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Offline sslater

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Has anyone tried Hornady TAP ammo in the R9S?
« on: February 13, 2006, 07:22:54 PM »
Have any of the forum readers tried TAP ammo in the R9?  

The other day I picked up a box of Hornady TAP 124 grain ammo (while my friend was picking up two Kimbers!  :'()

I bought the TAP ammo because I'm always looking to 'qualify' other brands of ammo for the pup.  At home, I measured the TAP rounds and found they are 1.1 mm shorter than the Speer GDHP (27.2 mm vs. 28.3 mm.)  That's about 0.044 inches difference in length.  I'm thinking these TAP rounds are not going to feed reliably.


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Re: Has anyone tried Hornady TAP ammo in the R9S?
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2006, 07:43:16 PM »
sslater, There is only one way to find out.  Let us know how you make out.
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Re: Has anyone tried Hornady TAP ammo in the R9S?
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2006, 11:30:17 PM »
I am thinking it may actually feed better since the ramp is so steep.

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Re: Has anyone tried Hornady TAP ammo in the R9S?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2006, 09:10:32 AM »
When I was testing various ammos, the TAP was the only one that failed to feed reliably, mostly not fully chambering or jamming on the ramp.

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Re: Has anyone tried Hornady TAP ammo in the R9S?
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2006, 06:57:24 PM »
If it ain't broke: break it.