I haven't used Fiocchi in a couple of years, but at the time it was a little on the hot side compared to other 9mm ammunition I was using. The bullets were a bit stubbier too, which caused the occasional feeding problem in my hi-power, but no issues in my beretta or sig P226.

No dirtier or cleaner than standard ammo, about in line with CCI blazer, which isn't as good as Federal, but not as bad as USA brand.

I want to say the primer pockets were military crimped as well (if I remember correctly, like I said it's been a couple years) which made it great for shooting ammo, but not so good for reloading the cases later.

I've used the Fiocchi 124gr brass FMJ for several months now. SGAMMO has it on sale for $168/1000. Also shoot the 115gr ($153/1000) brass FMJ through the same pistol. The stuff shoots better than the reloads I purchased a few months back, and definitely is an improvement over the Russian bulk steel cased stuff. The big upside is that Fiocchi is much cleaner -- a huge plus when considering pistol performance and overall wear.

That is so unfortunate. I hope that some efforts are underway to challenge these unconstitutional practices in Federal court. I've heard that shooting clubs in California are in a similar situation, and once/twice a year they will travel as a group outside of the state and purchase bulk ammo across state lines. It truly is a fascist government practice.