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Originally Posted by VictorLouis
Okay, so the 'standard' 9mm ball has been 115gr, and I guess now some 124gr in some areas. SAME standard in LE, for the most part, save for a silly decade of flirtation with sub-sonic 147 in LE.
Does anyone know why LE went with such heavier bullets than the military?
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In 1988, I attended Marine Corps Security Force Battalion School (Lant) in Va. All of the 9MM that we fired was 147 grain subsonic. We were informed this was developed for the Corps for use in the HK MP5's that were used by the Battalion.