Too many choices, which grain weight will work best for you?
Whether you're a seasoned shooter or a novice looking to enhance your shooting skills, this information may provide valuable insights when choosing the right bullet weight for you. What is the impact of changing bullet weight? There is a science behind bullet weight, exposing advantages and disadvantages of different bullet weights to provide finding the perfect balance between the shooter's felt recoil and their gun reaction. Changing up the bullet weight can take your shooting skills to the next level.
The 115gr weight is good for any type of shooting. The recoil feels very comparable to factory store bought ammunition with an average muzzle velocity of 1150 FPS. This ammunition will feel more snappy compared to the ammunition listed below.
The 124gr is an ideal choice for competition events like USPSA, IDPA, and Steel Challenge. This ammunition will fell less snappy than the 115gr with an average muzzle velocity of 1070 FPS/132 power factor.
The 137gr is a great choice for competition events. This ammunition will fell less snappy than the 124gr with an average muzzle velocity of 960 FPS/131 power factor. The combination of lower muzzle velocity and heavier bullet allows for less felt recoil that will provide the shooter faster follow up shots.
The 147gr is our most popular for competition events. This ammunition is most versatile for different pistol types with an average muzzle velocity of 900 FPS/132 power facctor. Seasoned and novice shooters like the way this ammunition performs. It provides minimal felt recoil and has great kinetic energy to move the stubborn steel plates that get hit on the edge as oppose to center of the plate.
The 160gr is a great choice for competition events. This ammunition has an average muzzle velocity of 830 FPS/132 power factor. The combination of lower muzzle velocity and heavier bullet allows for less felt recoil that will provide the shooter faster follow up shots.
The 165gr is our newest product loaded to 810 FPS/132 power factor making it an ideal choice for competition events like USPSA, IDPA, and Steel Challenge.
Most people we talk to prefer heavier bullets for polymer frame pistols and lighter bullets for steel/heavy frame pistols. We have talked to several shooters that prefer just the opposite as well. The information shared is a great starting point. Choosing the correct bullet weight for you comes down to personal preference, how fast the sights or red dot settle and felt recoil when firing multiple rounds. Try our Sampler Pack. 
We load our ammunition with commercial grade machines for precision accuracy in all aspects of the loading process. We inspect 100% of our products with SAAMI spec case gauges. We transitioned our production over from offering reman products to only new brass. Our ammunition will be loose packaged and sealed in bags with quanties of 200 unless noted on the product page. All of our ammunition is loaded to a specified muzzle velocity and tested with multiple firearms for accuracy and reliability, muzzle velocities will vary between different barrel lengths. The Muzzle Velocity and Power Factors mentioned are subject to change without notification, for most up to date results see product pages. If your gun has a custom configuration don't hesitate to reach out and ask us questions.
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