I DO have serious ammo that naturally gets used whenever I shoot a relay. And, the bulk stuff is always reserved for non-serious plinking at camp shooting tin cans and the like. However, I would never have called the bulk Federal "junk" by any means. In fact, my experience has shown that for me it has been consistent enough for the intended purpose.

If I shoot a brick and have a few that require a second strike, I don't consider that to be an insurmountable problem. I can live with that. However, when I shoot a 10 round magazine and have 2 rounds that are so weak that the slide won't go back, THAT's a problem and its not what I have come to expect.