RA9124N 9mm 124 gr. fmj Ranger NATO

[Agent Smith]

How hot is this round? What does the NATO designation mean? What is the purpose of this round?

 

[Kind of Blued]

The NATO designation could mean that it is surplus military ammunition. It's going to be slightly hotter than your run-of-the-mill ammunition, but should be safe to fire as long as you use a modern handgun.

As far as pressures go, from Wikipedia:

The 9 mm cartridge has been manufactured by, or for, more than 70 different countries and has become a standard pistol caliber for NATO and other military forces around the world. Its official nomenclature among NATO users is "9 mm NATO". The 9 mm NATO can be considered as an overpressure variant of the 9x19mm Parabellum, that is defined by NATO standards.[5] The service pressure Pmax of the 9 mm NATO is rated at 252 MPa (36,550 psi) where C.I.P. rates the 9 mm Luger PTmax somewhat lower at 235 MPa (34,083 psi). The 315.0 MPa (45,687 psi) proofing test pressure used in the 9 mm NATO proof test however equals the proofing test pressure used in the 9 mm Luger C.I.P. proof test.

Since it's military ammunition, I suppose the purpose of the round is to shoot and stop bad guys, although many people will tell you it doesn't serve that purpose very well.

P.S. Are you employed by the ATF? I just signed up to do an internship with them.

 

[Airwolfe1]

Found some data in Winchester's LEO Catalog.

RA9124N 9mm NATO 124gr Full Metal Jacket (Ball)
1185@ Muzzle
1174@5yrds
1132@25yrds
387Energy@Muzzle
352Energy@25yrds
4" Barrel

Comparing this data to other 9mm listed in that same catalog, the velocities appear to be similar to that of 9mm+P

 

[Colton White]

I dont know the specs but i put a box of that NATO through my Beretta M9A1 and its weird but they kinda feel made for each other lol

It shot great not match accurate IMO but it has a nice POP to it