how many round before you know ammo is ok on R9s

[tquieng]

Since JHP are very expensive and hard to come by in large amount --so how many rounds to you shoot in your R9s  and deemed reliable to use and trust your life with it?
I bought a few boxes of speer gold dot 124 grain JHP and plan on trying it out a little bit more but hate to shoot 300 rounds and say ok to use.

[CaptBW]

I was convinced after one mag. I have now put considerably more rounds through my R9 without problem.

[tracker]

20-30 rounds; 50 rounds max. and you are good to go.

[Richard S]

20-30 rounds; 50 rounds max. and you are good to go.

I second those remarks.  

[Reinz]

Similar to Tracker and Richard,  if I can run 4 mags continuous without a hitch, I'm good to go.


Reinz

[Chief-USN]

Around here it is hard to find Non +P ammo. I was very glad to see the report on the 115gr Hornandy Critical Defense. That,  I can find.  Seems no one has seen Winchester silver tips in a while and the only Speer gold dots around are +P.
 And don't even think about .380 ammo.

 Chief

[Cap.]

Since JHP are very expensive and hard to come by in large amount --so how many rounds to you shoot in your R9s  and deemed reliable to use and trust your life with it?
I bought a few boxes of speer gold dot 124 grain JHP and plan on trying it out a little bit more but hate to shoot 300 rounds and say ok to use.

If you are breaking in your gun for the first time and testing the gun itself, I would disagree with the previous posters. A gun needs a lot more rounds than that through it before I'll trust my life to it. Especially an abbreviated pistol, which are always more fickle than full sized combat pistols.

If you're just testing a change in ammo, and have already proved the gun, then I'd feel a lot better about shooting 4 or 5 boxes than a single box. There are a lot of reasons for this, consitency from box-to-box is an important one. I will buy boxes of my SD ammo from several different sources and it must perform no matter which box it comes from. If it does, my confidence is greatly enhanced. If not, I continue the search.

[tracker]

This is a very subjective issue and there is no absolute number. As has been suggested the R9 does not require a "break-in" period to make it reliable, only to "prove" the reliability of the weapon. For some owners this could be three magazines and for others there are not enough rounds fired to assure the next one will work. The R9 reliability depends a lot on ammo compatibility. This forum contains a wealth of knowledge on that subject.

[kjtrains]

I'll second those words of knowledge.

[slashsplat]

The recommended brands (Speer, etc.) have proven themselves to be functional in the R9.  A reliability baseline has been established for the R9 and those.

So it is not like you are starting with Portugese 93gr WWII surplus ammo.

The comfort with the pistol's reliability will develop on a different schedule for each of us.

[Richard S]

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So it is not like you are starting with Portugese 93gr WWII surplus ammo.

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That observation certainly brought back some memories from another time, another place, and another life.  

As everyone will know, there is a thriving international market in surplus ammunition among so-called "third-world countries." Much of it comes from tropical areas where it has been lying around for years in humid police and military storage bunkers. I've seen the stuff sold by the carload, strictly on an "as is" basis. One such transaction of which I know involved a carload of old police ammunition sold by a certain country in sub-Saharan Africa to a well-known and highly reputable  international arms and ammunition company. It was later reported that the the lot turned out to have about a 50% failure rate. (Scuttlebutt also had it that the buyer's rep was fired.)