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Carnivorous · 07-02-2008, 11:53 AM

I've got an XD in 9mm, 4" barrel, unmodified (yet). Planning on feeding Gold Dots through it for HD, since they seem to be quite popular around here.

My problem is grain and pressure... I have zero idea which is considered "the best". Advice?

**SVThuh** · 07-02-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Carnivorous

I've got an XD in 9mm, 4" barrel, unmodified (yet). Planning on feeding Gold Dots through it for HD, since they seem to be quite popular around here.

My problem is grain and pressure... I have zero idea which is considered "the best". Advice?

For my 9mm's I prefer the 147gr rounds. They are still hauling ass (with the +P and +P+ rounds) and the extra mass is going to add to the penetration and knock down power of the round, not to mention it should add a hair to the overall expanded size of the round.

**einheit 13** · 07-02-2008, 02:29 PM

I voted 115gr since thats what I carry the most. I also use 124gr...124 is a good 'mid way' weight. Try some 127gr Winchesters too...

jeepinbanditrider · 07-02-2008, 03:32 PM

I use 124Grn +p in all my 9mm handguns. The ballistics tests look good on it. And I figure the mid-weight bullet gives me some mass to use and the +p pressures give me back the velocities I loose by going to the heavier weight bullet.

danp · 07-05-2008, 03:18 PM

Go with what is most accurate in your gun. That being said, if all things are equal...a good, big guy will always beat a good little guy.

Joeywhat · 07-05-2008, 03:24 PM

I shoot 147gr exclusively for SD loads. Sometimes I pick up +P, sometimes not...I don't think there's a big difference in 9mm anyways. The few extra FPS you get with a +P load isn't going to make a huge difference at the end of the day.

I don't even notice any recoil difference between the two. I usually jus pick whichever is easiest or available.

The Knight Of Light · 07-05-2008, 06:37 PM

The 124gr +p is the choice of many LEO agencies like NYPD and Omaha PD as well as others.

View Poll Results: Speer Gold Dot - Which Grain?
9mm 115gr	2	5.88%
9mm 124gr	5	14.71%
9mm 124gr +P	17	50.00%
9mm 147gr	10	29.41%
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

07-02-2008, 02:29 PM	#3
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,680	I voted 115gr since thats what I carry the most. I also use 124gr...124 is a good 'mid way' weight. Try some 127gr Winchesters too... __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

07-02-2008, 03:32 PM	#4
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,836	I use 124Grn +p in all my 9mm handguns. The ballistics tests look good on it. And I figure the mid-weight bullet gives me some mass to use and the +p pressures give me back the velocities I loose by going to the heavier weight bullet. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

07-05-2008, 03:18 PM	#5
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,317	Go with what is most accurate in your gun. That being said, if all things are equal...a good, big guy will always beat a good little guy. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

07-05-2008, 03:24 PM	#6
Joeywhat XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dearborn Heights, MI Posts: 1,966	I shoot 147gr exclusively for SD loads. Sometimes I pick up +P, sometimes not...I don't think there's a big difference in 9mm anyways. The few extra FPS you get with a +P load isn't going to make a huge difference at the end of the day. I don't even notice any recoil difference between the two. I usually jus pick whichever is easiest or available. __________________ Ruger LCP GLOCK 19 RRA AR 15 (DONE!) Hi Point 4095 Mossberg 9200

07-05-2008, 06:37 PM	#7
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,840 Blog Entries: 12	The 124gr +p is the choice of many LEO agencies like NYPD and Omaha PD as well as others. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

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