The Lawman 124-grain TMJ leaves the muzzle at 1,090 fps for 327 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, a power factor of 135. The total metal jacket covers the base of the bullet that a conventional FMJ leaves open, and Speer's stated purpose is less airborne lead at indoor ranges. From a 25-yard zero the bullet sits 1.5 inches low at 50 yards and 11.0 inches low at 100, moving at 1,010 fps at 50. In a 1.9-pound compact pistol the estimated recoil energy is 4.3 ft-lbs, the lowest here.

This is the slowest load in the group. Magtech 124 and Aguila 124 are the nearest, 19 and 25 fps faster with about 3 and 4 percent more recoil. Federal American Eagle 124 runs 60 fps faster at 1,150 fps with 37 ft-lbs more energy and about 10 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol. Norma Range & Training 124 is 91 fps faster with about 15 percent more recoil, and Winchester NATO 124 tops the group at 110 fps faster with 69 ft-lbs more and about 18 percent more recoil. Drop at 50 yards runs from 1.2 to 1.5 inches across the group, so none needs a different hold.

Buy this for indoor practice at the 124-grain weight when you want the softest recoil in the group and a covered bullet base. To mimic a 124-grain carry load in practice, Federal HST 124 runs 1,150 fps and 364 ft-lbs with about 10 percent more recoil energy than this Lawman; American Eagle 124 matches those figures, so it is the closer stand-in. For more cycling margin with a stiff recoil spring, Winchester NATO 124 is the pick. For a subsonic suppressor load, Fiocchi 158 runs 850 fps and drops 2.6 inches at 50 yards against 1.5 for this load.