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Ammo Test: Sig Sauer’s .45 ACP and 9mm FMJ

by Tom McHale

I’ve been shooting the snot out of Sig Sauer’s (relatively) new FMJ ammo the past couple of months and even taking careful notes. As the FMJ line is intended for practice and competition, and not self-defense, I wanted to test a couple of calibers in a variety of guns before reporting back on how it performs.

As the purpose is practice and competition, I’ve tested both velocity and accuracy over time for two different caliber offerings from Sig.

For the 9mm testing, I figured I would keep things in the family, so I used this Sig Sauer P226 Elite SAO.

For the 9mm testing, I figured I would keep things in the family, so I used this Sig Sauer P226 Elite SAO.

Sig Sauer Elite Performance FMJ 9mm: This full metal jacket round includes a 115-grain projectile with a rated velocity of 1,185 feet per second. It’s loaded in an all brass (read: reloadable) case that won’t muck up your pistol like the cheap steel and varnished stuff. 

Sig Sauer Elite Performance FMJ .45 ACP: The .45 ACP load also has full metal jacket construction but includes a 230-grain projectile. Like the 9mm load, the case is quality brass.

The tray loading method sends 210 rounds through each step simultaneously.

The tray loading method sends 210 rounds through each step simultaneously.

I’m reluctant to refer to this stuff as practice ammo as it’s made to match specifications. I had the pleasure of touring the Sig Sauer ammo factory a couple months back and saw first hand how it’s made. There’s no “less expensive” production line for the FMJ ammo. It’s made on the same line, using the same equipment, as the Elite Performance V-Crown self-defense ammo. While I can’t go into too much detail, I can say that each and every round is lasered, weighed and optically inspected 17 ways from Sunday as it makes it’s way from brass cases to boxed ammo. Sig Sauer uses the tray loading method, so, with the exception of priming, which is done one case at a time, 210 rounds go through each step together. Among other benefits, this allows excellent batch tracking of every cartridge the leaves the factory.

I tested each caliber offering in-depth for velocity, consistency, and accuracy. For velocity testing, I used a Shooting Chrony Beta Master Chronograph placed 15-feet down range and fired ten-shot strings. For some of the accuracy testing, I used a UM Tactical scope rail mount which allowed me to put a Bushnell Elite 2-7x handgun scope on both a Sig Sauer P226 Elite SAO 9mm and a Springfield Armory XDm .45 ACP. The idea was to take out as much human eye error as possible when shooting at 25-yards. The optic allows me to get a very precise sight picture, far better than iron sights alone. Function testing was kind of a non-issue. In the thousand or so rounds I’ve fired between these two calibers of Sig FMJ, I haven’t had any duds or ammo malfunctions.

I used this UM Tactical scope mount with the Bushnell Elite 2-7x handgun scope for 25-yard accuracy testing.

I used this UM Tactical scope mount with the Bushnell Elite 2-7x handgun scope for 25-yard accuracy testing.

Read more at gunsamerica.com.

Where can you buy this stuff? Visit http://www.sigammo.com/sig-v-crown/sig-v-crown-357sig/#caliber.

Photos courtesy of gunsanerica.com

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