M&P 45 ammo worries?

[FirstM&P]

I ordered my first handgun yesterday and it should be arriving by Friday. I grabbed some WWB ammo for the range and realized once I got home that I grabbed the 185 gr instead of the 230 gr. Does the 185 perform a lot worse? And does it have more problems while shooting or cause any other problems to the gun?

 

[akviper]

For range use it is fine. Point of impact might vary a bit from the POI of 230 grain but it does not matter for range use. Many self defense loads for the 45 are 185 grain. Your M&P will handle it without problem. Make sure it is 45 ACP and not 45 GAP. The latter is a different cartridge for Glock pistols. Some folks have accidentally purchased the 45 GAP by mistake.

 

[FirstM&P]

Thanks a lot I don't have much experience with handguns besides the trips ive taken to the range and really liked the m&p 45. I've read so much online about the 230 grain. And that besides certain defense rounds people were saying the 185 gr was to light etc. I just became a little worried after reading some comments that people had but thanks for clearing that up for me. Also I did remember to get the 45ACP not the GAP

 

[MSgt G]

You'll love your new M&P .45! I would suggest that you experiment with several different size/type bullets to see what you and your M&P shoot best.

 

[TSQUARED]

My full size M&P45 shoots anything from 185 gr. LSWC through 185 gr. JHP.s and 230 gr. FMJ's without any reliability bissues.

 

[thndrchiken]

I wouldn't worry about the 185 gr load, the 230 gr is pretty much the defacto standard due to many years of use and the standard military load. My Springfield U/C shoots the 185 gr loads into 3" at 10 yds offhand which is by far more accurate than any 230 gr load I've tried. The book is still out on what my Sig P250 45 likes, but that is because I've not had it that long to get any serious range time with it. Once you have had a chance to get some range time in and a decent break in period get some 185, 200 and 230 gr loads and see which your gun likes best. I've also heard good and bad results from people trying to use 165 gr defensive loads. Bottom line try some different loads and see what your gun likes.

 

[FirstM&P]

Yea I'll be going to the range tomorrow and will try a couple different loads and try to better my techniques, thanks for all the info I'm sure I'll be posting more questions as things occur.