If you participate in any level of competitive pistol shooting – whether it is IDPA, USPSA, 3-Gun, or some other variants – you may want to check out Federal Premium’s newest offering of ammunition that was debuted at SHOT Show 2023 because it is finally here and available: Gold Medal Action Pistol in 9mm and .40 S&W.

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The beauty of Federal Premium’s Gold Medal Action Pistol is that you have factory loaded ammunition prepared to specific power factor requirements for competition shooting. So, if you barely have enough time on the weekends to compete, and have no time during the week to reload ammunition, this might be your saving grace.

• Extremely accurate, fully encapsulated FMJ design
• Flatter nose bullet for better knockdowns on reactive targets
• Meets power factor requirements
• Catalyst high-performance lead-free primer
• Federal brass and specially formulated propellant
• Loaded and held to our tightest accuracy specifications

Compete at the highest level with loads designed specifically for the action shooting sports. New Gold Medal® Action Pistol offers even better accuracy and consistency than original Gold Medal, and it’s loaded to power-factor requirements. The fully encapsulated FMJ bullet and Catalyst lead-free primer deliver cleaner shooting. Available in 9mm Luger and 40 S&W.

Federal Gold Medal Action Pistol 9mm

• 9mm Luger 147 Grain FMJ Gold Medal Action Pistol | GM9AP1 | MSRP $30.99
• .40 S&W 180 Grain FMJ Gold Medal Action Pistol | GM40AP1 | MSRP $42.99

Aside from this ammunition being manufactured to the exacting power requirements you may need for competition, it also deploys a bevy of premium components to ensure quality, reliability, and consistency. From their lead-free primers to Federal’s high-quality brass casings and even the fully encapsulated FMJ (full metal jacket) design of the bullets. All of this culminates into creating better ammunition for us as shooters. As always, let us know all of your thoughts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.