![]() ![]() and Glock Ges.m.b.H products and parts visit. Such parts may be intended for use with Glock components but are not produced by Glock, Inc. Components and parts that do not specifically have Glock listed as the manufacturer are made by their respective company. The use of “Glock” on this page is merely to advertise the sale of Glock pistols, parts, or components. Neither Cheaper Than Dirt!, nor this site are affiliated in any manner with, or otherwise endorsed by, Glock, Inc. and is one of many trademarks owned by Glock, Inc. To buy a case, order 10 boxes.ĭISCLAIMER: “Glock” is a federally registered trademark of Glock, Inc. While this does include most modern pistol designs such as those made by Glock, HK, Sig Sauer, etc., there are modern pistols not rated for these higher pressures, as well as a large number of older pistols out there that are not +P rated. These increased pressure cartridges travel farther and penetrate better than standard 9mm rounds.ĩmm NATO spec ammo should only be shot through pistols rated for 9mm +P ammo. ![]() Loaded with "M882" 124-grain full metal jacket bullets rated at 1140 fps, this cartridge is considered +P (but slightly less than +P+) ammo. Similarly, no squibs or hangfires were encountered, which is always a good thing.Winchester US Military 9mm ammunition is some of the most reliable ammunition available in the market, great for target shooting, plinking and practice. The number of jam sammiches observed across 290 rounds and six very different 9mm handguns= zero. In testing for reliability, we ran the M1152 through an array of pistols including a Sig P320, Sig P229, Beretta 92, Diamondback DB9 G4, Glock G19X, and S&W M&P M2.0. Winchester advises to only use the M1152 in modern 9mm firearms in good condition as they run a pressure that is 10 to 15 percent higher than standard industry pressure for 9mm Luger. For personal defense, a load such as Winchester’s PDX1 Defender bonded JHP, which is available in both 147- and 124-grain would be a better choice. With that in mind, we did not run penetration or expansion ballistics testing on these flat nose full metal jacketed rounds. In chronographic testing, we found the M1152 Active Duty sample sent to us clocked in at a mean average of 1310, within 10 fps or so of the advertised range.Īs the Pentagon is also buying the Winchester-produced companion M1153 9mm round in quantity– which uses a 147-grain jacketed-hollow-point bullet– for use in the MHS series of pistols, the M1152 is more of a training round– at least on the commercial market. The current 124-grain Winchester NATO load runs usually about 100 fps or so faster than typical FMJ loads in the same weight. Unlike the 124-grain NATO made by the company, it does not have the NATO “cross” stamp. The M1152 ammo sent for testing has a “WMA 19” headstamp, which is typical for ammunition made at the company’s Oxford, Mississippi plant. Going back to 1942, the War Department adopted a 116-grain FMJ with a 1,400 fps velo as the “Cartridge, Ball, 9mm, M1” with Winchester picking up the contract to produce millions of these literal parabellum rounds for use in Allied pistols and SMGs such as the STEN gun and others during World War II. Further, Winchester for a generation has been a prime contractor of the military’s M882 9mm cartridge, adopted in 1985 for use with the M9 Beretta. The company has long been in the 9mm biz for the U.S. “Consumers can now use the same product selected by the US Military for their training needs.” Warfighter and was selected as the sole source ammunition supplier for the United States Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) Program,” Winchester said in a news release earlier this year. BPS 9mm Ammo 124 Grain FMJ, 1000 rds, brass, 279.80, free shipping. “Winchester proudly developed M1152 to serve alongside the U.S. Downrange this shifts to 1,301/432 at 5 yards and 132/387 at 25 yards, according to the tables provided by the company. With a brass case and military primer, it has an advertised velocity of 1,320 fps at the muzzle which translates to 445 ft/lbs of energy. Using a 115-grain flat nose full metal jacketed bullet, the 9x19mm Luger round has a distinctive shape. As the round was recently made available to the public, we had to check it out. Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) program, where the M1152 serves. Winchester was selected in 2016 as the ammunition supplier for the U.S. Winchester’s M1152 Active Duty 9mm load was adopted by the Army for the new MHS handgun program and in now available for commercial sale. ![]()
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