I know everyone’s setup is different but wondering if anyone has found a hollow point that will reliably feed in the AR-V. Tried some Federal HST yesterday and mine HATED it. Failed to feed more often than not. By comparison mine will eat up any FMJ through any mag… oem, CZ and even Magpul.
Just trying to narrow down my test pool of ammo…
Try Hornady Critical Defense
Can’t recommend any one particular round from experience. I have studied the feed problem some. The feed ramp and barrel angle and shape favor a round nose bullet. I have read where some folks reshape surfaces and or polish them to accommodate theore angular shape of hollow point ammo.
I would study the issue a lot before you alter anything. Warranty, safe operation at the top of the list. There are plenty of folks here and on the interweb 
who can provide better information than me. Do your homework, and yes try other ammo…
I like the Speer G2 Gold Dot but it is hit or miss in my ARV.
the only perfect round that exists, 115gr XTP
I’ve given up on it ever feeding hollow points and will just stick to ball. Tried a few different brands all the same. I can cycle the bolt a bazillion times in my basement and it feeds every time. When I go the range and touch one off, it typically fails by #2 or #3. Mainly run 147s. ARV has an 8" Macon Armory barrel and Obsidian9 can. Picked up a box of 158gr flat nose last week and it ran that fine! Oh well, ball ammo it is…
just got back about an hour ago and not only did i cycle an entire glock oem 17rnd magazine of aac 115gr xtp with zero issues out of my 8” PCC akasha, it was extremely accurate!!
i have tried ETS gen2 and magpul 27rnd stendo both perfect with AAC 115gr XTP and they absolutely mag dump zero issues out yuffie and akasha…
note:
people try 147gr +p crazy hyped hp out their pcc -na that’s not going to work lol
also i only use this buffer setup for 9mm:
I am not familiar with the PSA AR-V. If the lower is the same as a regular AR9 lower I have a solution for any misfeeding AR9. The Tapcom feed ramp. This will solve any misfeeding that you have if your HP round keeps hitting the barrel extension and not feeding into the chamber. If your bullet keeps getting pushed in the case because of hitting the barrel extension then the Tapcom feedramp is the solution. It only takes a few minutes with a dermel or other rotary tool to file a cut out a small section at the bottom of the upper receiver to fit the additional feed ramp into the upper. Go slowly and and try to get a tight fit. I wss able to get a tight fit on all of the AR9 lowersthat I have built. I also use Loctite 380 black instant adhesive to hold it in place. The Loctite 380 is expensive but it is so worth the money. I will never be without it. Anytime you need a really strong adhesive that will glue just about anything and hold you need the Loctite 380. I bought the small bottle of it back in 2014 and I am still using the same bottle. It doesn’t take much glue to really hold. Always store super glue and most other glues in your refrigerator. They will last years without hardening. I keep all of my glues except wood glue in my refrigerator. It is a cheap fix to make any AR9 feed no matter what ammo that you are shooting. If my AR9 doesn’t reliability feed hollow points then I have no use for it. My AR9s are for home defense and CQB so it is always loaded with Speer Gold Dot 124gr++ Hollow points unless I am practicing at my range. The next to last pic is a Tapcom feed ramp that I installed in one of my installed in one of my AR9 lower builds. I never build a AR in 9mm without one installed. The last pic look just behind the front take down lug at the bottom of the bottom of the upper receiver and you will see it installed.
Loctite 135423 380 Toughened Max Instant Adhesive, 1 oz, Black https://a.co/d/5xrQ8f9
AR-V is not the same.
Mr. Anthony, I really am happy that you have found a solution that you are happy with. Iapplaud you for your tenacity. Keep using your setup if you are happy with it. I have a setup and a solution that I am happy with. I have built 5 9mm AR in the last year. Currently all of them feed fine not only with Gold Dots but every other brand and type of HP rounds that I have personally tried. Are there certain brands that my AR9 may not feed. I don’t know because I haven’t tried them all. Two identically built AR9 can have a problem with a certain ammo and the other one won’t. I have tried the brands, weights and type of bullets that matter to me. If you would spend $20 on the Tapcom feed ramp then you can try it yourself. There are many variables on a 9mm AR that has feeding problems. Not only do the shape and length of a bullet affect if a AR9 will feed HP ammo. Your bolt carrier, bolt carrier weight, bolt carrier coating, upper, lower, barrel, magazine, buffer type, buffer weight, buffer spring and weither or not you are using the Tapcom feed ramp. There are so many variables to try and work out. Until you have personally tried all of them and they didn’t work I might would understand you calling someone a liar even though personally I wouldn’t do the same to you out of simple respect. I would agree to disagree. I have nothing to prove to you but it seems that you have something to prove to me. I am not wasting any more time and expensive ammo just because someone thinks that they know something. If it really bothers you then buy the Tapcom ramp and try different variables. What you do is entirely up to you. I don’t hold grudges or get mad easily. I have been called much worse on many different occasions so I have a very thick skin. I wish you all the luck if you decide to do some farther testing.
@GuitarGuy Thank you, I wasn’t sure so I appreciate your response.
Yeah the AR-V is a different beast as it uses CZ Scorpion pattern mags. The receivers are slightly different dimensions, which is why if you build one you have to start with the upper/lower/bcg combo.
As you know I have been out of commission for awhile so I am still catching up on the new to me PSA products.
Well, I said I had given up on trying to get hollow points to run, but I didn’t. I also broke the cardinal rule of do not change more than 1 thing at a time, but… it now runs HP now! Before I could only get 2-3 rounds and then jam. I ran mag after mag after mag today and no jams! So it could be any one of these or all combined:
Already polished feed ramp, decided to change the geometry ever so slightly at the apex of the ramp. Didn’t really change the angle so much, just kinda rolled over the top edge a bit.
Swapped trigger. Had a CMC single stage wanted it for a different rifle. Put in PSA single stage flat trigger, which I now love. Doubt this contributed, but maybe. The CMC seems to drag a lot more on the bolt.
Changed buffer and spring. Been through a lot of different combos. Now has a Kynshot RB5015HD, spacer weight and standard carbine flatwire spring.
It shoots way softer now, but that was not the goal. Was really trying to change the speed of the bolt. My guess is probably the combo of feed ramp and new buffer system is what is allowing it to run HP now. Or maybe all three. Don’t really care, it runs and will stay like this forever now!!!
Does nobody remember Corbon Power’ball 9mm? Just bought the wife some and gave her some for the ARV.
CA can BUY ammo… OK my top two mostly highly recommended rounds that will be gone super fast!
this is the best pistol round sent by god:
https://palmettostatearmory.com/aac-9mm-ammo-115-grain-xtp-hollow-point-100rd-box.html
and the next is not a hp but wow it is unbelievably accurate and that’s what your carbine is for:
https://palmettostatearmory.com/aac-5-56-nato-55gr-fmj-ammunition-20rd-box.html
