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Offline Sergeant_Major

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New Member from Buffalo NY
« on: July 24, 2010, 03:14:55 PM »
New to forum and recently purchased  the R9 and love it..i really like the site and reading through some of the posts. I see a lot of people inquiring what ammo is best, well i just want to add a little info... Took mine to the gun club and put it through a work out. fired Fed Hydro shok 124gr JHP, and Hornady 147gr Tap FPD. Both worked fine.. The Fed HS comes out at about 1120 FPS and the Hornady is about 975FPS...Hornady a little better to control for rapid fire...Being a retired police officer and Military police instructor...You have to consider where the bullet goes and ends up. The Tap ammo is designed not to blow through the body, High Velocity ammo if it don't hit bone can go through and possibly hit a by stander. My practice is during summertime when people wear lite clothing I carry Tap Ammo.. Winter Time with thick jackets to shoot through I carry the HS or GD or ST
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 03:22:10 PM »

Congratulations, welcome, and thanks for the info.
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2010, 03:42:28 PM »
Sergeant_Major.  Welcome to the Forum.  Excellent information and continue to enjoy the R9.  Post often.
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2010, 04:32:55 PM »
Welcome Sergeant_Major, thanks for the good and practicle info on ammo choice.
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2010, 05:42:32 PM »
Sergeant_Major, welcome from a former WNYer, now in NC.
I lived in Orchard Park for 50+ yrs., don't miss the lake effect snows one bit. ;D
  Were did you find the R9, Gun Center?

John
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2010, 05:57:19 PM »
Sergeant_Major,

Welcome to the forum. You can find a lot of discussion here regarding bullet weight and I favor 147 grain; Hornady TAP and Golden Sabre.

I have owned five (5) R9s and have had issues with some of them. Usually failure to fire or failure to eject. In my experience, (borrowed from this forum), the 147 grain works the best
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2010, 06:06:14 PM »
Welcome Sergeant_Major!  Relatively new here myself and have found a wealth of information and members ready to help with questions.

Ahhh...when I was in college I had a girlfriend who hailed from Buffalo.  That was a long time ago but the good memories are still there!

Thanks for sharing your ammo experience.
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2010, 06:22:21 PM »
Sergeant Major:

I welcomed you to the Foum in another thread. Allow me here to repeat that welcome and, considering your "handle," to thank you for your service to our country.
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2010, 08:30:15 PM »
Sergeant_Major,

Had not noticed before that you hailed from Buffalo. A good town to which I have made several business trips. However, what is up with New York State gun laws?

I moved from NJ (I thought the worst gun state in the country) to the Adirondaks in 2006. I was advised that I could not take possession of the handguns I had already gone through background check, (in NJ), and I could not even apply to own a handgun until I had lived in NYS for a year!

I left after 9 months, moved east and Finally got the right to CCW. I will never again live in a state in which
I cannot legally carry a gun.
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2010, 10:55:29 AM »
Sergeant_Major,

Welcome to the forum!!!

Thanks for the info on the ammo,always good to hear someone elses experience with "different" ammo!!

Just remember,+P is not on the feeding list!!

Once again,welcome..

Brenden
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2010, 11:54:34 AM »
Sergeant_Major, Welcome to the forum, enjoy it and your new pup. Thanks for your thoughts on ammo.  Tom
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2010, 06:17:27 PM »
    Sarge, welcome to the best forum, people, and pistols on the internet. Thank you for your service to our country. Post often and please make yourself at home and enjoy us as will enjoy you.    Gene
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2010, 01:12:39 PM »
Welcome, let us know when you start getting the feeling you "need" another pup.

Pete
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Re: New Member from Buffalo NY
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2010, 12:40:50 AM »
Welcome Sarge, and thanks for the ammo info.

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