Magtech 9mm 115gr FMJ v. WWB?

TheRomanhistorian · 03-12-2012, 12:21 AM

Just a quick update as I test ammunition with my 1918 DWM/Erfurt mismatch. The Magtech was fairly clean and I had no failures to feed, chamber, fire, or eject with the 150 rounds a friend and I fired. I did find that my patterns weren't as nice (with some all over the place) as compared to my WWB experience or my Federal 115 gr. experience last month. Part of it might be that the load is different, 1135 fps versus the 1190 of WWB but it is also probably also me getting back into shooting semi-regularly.

However, I did notice that the Triple K magazines I have seemed a little tight with the OAL of the Magtech rounds, nothing gets stuck but there seemed to be a bit of 'tightness' relative to my original magazine (no problems there). I have another 350 rounds to go and maybe most of it was just me (as I suspect) since my last 20 shots were pretty good and I had nice groupings near the point of aim. If, as I suspect, it is just me then I'll be buying more of this.

03-12-2012, 12:21 AM	#5
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Just a quick update as I test ammunition with my 1918 DWM/Erfurt mismatch. The Magtech was fairly clean and I had no failures to feed, chamber, fire, or eject with the 150 rounds a friend and I fired. I did find that my patterns weren't as nice (with some all over the place) as compared to my WWB experience or my Federal 115 gr. experience last month. Part of it might be that the load is different, 1135 fps versus the 1190 of WWB but it is also probably also me getting back into shooting semi-regularly. However, I did notice that the Triple K magazines I have seemed a little tight with the OAL of the Magtech rounds, nothing gets stuck but there seemed to be a bit of 'tightness' relative to my original magazine (no problems there). I have another 350 rounds to go and maybe most of it was just me (as I suspect) since my last 20 shots were pretty good and I had nice groupings near the point of aim. If, as I suspect, it is just me then I'll be buying more of this. __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers