Winchester Ranger Ammo Question

[QBToo]

I have quite a bit of Winchester Ranger 9mm Luger 147 GR. SXT ammo and was going to use it as my defensive ammo.  I was going to test it in my PCR tomorrow but thought I should ask a few questions prior to doing so:  

1) Is it OK to use the above Ranger 147 GR SXT ammo in my PCR?
2) If OK to use the ammo, do I need a different recoil spring (or anything else changed out for that matter)?
3) Should I run a couple hundred rounds of ball/range ammo through my PCR first for breakin purposes prior to trying the Ranger ammo?  I don't know why I ask this question but it just came to mind.

Thanks for any info/suggestions.

[Jacklaura1]

(1)  YES

(2)  NO

(3)  NO

[QBToo]

Off to the range today with my range ammo and the Ranger SXT ammo.  Great news that I don't have to change any springs, etc.

Thanks so much for the reply.

[ut83]

Ill just throw in one point...if I may?  The gun is new, right?
In this instance I would run around 200rnds of FMJ thru it first...Ill tell you why.  147 gr JHP's are long and wide at the mouth..the PCR has a steep feedramp.  You may experience failures while breaking in a new gun.  The Mating Surfaces have to become intimate with each other.  If you use the FMJ to "break in" the mating surfaces and get failures...keep shooting, typically the gun is "broken in" with around 500 rnds.
Any failures before this point can be written off as such..any after are to be looked into further.  
NOW, if you start off with a wide mouth, long OAL JHP in a brand new gun and have failures...you dont know why it happened.  Run FMJ's thru it at first and after it proves a very dependable gun...then move onto the JHP's.  If failures occur at least youll be sure its past the breaking in stage.
147's are most likely to give you feeding failures...hope this isnt the case...
Shoot well

[QBToo]

OK....I didn't get to the range today as planned.  I will indeed break in the gun first and then try the Ranger Ammo.  If it doesn't work that's OK because I have other 9mms that feed it 100% (and I don't have that much of it left...maybe 250 rounds).

That's good info on the differences in the ammo (wide mouth, long OAL)....I wasn't aware that the Ranger ammo had a longer OAL/wider mouth than the FMJs.    

Thanks.

[ut83]

It may not have the widest and longest OAL..but the Talons I have are the widest mouth and longest rounds Ive personally encountered, next to Proload 124+P's.  I think anything using GoldDots will be as long..just not as wide.  The big talons are the hardest feeding 9mm rounds I know of...thats all I can pass on.  Its the only round my Compact used to choke on.
Many FMJ's and other JHP's will be as long...just the mouth thing...Shoot well

[QBToo]

Well I have a bunch of different hollow point 9mm ammo (Cor Bon, Speer Gold Dots, HydraShok, Golden Saber, Triton.  I stopping using a 9mm for defensive purposes for awhile but now have several different guns I use based mainly on what I'm able to wear.    

After the gun is broken in, I'll post which defensive rounds were reliable in my gun.  I don't have them in front of me but I don't really think I have any other defensive rounds that are 147 GR. if that matters at all.

Thanks again for all the information.