P-83 is fine with Hornady Crtical Defense 95 gr.
Posted: December 14th, 2014, 3:00 pm
I went to my range today to shoot both my P-83's. The first one I acquired is now a dedicated carry pistol so I wanted to try some SD ammo for reliable function. I put a box (25 rounds) of Hornady Critical Defense, 95 gr ammo through the P-83 I currently carry. It functioned flawlessly, and with similar, excellent accuracy to the Prvi Partisan 9x18 that I have been using for practice. These guns show typical, fixed barrel, Mak type accuracy with any ammo I've tried which is quite good.
I shot my second P-83 just with FMJ, and it worked as flawlessly as my other, also with excellent accuracy. With both pistols firing informally I was able to easily get three inch groups at 15 yards. Again, this was firing casually, more for function than anything else. I'm sure many can get better accuracy with slow fire, dedicated target type shooting. Plus, I am new to the pistol so still getting used to how it shoots.
I shot my second P-83 just with FMJ, and it worked as flawlessly as my other, also with excellent accuracy. With both pistols firing informally I was able to easily get three inch groups at 15 yards. Again, this was firing casually, more for function than anything else. I'm sure many can get better accuracy with slow fire, dedicated target type shooting. Plus, I am new to the pistol so still getting used to how it shoots.