I would run at least a couple hundred rounds of FMJ ball ammo thru your gun to break it in before I started comparing the self defense rounds for feeding reliability. It will make a difference.
That being said the Hydra Shoks have a many supporters (me included) and I also like the Hornady XTP’s.
Agree. I put 100 through it yesterday at the ranch. Not a hitch. Need to do that again.