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My 40 will do a 200 at 1025. Empties land six feet away. Increasing Longshot powder carefully, it is running 1115 with same bullet. Empties land six away. Primer pockets remain snug.
I tried a geelock number 20 some years ago. Not easy to attain 1200 fps AND KEEP PRIMER POCKETS SNUG. I did not try AA9 though. My neighbor has one so I’ll try in his. And I could not stand that idiotic grip angle or the grip size. I wear xxl gloves by the way. I shot the block with the same bullet as I’m shooting now. Shot a couple thousand rounds from it with good reliability. I’m over a thousand rounds from an M & P 5” with complete reliability, a grip angle that is compatible with fifty years of 1911 shooting and a thumb safety.

Aren't hard cast bullets made mostly for skull shots?

I always thought they were intended to make deep holes in big animals, break bones along the way and keep moving. Just like you would not shoot a deer with a 40 grain vmax out of a 223 and expect it to make it through the animal, you probably would not have optimal results using a 115 +P+ federal LE hollow point on a large black bear. I am not an expert however generally speaking a hole deep into the animal or through the animal works faster in my experience with shooting animals.

When Springfield came out with their Omega way back when, I had to have one but didn't keep it long. After a lot of years, I got the bug again and bought the new generation Delta Elite (2016?) but haven't warmed up to it. More recently, I added the EAA Elite Stock II with the intent to sell the Delta but still have it. I haven't shot the Delta since buying the EAA, so suppose the EAA is my favorite...