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Most ammo is made to give a standard recoil impulse, so that it will operate in most firearms, talking handguns here. Heavier bullets are slower.
Most problems are with bullet shape and overall cartridge length. A bullet with a flat nose may not feed properly if your feed ramp is not designed for it. A short cartridge may flip up and catch on the top of the chamber, brcause the magazine was designed for the standard ball cartridge.
To top it all, each individual firearm has it's moods.