20rds – 9mm +P Winchester Defender 124gr. PDX1 Bonded JHP Ammo

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Winchester Ammunition 124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Ammo Details

Winchester has designed their Defender line of ammunition in order to maximize the performance set forth by the FBI’s test protocol, and indeed the agency has employed this ammo extensively in their oftentimes dangerous line of work. This 9mm +P round’s hollow point PDX1 projectile expands reliably thanks to the notches that the tip of its jacket sports, so it consistently widens to 1.5 times its original diameter over the course of penetration. This round’s bullet also penetrates deeply, even after having overcome tough urban barriers, because its bonded jacket and core are so tightly welded together. With such expansion and penetration on your side few threats exist that couldn’t be quickly and effectively neutralized.

Winchester has outfitted this round with a nickel plated brass casing, so it feeds and ejects without a hiccup in a semi-automatic weapon and further won’t lose its effectiveness to corrosion. You may also more easily spot this round in the chamber thanks to its sheen, a feature of particular value should you ever have to draw your weapon in the dark. Please note that this is +P ammunition, and will wreak havoc on a pistol that isn’t rated to fire it.

Gel test Results

In hopes of giving ourselves and our customers a better idea how this 9mm Luger (9x19) self-defense ammo would perform if called upon in a self-defense scenario, we tested dozens of the best selling hollow points on the market.

We fired five rounds of this Winchester Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo through a cloth barrier into Clear Ballistics calibrated synthetic gelatin and recorded the results. For these tests, we used a S&W M&P Shield with a 3.1-inch barrel. In the photos, graphics and video on this page, you can see specifically how the Winchester Ammunition ammo performed and how it sticks up with the rest of the 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo we have tested so far.

To read more about our testing procedures and discover what round makes the best self-defense ammo for you head to this page.

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 20rds – 9mm +P Winchester Defender 124gr. PDX1 Bonded JHP Ammo Image detailing before and after firing 20rds – 9mm +P Winchester Defender 124gr. PDX1 Bonded JHP Ammo

How do the results for this Winchester Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) compare to other 9mm Hollow Point Ammo?

20rds – 9mm +P Winchester Defender 124gr. PDX1 Bonded JHP Ammo Gel Test Results

  Median
Bullet Depth (in.) 13.5 14 22.8 27 39.6
Expanded Diameter (in.) 0.35 0.35 0.4 0.6 0.66
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) 122.8 123.8 123.9 124.2 124.3
Bullet Velocity (fps) 1026 1037 1042 1053 1064

Winchester Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) Ballistic Data

Winchester Ammunition 9mm Luger (9x19) Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches
4
Ballistics Coefficient (G1)
0.000
Ballistics Coefficient (G7)
0.000
Sectional Density
0.141
Muzzle 25 yds. 50 yds. 75 yds. 100 yds.
Velocity fps 1200 1143 n/a n/a n/a
Energy ft lbs 396 360 n/a n/a n/a
Bullet drop inch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo Muzzle Velocity Muzzle Energy
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass
#27
1145 fps
#31
335 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition
#2
1280 fps
#2
421 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass
#37
1090 fps
#36
327 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition
#9
1200 fps
#11
368 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo
#20
1150 fps
#27
338 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition
#21
1150 fps
#13
364 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition
#15
1180 fps
#18
356 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#10
1200 fps
#5
397 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech
#35
1109 fps
#24
339 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket Flat Nose (FMJFN) Federal Ammunition
#42
1000 fps
#38
326 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#32
1120 fps
#21
345 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#43
1000 fps
#39
326 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition
#22
1150 fps
#28
338 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition
#14
1181 fps
#9
382 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition
#23
1150 fps
#14
364 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech
#29
1135 fps
#35
329 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#13
1190 fps
#17
362 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#16
1180 fps
#19
356 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass
#49
950 fps
#48
295 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Wolf Ammunition
#24
1150 fps
#29
338 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#44
1000 fps
#40
326 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#7
1225 fps
#7
383 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#28
1140 fps
#34
332 ft lbs
115 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer
#11
1200 fps
#12
368 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer
#48
970 fps
#45
307 ft lbs
150 Grain Flat Point Round Nose (FPRN) Federal Ammunition
#50
890 fps
#50
264 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Black Hills Ammunition
#18
1175 fps
#20
352 ft lbs
135 Grain Flex Tip (FTX) Hornady Ammunition
#40
1010 fps
#46
306 ft lbs
147 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer
#46
985 fps
#43
317 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition
#33
1110 fps
#25
339 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Fiocchi Ammunition
#36
1100 fps
#32
333 ft lbs
100 Grain Frangible Federal Ammunition
#6
1240 fps
#22
341 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition
#17
1180 fps
#8
383 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer
#8
1220 fps
#3
410 ft lbs
147 Grain Hollow Point Speer
#45
990 fps
#42
320 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer
#25
1150 fps
#15
364 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition
#12
1200 fps
#6
396 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Sig Sauer
#47
985 fps
#44
317 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Barnes Bullets
#30
1125 fps
#41
323 ft lbs
124 Grain XTP Hornady Ammunition
#34
1110 fps
#26
339 ft lbs
158 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition
#51
850 fps
#51
253 ft lbs
150 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition
#41
1001 fps
#33
333 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition
#26
1150 fps
#16
364 ft lbs
100 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition
#1
1300 fps
#10
375 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Corbon
#4
1250 fps
#4
399 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#19
1155 fps
#23
341 ft lbs
92 Grain Pre-Fragmented G2 Research
#3
1265 fps
#37
327 ft lbs
138 Grain Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) Federal Ammunition
#38
1050 fps
#30
338 ft lbs
125 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition
#39
1050 fps
#47
306 ft lbs
127 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition
#5
1250 fps
#1
441 ft lbs
100 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#31
1125 fps
#49
281 ft lbs
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