Posted November 12, 2019 7:09 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Winchester’s M1152 Active Duty 9mm load was adopted by the Army for the new MHS handgun program and in now available for commercial sale. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
SHOP WINCHESTER AMMO OF ALL FLAVORS
Winchester was selected in 2016 as the ammunition supplier for the U.S. Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) program, where the M1152 serves. As the round was recently made available to the public, we had to check it out.
Using a 115-grain flat nose full metal jacketed bullet, the 9x19mm Luger round has a distinctive shape. With a brass case and military primer, it has an advertised velocity of 1320 fps at the muzzle which translates to 445 ft/lbs of energy. Downrange this shifts to 1301/432 at 5 yards and 132/387 at 25 yards, according to the tables provided by the company.
“Winchester proudly developed M1152 to serve alongside the U.S. Warfighter and was selected as the sole source ammunition supplier for the United States Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) Program,” Winchester said in a news release earlier this year. “Consumers can now use the same product selected by the US Military for their training needs.”
The company has long been in the 9mm biz for the U.S. military. Going back to

Source: Guns.com

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