9mm carbine ammo

hksrule

I have a couple of 9mm carbine ammo that says UZI on the box. It doesnt specify whether or not its +p ammo. I was curious if that type of ammo is ok to shoot in a pistol or is it strictly for a sub machine type of weapon.

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Jake_S-83

there isnt any difference what you shoot it in, carbine, pistol, whatever. as long as its 9x19, 9mm luger whatever you want to call it, it should be ok

Hangfire

Mike is DEFINATELY correct. Its not worth the risk to fire carbine ammo in pistols!!. 9MM is too cheap to chance it.Some machine gun ammo also has much harder primers.

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Jake_S-83

man you learn something new everyday. i had absolutely no idea. sorry! I thought he was asking about the dimensions being different

Boomerang

Actually I had this same question about this ammo last year and this is what I found out from IMI. Hope this helps.

quote:The correct updated description for "9mm Carb" is 9mm Luger +P. 9mm Luger +P is loaded to higher pressure levels than standard 9mm Luger ammo. 9mm Luger +P can have pressure of up to 2550 KG/CM 2 while standard Luger can have pressure of up to only 2320 KG/CM 2. The 9mm Luger +P round is designed for use with 9mm Luger +P pistols and also for use in submachine guns. Therefore 9mm Luger +P should not be considered as safe for firing in every pistol. The primer for both the +P round and the standard Luger round can be identical.

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