Upon opening boxes of both the standard new production 124 grain 9mm and the ProMatch 9mm of the same weight, I was very impressed by the appearance of the rounds and the uniformity. I received 500 rounds of the 124 grain new production round nose load and 500 of the 124 grain ProMatch 9mm (which was still going by the SuperMatch moniker when I received mine). The only substantive difference I noticed spec-wise was that the old 124 grain was loaded to an 1120 fps advertised velocity while both of the newer rounds (the standard RN load as well as the ProMatch one) appear to be spec’d at 1063 fps per the Freedom Munitions website. I wanted to try exactly the same product that I had issues with a couple of years ago so that at least a portion of this review would be a direct, “apples-to-apples” comparison. But I digress on to the ammo itself.įreedom Munitions 124 grain RN New 9mm Ammunition Additionally, they changed up their approach to procurement, which should prevent any less-than-ideal powders being used in loads in the future due to a powder crisis (which we may well see in the coming months…yet again). In short, the Freedom Munitions crew set out to fix any issues they knew of or could prevent via manufacturing practices, and all evidence I have seen points to the fact that they have been pretty successful in their endeavor. I didn’t have any problems with either type, but it is a move that I think will serve Freedom well based on the fact that you can’t really predict when a stepped brass casing will exhibit separation along the “step.”įreedom has also improved its powder check system to allow for more accuracy, and newer QC protocols track and curb variances earlier in the process than ever before. Although the SuperMatch I received (now dubbed ProMatch) was one of the last runs with the stepped brass cases, the standard new-production 124 grain was already being loaded with the non-stepped X-Treme brass as of November when I received this ammo. Of note, the stepped brass in 9mm has been phased out as of Q1 2016. More importantly, though, I liked that I could see the changes he told me about as I opened each box and looked through the rounds themselves. The results have been great, and I plan to try out some other Freedom products when time and my wallet permit.īefore I started my evaluation, BJ Norris told me about the impact that some changes in Freedom’s production process have had on the quality of the final product, and I liked what I heard. Over the last few months, I have run almost 1000 rounds of Freedom Munitions 9mm through various pistols. But over the last year or so, knowing that world class shooters like Janna Reeves, BJ Norris, and Jansen Jones shoot thousands and thousands of rounds of Freedom Munitions each year (presumably without issue, since they tend to do very well in matches) I began to think that it might be time to give Freedom another “shot.” So when Janna emailed me last year about the prospect of taking another look, I was all about it. Admittedly, my very first review of Freedom Munitions back in 2014 raised some questions for me.
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