Tag: 9mm

I've spent some time hanging out at West Coast Armory with a friend recently, and the (very polite) staff has inexplicably given me access to the whole facility, including their multiple indoor ranges and open bays for "action" shooting. I began comparing WCA to Scottsdale Gun Club as soon as I arrived. SGC has a wider firearm selection - both rental and sales - but I was treated with respect at WCA, whereas at Scottsdale Gun Club, I'm almost always ignored or treated as if I don't know anything about guns.… Read More

I've owned a number of small, concealable firearms over the years, and shot numerous examples. In the past, I've made videos about the Kel-Tec P3AT and the Smith & Wesson J Frame, but in this video, I'm going to compare pocket pistols in .380, .38 Special, and 9mm.

In a recent AR15.com thread, it was claimed that Federal 9mm ammunition identified as XM9HA was a contract overrun of 147gr HST hollow point projectiles loaded to the impressive velocity of 1180 feet per second. That's 9mm Major territory - and beyond. It was also reported that this ammunition had a high rate of failures to feed or failures to fire in a variety of handguns. I was recently sent a small quantity of this ammunition for testing via a chronograph. It was requested that I use a Glock 19… Read More