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Most competitive handgun shooters in the US load their own ammunition. Besides being cheaper and higher quality, it allows them to customize exactly the amount
by danielvf 8y ago
Most competitive handgun shooters in the US load their own ammunition. Besides being cheaper and higher quality, it allows them to customize exactly the amount of gunpowder and weight of the bullet. In general, lighter loads are preferred because it creates less recoil, which lets you shoot faster in a competition. Because of this, each handgun shooting sports has a specified lower limit on how little power you can make your shot have, and competitors usually stay just a few percentage points above this.
So it's entirely possible to do this demo with considerably less force that would come from factory ammo.
- daeken 8y agoWell, he said 124 grain. That's about 1200 ft/s, which is - in technical terminology - a goddamn fast bullet.
- curryst 8y agoHe specifically said it was a 124 grain +P round. +P rounds have well established pressure requirements, it's on page 9 here: https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Z299-3_ANSI-SAAMI_CFPandR.pdf https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Z299-3_ANSI-SAA... It's actually a higher velocity than a standard 9mm round, assuming he's actually telling the truth.