Those That Carry a Makarov...

[The_Shootist]

....might be interested in the latest Buffalo Bore offering:

http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=220

I mean, people carrying .380's are probably doing worse.

 

[Wishoot]

Yup. BB has had this ammo out for a month or two already.

I'm just waiting for a few people to chronograph this ammo so I can get some objective results.

 

[WardenWolf]

I've seen it, but I don't feel undergunned with what I've already got.

 

[North Bender]

My chrony data:

Buffalo Bore 115-gr Hard Cast Flat Nose +P (15 rounds tested)


Manufacturer: Buffalo Bore Ammunition Company, Saint Ignatius, Montana
Headstamp: 9x18 MAK *-* (Starline Brass)
Cartridge Case: Brass, Boxer primed, non-corrosive primer
Bullet: (2 measured): 117.7gr, 116.6gr. Hard cast lead, flat nosed, flat based, with a single grease groove
Magnetic: No magnetic components

OAL (ins)
Range: 0.945 - 0.948
Avg: 0.946

Velocity: (fps)
Range: 1018 - 1048
Avg: 1031
ES: 30
SD: 9

 

[walksbyhimself]

North Bender, what gun did you test them in? Impressions of overall quality?

 

[North Bender]

A 1985 Bulgarian Makarov. I'm a fan of this ammo. They obviously took care in construction; you don't generally see SDs that tight.

I wrote more about it on the Makarov forum where I've posted chrony results on more than 60 varities of 9x18:

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?299-9x18-Ammunition-Data-Post

 

[Wishoot]

Thank you North Bender. Based on your observations, this ammo looks pretty promising.

 

[The_Shootist]

Nods

REAL promising - borderline 9mm . You have 8 shots of what looks like some stout ammo where the power beats out the .380 and capacity beats a .38 snub, coming from a relentlessy reliable and accurate platform like a Mak.

I already have a heavy spring in my Bulgy from when Silver Bear had their version of 120 gr ammo, so I'm going to have to check out this offering from BB.

 

[Sebastian the Ibis]

Thanks Northbender.

Have you done any expansion tests with the 9mm Makarov bullets, like the Silver bear hollow points being offered by AIM?

 

[Deaf Smith]

Buffalo Bore says:

1014 fps -- East German Makarov, 4 inch barrel for the 115 gr slug.

Now I can say from my own chrono that other Buffalo Bore loads have been right on the money, so I have no doubt they are telling the truth.

Deaf

 

[North Bender]

Sebastian - I haven't done any expansion tests on the most recent (94-grain) Silver Bear. My tests with wet newspaper covered a lot of rounds but were done before that SB variety came out.

But here's an interesting video from mychoads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcmwy3a9wfI