Even better, modern 9mm bullets have elevated these loads to the best 9mm ammo in history. The 9mm now has comparable terminal performance to some more powerful cartridges. There are many metrics by ...

Of the 19 loads we rigorously tested, only five surpassed this performance benchmark. Here are the top-performing 9mm defensive handgun loads based on penetration and crush cavity. They are listed ...

The Winchester loads adopted with the MHS system are the M1153 Special Purpose (l.), with a 147-gr. jacketed-hollow-point bullet, and the M1152 Ball (r.) with a 115-gr. full-metal-jacket projectile.