Why the 9mm?

The 9mm is the single most popular handgun cartridge in the world. There are many reasons to love the 9mm round, but the most common are price, availability, accuracy, useability, capacity, and concealability. It’s a workhorse caliber that fits any budget or taste — it’s quite literally the caliber for anyone. From first-time shooters to the FBI, from U.S. military special operations to soccer moms who conceal carry, it’s as utilitarian of a round and caliber as any could possibly be.

Originally created in 1901 by George Luger and introduced to the public in 1902, it grew in popularity based on its performance. One of the main attributes that contributed to the success of 9mm ammo, other than accuracy, is that it can hold tremendous capacity in magazines. Other guns and rounds of the time, such as the 1911 and .38 Special, were hampered by capacity and lack of performance. The 9mm cartridge allows a large magazine to fit into a small gun while still supporting performance that outshines competitors. As time went on and the round was forced to compete with other calibers, it became the standard-bearer. The popularity of models such as the Glock 19 created a boom in both striker-fired polymer pistols and the use of the 9mm round.

is 9mm Luger ammunition from Tula fulfills the needs of high-volume shooters at a great price. It fires a 115-grain bimetal FMJ round at 1150 feet per second, achieving typical 9mm Parabellum ballistics. Each box contains 50 cartridges, which use nonreloadable steel cases coated in non-toxic polymer for improved feeding and ejection. This ammo uses non-corrosive Berdan primers.

TulAmmo is the brand of the Tula Cartridge Works, a longstanding Russian ammunition producer located south of Moscow in the city of Tula. The plant was established in 1880 in the Russian Empire; its first seven-year contract required the production of 210 million rounds of ammunition. Today, the plant’s capacity has grown to the point that its exports to the US alone exceed 500 million rounds annually.

The Tula Cartridge Works has a long history of producing good steel-cased ammo, a major cost-saver due to Russia’s abundant iron deposits. It currently operates as a private company and exports to more than 20 countries in Europe as well as the United States.