Pistol caliber carbine & plated bullets

[tcoz]

I'm seriously thinking about buying a 9mm carbine (JRC) with a 16" barrel and I currently load X-treme plated bullets. Does anyone have experience in using plated in these guns? They say that there'll be a 100-150fps increase in velocity and unfortunately I don't have access to a chrono so I should make sure that I don't exceed 1500 fps as X-treme recommends. Their bullets are double-struck and have a thicker plating than either Ranier or Berry. My current pistol load is 6.1-6.2 gr of AA#5, 115gr plated RN, OAL 1.145. Based on the data I've seen, that should be giving me a velocity just under 1100 in my 4" barrel pistols. I guess what I'm really asking is what kind of real world velocity changes has anyone seen when shooting pistol caliber carbines. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

 

[Mohave-Tec]

Well, the fastest I've ever been able to push an Extreme 124gr 9mm out of my longish Beretta barrel is fastish 1200 fps. A small charge of fast burning powder shouldn't speed up the bullet more than 150fps as you've stated. You should be good to go. Should. But I believe every reloading needs a $75 chrony.

 

[cfullgraf]

I shoot 115 gr RN Berry plated bullets in my 9mm carbine without issue.

I forget the exact numbers, but the carbine's velocity was only 100 to 150 fps faster than my handguns and not anywhere near 1500 fps.

 

[tcoz]

Thanks for the info. I'd love to use a crony but unfortunately my shooting is all done at an indoor range. The closest place where I could use one is on a friends property an hour away, but he works straight nights and sleeps during the day so I'm only able to get together with him once every few months. There's a DNR range a little closer, but I don't know whether I would be able to use one there.

 

[Mohave-Tec]

You cannot believe how grateful I am that I live adjacent to millions of acres of open desert.

 

[tcoz]

You cannot believe how grateful I am that I live adjacent to millions of acres of open desert.

The saving grace in my case is that I live in South Carolina, a gun friendly state, where many people have a home defense gun, a carry gun and a long gun. I'm 62 and live in an over 55 community. On most days, the overwhelming majority of shooters at the nearby indoor range are people from my community who are older than I am and most have moved here from the Northeast.

 

[Mohave-Tec]

Those are not bad things.
I'm from rural south Georgia but fell in love with the desert many years ago. Fact is, my company is building a new plant in Chester SC and has asked me to go but I don't want to go. I love me desert. I have both several places I like to go where I can shoot like a lune or my club where we have a 1000 yard range and 200 to 900 yard silhouettes.
Anyway, I'll try not to go off topic again. LOL.