. |
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I think you are all a bunch of schmucks, all this talk about +P+ punybellum's when JMB's 38 Super ends all discussion. Get your mind out of European sillymeters and go for the all American rounds.
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What I like about .40 is it's a more powerful round, it retains more energy, it defeats barriers well, but it's also designed from the ground up to use hollow points. This means the practice ammunition has the same bullet profile as the JHPs. What this does is it means don't have to try 100 rounds of a specific 9mm hollow point ammo before I can say it runs 100% without issue. Most people are shooting standard 9mm ball that is different that the JHPs. I know, I know, I shouldn't put a price limit on making sure the carry ammo works with the gun, but we're in another panic and I'm not willing to spend a buck a round to test my 9's with, not when I know my .40's run just fine. The bonus with .40 that I've learned the past couple years is being able to shoot it in most 10's, Glock especially.
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does anyone remember the cracking frames on the sig 226? team armorers use to go to sig to learn how to rebuild 226's after 20,000 rounds, of 9mm nato being fired in them.
fyi...we learned that TZZ is hotter than WIN. very noticeable difference.
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The bigger question for me is why load any handgun ball ammo that hot? A 115 gr round nose 9mm going 800 fps will zip through a person about the same as one going 1300 fps. So why do they use a round that beats up the handguns so much if they are only permitted to use round nose. It’s an honest question.
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From post one of mine, it isn't being used for anything but training.
And it is only a small amount. We know this off Winchester's financial data. It is not deployed in combat. We know this because it is labeled a training round and again, Winchester isn't selling this in huge quantities. The DOD 9mm round is made by Northrop/Vista/Federal. It is a 124gr FMJ.
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