I have already been getting reports of Federal Champion (tm) ammunition (i.e. "Wal-Mart Special") having bullet pull-out issues. I had been aware of this issue and actually had wording about this in the XR9-S owner's manual, but took it out since the newer batches have been working fine. I'm guessing that my call to Federal Cartridge had something to do with it. Apparently, they pump this stuff out very fast to meet a certain price-point required by Wal-Mart, and the bullet crimping isn't always correct. So, please avoid the Federal Champion ammo that is over a year old - shoot the newer stuff if you have to and keep me informed.