I got my first pistol

Congrats

Good going...that wait after you send in the app is like FOREVER!!!!

Nice. If you need some ammo I'm selling 9mm @ $2.50/per. I'll give you a forum discount of 10%.

DoD1776 said:

On a serious note imma need help on two things..

ammo for target practice and ammo for carry.

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Congratulations!

As for ammo, buy whatever you can get your hands on. For defensive ammo, any of the well known brands make good ammo. Buy whatever you can, and run a few mags of it through the gun to make sure they work well together before you start carrying.

Maybe take some of that deployment money you've been raking in and piss it away on a class or two. All the gun classes I've taken have been worthwhile.

Good for you.

Before I read everything did you find the OR model??


Also good stuff from Primary Machine. (Their barrels are a worthwhile upgrade)

DoD1776 said:

On a serious note imma need help on two things..

ammo for target practice and ammo for carry.

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Federal hst 124g or Speer Gold dots 124g.. (not the G2)

Sig vcrown is also decent (hot and gold dots are the god standard but we live in some crazy times right now)

Hornady Critical duty and defense (duty will work just fine out of the P10c barrel, duty has better penetration and more barrier blind, something you have to decide if that's what you want) but honestly it'd probably be my 5th or so choice if you can't find any HST or Gold dots then finally vcrowns

If you want to nerd out on defensive ammo, this is a good resource: Handgun Self-Defense Ammunition - Ballistic Testing Data

The fact is, I don't think it's worth sweating it too much as long as you get a reputable one like any of the ones Edwardteach mentioned. I went with Federal HSTs when I had a 9mm, mostly because 50 rd boxes were affordable, unlike the normal defensive stuff that was $20/20rds. I'd also add Winchester Ranger as a good one.

Stick with the Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Ranger, Winchester Train & Defend / PDX1 or similar. The Critical Duty and Defense have caused many people problems with reliable cycling due to the rubber tip and also have pretty minimal expansion. The Sig V Crown has shown to have inconsistent results as far as expansion goes as well. Most people will recommend heavy for caliber. (147gr.) Whatever you end up getting just be sure to run a few mags through as some guns don't like some ammo. Make sure it works with your exact gun.

Holy Crap! Dayten is 21 already?!?

IrishMick said:

Holy Crap! Dayten is 21 already?!?

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Feels like yesterday he was riding a tricycle with a baseball card in the spokes.

They are addicting. Cant say we didnt warn you

Great Gun!
Congrats!

practice practice practice

Now we just need to get you hooked up with a good holster, belt

(Blue Alpha Gear is a great option for a more casual look)

As for ammo, for everyone that says use this and don't use that; you will have others tell you to use that and not this.

Shoot whatever you can get.

Congrats! Feels good don't it?

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As for ammo, for everyone that says use this and don't use that; you will have others tell you to use that and not this.

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The way I look at ammo is anything will get you 90% of the way there.

That last 10% can get expensive, but if you need it, you need it.

I usually carry critical defense, but I'm not a snob, any of the quality self defense ammo is good in my book.

I wouldn't hesitate to use FMJ to defend myself in a pinch though. The odds the bad guy will notice are pretty small.

Don't get hung up on ammo choices. That gun will eat anything.

I just noted that targetsportsusa is shipping ammo to NYS. Add that one to outdoorunlimited to NYS-friendly shippers.

P10c will eat anything, if you have steel or aluminum case, send it..

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pshift said:

I just noted that targetsportsusa is shipping ammo to NYS. Add that one to outdoorunlimited to NYS-friendly shippers.

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They always have.
Also Rogers Sporting Goods.

congrats @DoD1776

Excellent pistol, congratulations!!!! Ammo? Get what you can find. ball ammo is usually the cheapest and easiest to find these days. It will do everything you need it to do, shot placement is the key factor.

I scored a good lot of this stuff before this contrived shortage. Very accurate and I would buy more if I didn't start reloading the 9.
Robin