MG vs HAP bullets?

[DrLove]

guys, which JHP bullets are better you think? I shoot open mainly.

thx

[fastarget]

I have found both to be of excellent quality and very accurate with their respective loads. cannot go wrong with either.

[deerassassin22]

I have had no issues with the MG JHP's in any caliber or Precision Delta bullets. And Cheaper

Edited November 15, 2013 by deerassassin22

[Sarge]

99% of the people I shoot with use MG bullets if they use jacketed. Aren't HAPS a good bit more expensive? MG's are excellent at putting holes in cardboard

[DrLove]

99% of the people I shoot with use MG bullets if they use jacketed. Aren't HAPS a good bit more expensive? MG's are excellent at putting holes in cardboard

Hey sarge, they are a little more expensive but really not that much more at all. I think the difference is a cent per bullet.

[pjb45]

MG, Zero and HAP all produce one ragged hole. The decision making criteria is availability and cost. HAP were more expensive in my limited experience.

[HI5-O]

99% of the people I shoot with use MG bullets if they use jacketed. Aren't HAPS a good bit more expensive? MG's are excellent at putting holes in cardboard

Hey sarge, they are a little more expensive but really not that much more at all. I think the difference is a cent per bullet.

But I believe the MG bullets are easier to get on a regular basis. I really liked the 121 gr HAP's for my open gun but they are hard to find.

[SPDGG]

The 121 .356 HAP was a great bullet, but I believe it is now discontinued. . . . . Maybe they'll bring it back in the future, shame its out of the line up.

[dlouie87]

The 121 .356 HAP was a great bullet, but I believe it is now discontinued. . . . . Maybe they'll bring it back in the future, shame its out of the line up.

Is this it?

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1165324064/hornady-action-pistol-hap-bullets-9mm-356-diameter-121-grain

[MoNsTeR]

I tested some HAPs and they did not give me any better accuracy than MGs or PDs. I don't see any point in spending the extra money.

[freakshow10mm]

99% of the people I shoot with use MG bullets if they use jacketed. Aren't HAPS a good bit more expensive? MG's are excellent at putting holes in cardboard

Hey sarge, they are a little more expensive but really not that much more at all. I think the difference is a cent per bullet.

HAP: $155/K

MG: $96/K

[DrLove]

99% of the people I shoot with use MG bullets if they use jacketed. Aren't HAPS a good bit more expensive? MG's are excellent at putting holes in cardboard

Hey sarge, they are a little more expensive but really not that much more at all. I think the difference is a cent per bullet.

HAP: $155/K

MG: $96/K

so where did you find MG for 96/K? I must be buying from the wrong place??

[freakshow10mm]

99% of the people I shoot with use MG bullets if they use jacketed. Aren't HAPS a good bit more expensive? MG's are excellent at putting holes in cardboard

Hey sarge, they are a little more expensive but really not that much more at all. I think the difference is a cent per bullet.

HAP: $155/K

MG: $96/K

so where did you find MG for 96/K? I must be buying from the wrong place??

Right from MG and they're in stock.

http://montanagoldbullet.com/index.php/9mm-121gr-ifp-80.html

$365 divided by 3.8 is $96.05/K. 3,800 is 3.8 K. Buying in bulk case quantity like that saves money.

By them by the thousand it's $148/K. Buy a case at a time you save $52 per K.

Edited November 15, 2013 by freakshow10mm

[Sarge]

The link for midway shows them as discontinued. But the best price listed is 2800 for $373. That is not even close to the price of MG's

[DrLove]

nope, there you go sarge:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/317342/hornady-action-pistol-hap-bullets-9mm-355-diameter-115-grain-jacketed-hollow-point-box-of-3000-bulk-packaged?cm_cat=Cart&cm_pla=ProductDesc

[Sarge]

That's pretty good. little less than 2 cents a piece difference.

[GrumpyOne]

That's pretty good. little less than 2 cents a piece difference.

.02 cent difference doesn't sound bad on the surface....but shoot 10k a year...or 20k a year...shooting 20k a year would be $400 more per year, for no difference in performance...$400 buys another case of MG's, or a good bit of primers and powders...

[Too_Slow]

DrLove; that was a different bullet than they were talking about (yours was a 115gr. .355 and the other was a 121gr. .356). I did notice that they still list the 125gr. .356 bullet however.

Brian

[blaster113]

The MG bullets are a good all around bullet but I've found that the HAPs are a little more accurate, at least for me in .40 major and in .38SC.

[freakshow10mm]

MG 3,800 bullets for $365. 365/3800= .09605 per bullet or $96.05/K.

HAP 3,000 bullets for $300. 340/3000= .11333 per bullet or $113.33/K.

$17.28 per K difference. Every 2 cases of MG bullets you get a "free" K bullets for the savings over the HAPs.

20K per year bullet costs (using per K):

MG $1,921.00

HAP $2,266.60

$345.60 savings by buying MG over HAP. I don't like to throw money away. I'm going with MG as the better buy.

[cecil]

I have been shooting just a tad over 2000 bullets a month... I guess if you only shoot a dozen bullets a month... 2 cents a bullet does not add up to much....

Edited November 17, 2013 by cecil