I've been using it on duty for quite a while. What testing I have seen, it seems to open up pretty reliably, slightly larger than the Gold Dot, and does well in barrier testing.
I believe that Federal designed the bullet from scratch to be thicker around the nose to withstand windshield testing better. The one thing that really tears up the 9mm is the windshield test, because it sheds so much of the bullet around the thinner nose. I've found it to be very accurate as well. Ballistics wise, its more like shooting a standard pressure 147gr load.
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