![]() ![]() Is it because the 9mm is so weak that it may not function well in comped/ported weapons, or is it something else?ĮDIT, 2-12-11: I have now seen. 45 (see edit below) do not display the same warnings. I did get indications that it was ejecting less energetically than the other loads, but they all ejected cleanly in my gun.Īfter the testing, another person pointed out something interesting the Champion 9mm ammo has a warning on the back of the box that states: "DO NOT USE IN FIREARMS WITH PORTED BARRELS OR PORTED RECOIL COMPENSATORS." It does not say why, and the Federal Champion ammo boxes in. Mine gun was well-broken-in, clean (the Federal load was the first load tested), and lubricated according to the manual. His gun was brand new, not broken-in, and may not have been lubricated before firing (as recommended by the Glock manual). However, my G17C had no functioning problems with the load at all. The reason I did the velocity comparison was one of the folks on another gun-related discussion board had reported functioning problems with his ported Glock and the Champion ammo, saying it felt weaker than other stuff he had used (which was eventually supported by the chronograph results). The slower velocity may contribute to the load's above-average accuracy, but it also can cause problems if combined with other factors. That is a fairly significant difference another way to look at it would be to say the Winchester load out of the ported G17C is faster than the Federal ammo out of the non-ported G17. In the G17C (ported barrel), the averages were 1106 FPS and 1146 FPS, respectively. The Federal clocked-in at an average of 1140 Feet Per Second (FPS) in the G17, while the Win/USA Value Pack ammo was moving at an average of 1205 FPS (10-shot averages for both). I chronographed several target/range ammo types through a Glock 17 and Glock 17C, and the Federal Champion load was the slowest of the four 115 grain full metal jacket loads tested (others were Winchester/USA 100 round white box "Value Pack" the original CCI Blazer with the aluminum case and CCI Blazer Brass). It is slightly slower in velocity than similar loads from other manufacturers. ![]() It does have a few quirks that folks should be aware of, however. It seems to be slightly more accurate than the average target/range blasting ammo (in my experience and in my weapons). I use the Federal Champion 9mm from Walmart fairly regularly in fact, I just shot a couple of boxes of it through a Glock 34 earlier today, with no problems at all. ![]()
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