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Posted On: 4/27/2023
By: Hank
A: Thanks for reaching out Hank! I can't promise any kind of performance out of a rifle that I have not personally inspected and tested. That said, I see no reason why this ammo shouldn't satisfy your expectations for reliability and accuracy. In fact, one of our customers who reviewed this ammo says "It's not a very 'hot' round at 1000 FPS, but it's perfect for a PCC. It's clocking just shy of1200 FPS out of a 16" barrel and is super controllable, extremely reliable with an average-to-good 147g HP pill."
Posted On: 2/16/2022
By: Howard
A: Thanks for reaching out Howard! We have not gel tested this ammo ourselves, but a fella on the 1911 Forum already did a great job of it. He showed that this round's 147gr JHP expands to a diameter of 0.57". Here's the link if you'd like to take a look for yourself:
1911forum.com/threads/federal-9mm-147gr-jhp-in-clear-ballistics-gel.990512/
Posted On: 9/4/2021
By: Juan
A: Thanks for reaching out Juan! The Hi-Shok bullet is just the brand name Federal gave to one of their jacketed hollow point bullets. It is essentially the same as their Hydra-Shok bullet but with one exception: It doesn't have a center post inside of its nose cavity. But it's still extremely effective for self-defense, even if it's not Federal's most high-tech JHP bullet on the market. In other words, the Hi-Shok is one of Federal's older JHP bullet designs.
Posted On: 7/4/2021
By: Ashley Mermea
A: Absolutely ma'am!
Posted On: 6/3/2021
By: Joseph Ward
A: Yes sir, I can imagine zero compatibility issues between your 43X and 9mm Hi-Shok ammo!
Posted On: 5/19/2019
By: Jeremy McAuliff
A: Hi Jeremy. Federal did not test these rounds out of a longer 7" barrel. They got 1000fps out of the standard 4.5" barrel, so it is difficult to tell what the fps will be on a 2.5" longer barrel. I suspect they will be right on the line, one way or another. Sorry I cannot give a definite answer my friend.
Posted On: 2/18/2019
By: Tex
A: While this is a 9mm round made by a top tier manufacturer, we can not promise performance in any particular firearm and of course micro and compact pistols can be fussy eaters! I can tell you that this should work in your pistol, but the customer support team at Kimber should have a list of known working and known not working rounds for their firearms.
