Hello, Gunfool! I cannot compare either of the two loads you specified as I don't care for the Federal PD line of ammo nor the "heavy" bullet concept in 9mm.
However, I would state that in standard pressure, standard velocity, and therefore "standard recoil," that 2 loads made by Federal would be hard to beat: Federal Nyclad 124 gr HP and their 115 gr JHP (9BP). Out of my Browning, the Nyclad clocks just under 1100 ft/sec while the lighter bullet hits something just over it.
Both rounds use rounded ogive bullets with plain, old-fashioned hollow points. The Nyclad is a lead bullet with a thin nylon jacket such that it can expand well at lower velocities. The 115 gr has conventional gilding metal as a jacket and careful, close examination will show it to be skived longitudinally to promote expansion.
Both have proven reasonably accurate in the following guns and exceptionally so in some: HKP7, SIG P210, Browning HP, CZ-75, Star Model B and Model 28, Glock 26, and others I'm sure I've forgotten.
Neither round kicks "hard."
Both rounds have expanded in various test media as well as a
number of varmints I've shot with them over the years.
While I personally prefer the high-performance rounds for serious purposes, I do like the two rounds mentioned, enough so that I bought two cases of each to set back.
Best.
