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Originally Posted by David Sinko
I was flipping through the latest Combat Handguns magazine and found an article by Chuck Taylor wherein he dismisses all 147gr. 9mm ammo as being anemic because it gets only 875 FPS in the 3.5" auto that he was testing. I find this pretty amazing, in light of the fact that I have gotten 1080 FPS in a 2" 9mm revolver by handloading the 147 gr. Gold Dot. Does anybody care to discuss this bullet when it is driven to its full potential?
Dave Sinko
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Dave, I have tested two factory 147 grain 9mm loads, the Corbon +P and the Federal Hydra-Shok. From a 4.05" barrel the Corbon averaged 1061 FPS and the Federal 948 fps.