Buffalo Bore Outdoorsman 9mm +P 147 Grain Hard Cast Flat Nose Ammunition, 20 Rounds Per Box
This 9mm load is rated at +P pressures (not +P+) and as such is safe to use in any/all 9mm chambered pistols that are in normal operating condition. The hard cast bullet (not lead, but hard cast) will not lead foul a functional barrel that is in a normal state of operation, including polygonal barrels, in any make of pistol, including Glock pistols. It may be helpful to read my essay on “Hard Cast Bullets in Polygonal barrels”.
Many encounters with wild animals and the human criminal element will happen in low light and for that reason we’ve utilized a flash retarded powder in this load. There is no need to be blinded by your own gunfire at the very moment of need, when protecting yourself or loved ones.
This load is designed to penetrate deep (4 to 6 feet) in a straight line, through flesh and bones and that flat nose does considerably more terminal damage, as it crushes its way through tissues, than a round nose bullet does as it slips and slides it way through tissues and that crushing action, keeps the bullet nose forward and ensures very deep straight-line penetration. Round nose bullets tend to get sideways as they slip and slide through tissues and this often causes them to veer off path. This bullet is designed to crush through a large bear skull, coming and going.
While this bullet will over-penetrate humans, even 300+lb humans, wearing heavy winter coats, there is nothing wrong with using it for defense against humans in situations where over-penetration is not a liability……..sometimes over-penetration is desirable if we need to shoot through car doors, windshields, stick frame walls, or any other soft cover, in stopping a threat.
Specifications:
- Caliber: 9mm +P
- Bullet Weight: 147 Grains
- Bullet Type: Hard Cast Flat Nose
- Velocity: 1100 fps
- Rounds: 20 per box
Manufacturer: Buffalo Bore Ammunition
Manufacturer Number: 24L/20
Upc: 651815024141
249385
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 9mm Luger (9X19mm, Parabellum, P08) was developed in Germany in 1902. Widely used in both world wars, it is the most popular pistol cartridge in the world, now widely used by innumerable law enforcement agencies and militaries (including our own) in both pistols and submachineguns. The controversy over its "stopping power" will never go away, but its attribute is that it is much easier to shoot accurately than larger cartridges with greater power...but more recoil. Advancements in bullet design for law enforcement and personal defense have narrowed the gap considerably. The 9mm Luger is a world standard, chambered by virtually all makers of semiautomatic pistols, with a myriad of factory loads. The most standard is probably a 115-grain load at 1160 fps, with common bullet weights ranging from 95 to 147 grains, and +P loads at higher velocity.
—
Craig Boddington
