I wouldn't test any auto with the Fed stuff now being put out there. The old Lightning wasn't too bad. Fed stopped making/marketing that and changed to the Champion packaging, same UPC code. New stuff...no 2 alike.
I shoot the .22 silhouette game. the troops were using Lightnings. We're testing everything else since Fed dropped it last year. As I said, pif, poof, pow, crack, bang, poof...not necessarily in that order.
It's awful. Definiitely, NOT the fodder for function testing.
As an aside, I 'pattern' tested some old Champion Target...not so good. PMC rifle match, 1/2" @ 40 yds, T22, 3/4"; Thunderbolts, 1"; Rem. 525 pack, 1", American Eagle, 1-1 1/4"; Aguila, 3/4". Leaning towards the T22 Winchester for the game, (.22 Silhouette)
Too Bad, Federal has some really excellent stuff, can't explain the cheap .22 problem.