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Posted On: 8/9/2021
By: emin
A: Botth correct, sir! Federal's Syntech jacket creates significantly less friction against the rifling than traditional gilding metal. It also fouls a lot less, and because this jacket totally encapsulates the lead core it prohibits propellant gasses from evaporating any lead during ignition.
Posted On: 8/6/2021
By: Jim Young
A: Thanks for bringing that to my attention Jim! It would appear Federal has changed this cartridge's muzzle velocity since we took its data back in 2019. I've just updated it, and I regret the inconvenience this has caused you.
Posted On: 4/1/2020
By: Justin
A: Thanks for reaching out, Justin! This bullet's distinctive colored jacket doesn't make it more visible after you've fired it. It only serves to make it easier to distinguish from conventional FMJ ammo. You'll see pink bullets and you'll know it's your Syntech Training Match ammo with high tech polymer jacketed bullets.
Posted On: 3/14/2020
By: Jason Holguin
A: This round's bullet is made of solid lead with a polymer jacket. It will not disintegrate when it makes contact with a hard or soft target -- in fact, it is designed not to send metal fragments back at its shooter even when it strikes steel. Practically, such a bullet will perform nearly the same as a full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet as it penetrates soft tissue. As the result it will not expand during penetration, which means it will creates a narrower wound channel than a jacketed hollow point (JHP) bullet and may also pass through a target without transferring all of its available energy.
Now, to answer your question. There are better suited rounds for self-defense than this one. That said, this round is certainly capable of inflictlicting serious body injury. Any living thing struck by 124 grains of lead flying faster than 1,000 fps is going to take note of the experience. If this were the only ammunition available to you during a serious self-defense situation, you would indeed do well to take advantage of it.
