Reviews & Ratings for SIG SAUER Elite V-Crown Competition 9 mm Luger 147 grain Jacketed Hollow Point Brass Cased Centerfire Pistol Ammunition — 5 reviews — Page 1

Purchased to see how well it would cycle through my RXM. Did just fine.

I went through a dozen brands of ammo to find the quietest and most accurate ammo for my suppressed 8” PCC. This is it. It’s the only ammo that I could stack rounds in the same hole at 25 yards. The elite defense and performance would also stack in the same hole, but they were louder. Every other brand, included the well known bigger brands, barely held 1.5” - 2” groups in 5 round sets. That’s good enough for some, but it wasn’t for me. Some mentioned a lack of expansion with this round. It’s negligible. The “bloom” is a hair smaller that the defense and performance rounds, but it is still nice expansion. I tested shooting through two gallon jugs of water, 2 porterhouse steaks, and a pine log back drop. This round was still 1.75” deep in the log. That’s plenty powerful for defense. Recoil reduction is beautiful as well. And did I mention it’s quiet while suppressed? My air trim nailer is much louder; the impact on the squirrel I took today was the loudest part of the shot. It also removed the majority of the squirrel’s back. It was nearly two squirrels.

Ran these through my Sig P320 AXG with a Mohave 9 suppressor with zero issues.

After trying a few different 147 grain JHP rounds through the suppressed APC9 I settled on the Sig Elite V Crown. From what I have seen on line it expands reasonably well in gel tests, but it is also very pleasant to shoot suppressed. I also tried the Federal 147 HST and CCI 147 FMJ ( yes I know the CCI is not a JHP). I do not own a meter so my testing was completely subjective. With that I got 2 rounds in to the Federal before putting my hearing protection back on. I am not sure if the Federal is hearing safe or not but I found it to be a bit spicy. Again without a meter to confirm anything the CCI also was perceived to be a bit louder. The Sig was very pleasant to shoot compared to the previously mentioned rounds. Is it hearing safe? I can not say for sure as I do not have a meter but I personally have no concerns shooting this round without hearing protection when suppressed.

If you are looking for a JHP to shoot suppressed the Sig 147 grain is the way to go in my opinion. It ran without issue in the APC 9. I still have not tried it through a handgun yet but plan on doing so in the near future.