9mm NATO Pressure level?

The pressures that the various NATO countries load their military ammunition to varies.
I have to agree with this statement from Steve C above. I have some
124 gr ball ammo from Portugal with the nato cross on the box and on
the case. Headstamp is FNM 84-7. Clocked at 1141 in the same Brn. HP
that gives 1226 with the WCC 89 ammo. Hard to believe they are
loaded to the same pressure.
 
I have several boxes of Greek 124gr 9mm that has the circled 'x'. while a bit more robust than winny wb it's not by any measure 'heavy recoil'.
I hesitate to add this but I load 124gr Rem GS slugs over Power Pistol to published data for +P, for my own and 3 nephews 9mm, 2 S&W a Kahr and a CZ. while noticeable it's not 'substantail recoil'. quite a flash though.
however from Carbines (a Marlin Camp, HiPoint and KelTec) the slug comes out of there w/a crack and I'm inclined to say if any more 'power' is needed then get a .357 lever and full-house loads or a 10mm (unsure if Carbine is available?) or maybe the M1 carbine (unsure about that 1).
quite an impact on filled with water milk jugs at 100'.
 
Not too sure about the other nations, but the Canadian 9mm, while warm isn't what I would consider really hot. We are and have been sending thousands and thousands of rounds down range each year in BHP's that have been in service since 1944-45, year in, year out getting fired. If the rounds were that hot, I doubt they would have lasted this long, with no replacement date in sight!
 
It's no secret that "9mm NATO" loads vary from country to country. Some use a 115gr. bullet and some run the 124/125 slug. Thing is there are some wicked loads out there, like the CAVIM from Venuzalia and the 2Z or "2Zed" as our British friends call it from England, which did crack slides on both Browning Hi-Powers and Walther P-38s!
Also there is a parts kit issued to "operators"(I hate that term!) who run the M9 due to the worry of excess wear from M882.
Thing is all of the pistols made had to survive proof testing in order to get out the door! My own advice is if said load gives you the heebie jeebies sell it off or destroy it. But I seriouly doubt if one box of the stuff will leave your pistol a rattling hulk.
Plus a 124gr. slug at 1,251 is akin to the Speer Gold Dot 124+P load. And there are gobs of standard pressure 9mm ball out there to practice with, unless your wanting to duplicate the recoil of your carry load. Dale
 
Here's a link to TM 43-0001-27, ARMY AMMUNITION DATA SHEETS SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION, Apr 1994. 9mm chapter is Chapter 12.

Lists three 9mm loads (submachine gun at 38,500 psi; M882 for the M9 at 31,175 psi and a proof load at 50,000 psi :eek:)
 
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