Blr! Why am I not surprised to find you're on this forum too?
The ATK guys I have talked to in the past indicated it is plated like you mentioned. Can you explain how the process used for GDs might be better than some of the cheaper plated bullets that don't hold up to velocity?
It should be legal from what I have seen in the past from there. Before I traveled to NJ a few years ago I got a letter from the NJSP Firearms unit that stated Federal EFMJ, Hornady Critical Defense and Cor Bon PowerBall were legal there, due to not being a "hollow point".
This was pre Critical Duty and such being out. I ended up carrying 124gr +P EFMJ in my G19 and wadcutters in my 638
They are trying...
Facts matter...Feelings Can Lie
The Gold Dot G2 should be announced at the 2015 SHOT Show and available after SHOT.