plus P plus ammo

[nmscuba]

Ok, im new to the forum and Springfields but I have a 9mm Springfield XD 4 inch. I read though the owners manual that came with it and no where does it say that you can or can't use plus P or plus P plus ammo.

So does anyone here know if you can safetly shoot the hot stuff??

Thank you

[Joeywhat]

Yes, you can.

But I don't see the point. Not much to be gained, really.

[digitalexplr]

Originally Posted by Joeywhat

Yes, you can.

But I don't see the point. Not much to be gained, really.

I agree. +p+ is more a marketing ploy than really adding much to the effectiveness or you SD rounds.

The facts are that many +p and +p+ rounds to not do all that well in ballistic test do the the bullet and jacket separating preventing the round from doing what it is suppose to.

When deciding what round to carry, do some personal research that involves actually testing the rounds yourself. There are many excellent and impartial test results available online. Use these to decide what rounds you want to try. And strange as it may sound some individual weapons are picky about what you feed them. So you want find one that your weapon will eat without question.

I settled on Federal HST after trying several. They feed without problem in my 9sc and are accurate. They also come out on top of just about ever test.

Winchester and Remington have excellent SD rounds as well. Use what works best for you.

+p+ will really just eat up your ammo funds when there is no need to do that.

[vafish]

Originally Posted by nmscuba

Ok, im new to the forum and Springfields but I have a 9mm Springfield XD 4 inch. I read though the owners manual that came with it and no where does it say that you can or can't use plus P or plus P plus ammo.

So does anyone here know if you can safetly shoot the hot stuff??

Thank you

What exactly does the manual say about ammo to be used.

I sold my XD and don't have a manual handy. Glock manuals say that their guns are safe with any SAAMI or NATO Spec ammo. +P is a SAAMI Spec. +P+ is used to denote ammo loaded to pressures over SAAMI spec.

So the answer for Glocks, according to their manual, would be +P is OK, +P+ is not. The fly in the ointment with that comment is that the Glock Armorers manual says that 9MM +P or +P+ is fine.

As to what +P and +P+ gives you, it really depends upon the manufacture. Since +P is a pressure spec, it should give you higher velocity, but doesn't always.

I my Glock Federal 9BPLE 115 gr +P+ is the most accurate ammo and functions 100 % reliably.

[coonan]

I have found XTP bullets to be very accurate and expand very well even at lower velocity and they penetrate to 16" with 9 mm 124 grs. and 18" with 147 grs. all with no hint of breakup. Add this to mild recoil ,blast and flash what more can you ask for. I gave up on plus p ammo years ago and use only hornday XTP factory 115 grain in the summer and 147grain in the winter for defence. A 115 grain XTP 9mm at 1100 fps will penetrate over 15" of ballistic gelatin at .528 " give them a try !

[Rampant Colt]

Winchester Ranger T 127gr +P+ is arguably the best performing 9mm ammo available. Having said that, try it out in your XD-9mm

[Water-Man]

Rampant Colt... I guess you haven't tried Federal HST LE 147 gr. + P yet>

[Rampant Colt]

That looks like promising stuff, Water-man

trying to pick one 9mm round from so many good ones available is a tough decision!

[Water-Man]

Lots of choices alright.

[Rampant Colt]

XD's have fully-supported chambers allowing for +P+ ammo [unlike their Glock counterparts]