Stop channeling Howard Hughes

I don't think it's the shape that's the problem so much as the material it's made of. A lot of gunheads regularly praise the Flat Point Truncated Cone bullet shape as having better abilities at penetrating materials at oblique angles (such as car windshields). Back when I had that USP40, I used that type of bullet almost exclusively and never had feeding problems. If I could find some in .45 ACP, I'd be using it now. The closest I get is Hornady's XTP hollow point. It seems to work well through a 1911.

There are stories about feed ramp gouging with the Flatau bullet in certain handguns. That was mainly an issue of it using a very hard material (steel) with a sharp cutting edge as the "inner ring" of the bullet. That problem was solved relatively easily with a polymer filler extending through the center hole and forming a tip to guide the bullet into the chamber. Impact would just force the filler out through the rear of the bullet and allow the rest to do its job. That does comprise the lift-generating capabilities of the "ring airfoil" design, thus apparently takes a bit of flatness out of the trajectory. Not a big deal in a handgun bullet, though.

I'll be more impressed when they make it out of wood.

I recall seeing some terminal data for the Flatau bullet, but I'm having trouble finding it right now. IIRC, because of the shape, the bullet had a tendency to destabilize in flesh, causing it to tumble and yaw, though I don't recall any penetration depth figures. At any rate, the wound cavity is unlikely to be any worse than that generated by 5.7x28mm or 4.6x30mm.

Well, the pistol is utilitarian at best (you're probably aware that I own one, as well as my opinions about it), but something chambered in 7.62x25mm using the .223 Timbs load and an AP bullet (true APDS) would probably work nicely.

*cracks up*