I was shooting my Beretta 92S on Memorial Day and thought I was feeling some solid recoil. I was shooting Monarch Steel Case 9mm and what I didn't notice until later was that on the box the specs listed for this ammo are, "Velocity 1329 fps Energy 453 ft lbs." That is in +P to +P+ range for 115gr 9mm!
It functioned perfectly in my 92 and my friends Beretta PX4 Subcompact (which is picky with ammo). I wondered if any of you guys have shot this or better ran this through a chronograph.
I know Monarch steel case ammo is manufactured by Barnaul but the specs are much different than Brown Bear 9mm.
Velocity Energy
Monarch 115gr Steel Case 1329 453 ft lbs
American Eagle 115gr 1180 356 ft lbs
Winchester NATO 124 gr 1140 358 ft lbs
Fiocchi 115gr 1200 368 ft lbs
Brown Bear 115 gr 1180 356 ft lbs
Blazer Brass 115 gr 1145 323 ft lbs
Winchester 115 gr 1190 362 ft lbs
Sellier & Bellot 115gr 1280 418 ft lbs
PPU 115 gr 1148 336 ft lbs
Remington UMC 1145 335 ft lbs
Buffalo Bore 115gr +P+ 1400 500 ft lbs
**This looks like a nicely formatted chart until I post it. Then it all mashes together. Sorry, hopefully you can figure it out.
Monarch Steel Case 115 gr 9mm
Monarch Steel Case 115 gr 9mm
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