Recommended range ammo for S&W M&P 9mm

[mpurcell88]

After my first gun purchase, I am now looking at ammo for the range. Does any one have recommendations for what shoots better out of the M&P 9mm?

Thanks!

 

[XtremeVel]

Right now, just about anything you can find at a decent price, probably something in Walmarts 100 rd bulk packaged... Your M&P should handle about anything just fine, it'll be up to you to see what if likes best though.

Once things free up, choose something that has similar recoil, bullet weight, and point of aim as your carry ammo, while hopefully still affordable...

Even if you never plan on reloading, collect your cases if brass... Once you get 1k or so collected, you can throw them in the classifieds on here and recover a little of your money back...

 

[DrWin]

It'll shoot pretty much anything. I haven't had any problems with cheap Winchester 115gr FMJ. Same with Blazer 115gr (aluminum casing). I've found that S&B 124gr FMJ shoots relatively cleanly.

 

[wtburnette]

Agreed, should shoot pretty much anything. I have the VTAC version, but should be the same. Yesterday I shot some 124 grain stuff a buddy reloaded, some 115 grain WWB and some 147 grain American Eagle Federal through mine, all without any issues.

 

[jd4320t]

It should run anything. If it doesn't it's better to know now rather than later.

 

[HamsterStyle]

I love the tulammo for range blasting. I don't have to worry about picking up brass and it is relatively cheap to shoot. And as mentioned before, if it won't shoot it, it's Bette to find out early and at the range as opposed to when you need it. That said, with the new gun, buy a variety of ammo if you can find it and see what your personal gun likes to eat. Every one is different.

 

[mpurcell88]

Thanks every one. I'll keep an eye out! I didn't realize there was such a bad ammo shortage

 

[jd4320t]

It was bad but it's getting better. You can find 9mm at pretty much every WalMart right now. You never know what could happen tomorrow so I suggest you start buying asap and continue to replenish as needed.

 

[StunnedMonkey]

I'm a new shooter with an M&P 9 and I've shot Winchester White Box, Tulammo BrassMax, Speer Lawman, and Federal, all 115 gr, all with no problems. All of these except the Lawman I purchased at WalMart. I purchased Speer Gold Dot for defensive ammo, but haven't shot it yet.

The guy at the gun shop where I bought the M&P said it'd pretty much shoot anything. So far he's right.

As far as ammo availability goes, it's sort of hit and miss at the WalMart's I go to. If I see it, I buy it. I've amassed maybe 1700 rounds of range ammo and will continue to buy cheap when I see it. You never know when the supply might suddenly dry up.

 

[theboilermaker]

Never run steel cases through my M&P, but I have thrown anything and everything else at it. No problems at all with any of it!

 

[mpurcell88]

Amateur question alert: Does FMJ mean it's steel?

 

[MAG58]

Amateur question alert: Does FMJ mean it's steel?

No. FMJ refers to the bullet type: It's a projectile that has a full metal jacket (FMJ) covering it. Steel case refers to the composition of the material that makes up the case of the cartridge. You can have FMJ bullets loaded in both steel and brass case cartridges. and since these bullets are some of the cheapest and most reliable bullets to produce (outside of plating the projectile or using plain lead), they are often the lion's share of what make up the 'plinking' ammo market.

 

[whippo]

You should pm me and send me your gun and money and I will try different ammo for you and report back.... This may take a couple months for me to be thorough

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

The ONLY malfunctions I've ever had with my M&P have been with Brown Bear steel-cased 115gr FMJ. A few different failures to extract with DIRTY pistols.

I believe that it was a build-up of the lacquer coating from the case + the different expansion/contraction characteristics of steel vs. brass that led to a few stuck cases.

Buy & shoot whatever you can. If your gun doesn't "like" a certain ammo - you've just gained yourself some practice at clearing malfunctions.

If it's a defensive gun for carry or for home - buy a quality self defense round, be sure it works in your gun, then stoke the mags with it and know that it'll work fine if/when you need it to.

-J-

 

[mpurcell88]

I found some Federal 9mm FMJs at Walmart. We'll see how that goes!

 

[45Guy]

My MP 9mm Pro and my MP 45 both will eat anything.