As the title says, what ammunition do y'all recommend? Which is your favorite and why? I won't be shooting any competition, mostly self-defense ammo for when I carry and just ammunition for the range. I posted it here because I would think that not all the guns here would be using the same at least grain and such. I know 9mm but that is about it. Thanks in advance! ;D
Ammo recommended for G2C?
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Second range day with my new G2C. After a thorough cleaning I revisited the range with three boxes of Blazer Brass. No hiccups this time. The gun was perfect and accurate. I was more accurate with it than my friend who is very experienced with all kinds of guns. Can't improve on perfect.
Someone on a different forum said he had problems with Winchester Forged Steel cased in his PT111. I ran a box of that stuff through my G2C without a single problem. I ran half a box of white box brass cased without a problem. I stopped shooting because I was shooting all over the damn place. I think I have it figured out, can't wait to get to the range and see if I can shoot it better. If not, I'm going to blame the gun.
For me I have found that for range use Remington Umc or Federal Champion from Walmart are the best. They are both under 10.00 a box, brass cased, US made and function great. Never had a bad round with either. Also you can get the Remington 115grain jhp 100 round packs at Walmart for around 30.00. From watching Paul Harrell videos on YouTube, this ammo does very well and holds it's own against the more expenses carry ammo. Honestly I've started using the Remington 115 fmj for practice and carrying the jhp load. They shoot identical and POI is the same.
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I've been using Federal Champion Brass for range work.
Hornady Critical Defense for SD ammo.
Hornady Critical Defense for SD ammo.
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Blazer brass 115gr. FMJ for range. Federal 147 Gr. HST for carry. Bigger bullet with lots of stopping power.
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Has anyone successfully used the Hornady rounds with the FTX/Flexlock medium? Mine won't make it up the ramp using both slide lock release or slingshot method. If the next question is "did I polished the feed ramp?" My reply is this.
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Mine has eaten everything I have fed it. Even the garbage of all garbage ammo... Winchester USA forged.
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My PT111 G2 I had ate just about everything I ran through it. I even ran some steel Tulammo through it, but it wasn't more than 50 or so rounds. I swear by Federal. Federal. Again, Federal Champion; Walmart special 115 gr FMJ. I also exclusively ran the JHP Walmart Special, Remington UMC 115 gr JHP which was about $30 per 100, and no issues. It only failed to eject one time of the 1,500 rounds I ran through it in like 5 months, and can't even remember which ammo it was.
My New G2C hasn't made it to the range yet. Will rep back when I get the first 1 or 200 down the pipe.
My New G2C hasn't made it to the range yet. Will rep back when I get the first 1 or 200 down the pipe.
My G2c eats that fine. A guy on another site says he can't shoot it in his PT111.
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Got back from the range today and a really good failure drill ammo to use is the Winchester USA Forged stuff. The G2 ate most of it before some rounds would slow down the slide drag or have soo much friction they didn't make it all the way out the magazine. I will say the gun held up way better than my 469 did. Only my G17 can go 100% though the 250 box no issues.
list of stuff that worked for me in the G2 was:
Aguila 115 & 124 FMJ and 147 FMJFP
Winchester White box 115 FMJ
Winchester White Box 147 JHP
Remington UMC 115 FMJ
Freedoms Munitions 115 FMJ
Blazer 115 FMJ aluminum and brass
TulAmmo 115 FMJ
Midwest 115 JHP
Midwest 115 JHP
Perfecta 115 FMJ
Sig Elite 115 FMJ
Sig 365 115 FMJ
Sig 365 V Crown 115 JHP
Sig V Crown 124 JHP
Federal HST150 JHP
Stuff that didn't work out so well:
Hornady Critical Duty 135 JHP +P with Flexlok - The flexlok tips were not going up the feed ramp at all. tried another box and even the non +p ones.
Winchester USA Forged 115 FMJ - FTF,FTE
list of stuff that worked for me in the G2 was:
Aguila 115 & 124 FMJ and 147 FMJFP
Winchester White box 115 FMJ
Winchester White Box 147 JHP
Remington UMC 115 FMJ
Freedoms Munitions 115 FMJ
Blazer 115 FMJ aluminum and brass
TulAmmo 115 FMJ
Midwest 115 JHP
Midwest 115 JHP
Perfecta 115 FMJ
Sig Elite 115 FMJ
Sig 365 115 FMJ
Sig 365 V Crown 115 JHP
Sig V Crown 124 JHP
Federal HST150 JHP
Stuff that didn't work out so well:
Hornady Critical Duty 135 JHP +P with Flexlok - The flexlok tips were not going up the feed ramp at all. tried another box and even the non +p ones.
Winchester USA Forged 115 FMJ - FTF,FTE
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I agree. My 469 chamber wouldn't let go of a few of them right away. The last round I had to manually remove with tools. Tulamo was a cleaner ammo in this case LOL!
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The "only" ammo my PT111 G2 has had a problem with is Winchester White Box.
I shoot primarily Federal Champion 115gr Brass for practice and Hornady Critical Defense for SD.
My G2C has had only the Federal Champion and Hornady Critical Defense through it.
I shoot primarily Federal Champion 115gr Brass for practice and Hornady Critical Defense for SD.
My G2C has had only the Federal Champion and Hornady Critical Defense through it.
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That's all fine and dandy if you are a murder and could care less about over penetration and bystanders. When the rounds and barrel size are paired correctly those magical expensive thingies become boat anchors when they hit meaty objects. It works out better than just zipping though completely and not dumping energy. The goal of blood loss is gonna happen either way with both bullets that touch the original target. Only one is going to severely lessen the chances of going though the perp and into a bystander who only wrong doing was standing where they were oblivious to life alerting events to follow.
If cost is the issue then HST is the cheapest repeatable reliable one out there. For me and my guns, some work/feed better than others. This is why you can't shoot 3 rounds of SD ammo and call it a day. Critical duty works in all my guns except the G2 even after the entire barrel was polished.
How often do you use your SD ammo? For self defense? Waste of money. Any bystanders getting hit, are not from over penetration, they are getting hit by missed shots. You can miss with your SD ammo as well as I can miss with my junk ammo. I have expensive gold dot in my edc, mixed with ball ammo. If the Gold Dot gets stopped, maybe the ball can make it. I don't practice with it, waste of money. But I really don't anticipate having to use it.
How often do you use your SD ammo? For self defense? Waste of money. Any bystanders getting hit, are not from over penetration, they are getting hit by missed shots. You can miss with your SD ammo as well as I can miss with my junk ammo. I have expensive gold dot in my edc, mixed with ball ammo. If the Gold Dot gets stopped, maybe the ball can make it. I don't practice with it, waste of money. But I really don't anticipate having to use it.
PS: I watch "The First 48 Hours", so I know.
PS: I watch "The First 48 Hours", so I know.
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