45 acp

Hi all, I loaded a butt load of 45 acp rounds some with bullseye and some with hp38. 230gr zero fmj at 1.255, win lpp. My velocities with the bullseye 5.0gr avg 850. Hp38 5.4gr velocities avg 837. I chrono'd the rounds today, temp was 37 degrees F. Will these rounds chrono higher when summer...

So I know this discussion has been done to death, sorry... But I have a more specific question. I live in the Midwest, and the only bears we have are skiddish black bears. I probably don't  need a bear defense gun other than my carry gun (9mm). But I am curious, I have a 1911 in .45apc and an...

Hello all, I'm having issues with fouling in my 45 acp barrels using hp38, I have a hk usp 45, and a sig sauer 1911. My load is 5.5gr hp38, cci 300 primers, rmr 230gr fmj bullet, new starline brass, coal 1.260, my average fps is 824. I have some sort of fouling in the first 1/3 of the barrel...

This might be a stupid question. Wouldn’t a 10 mm make for a better suppressed pistol than the 45 ACP? Couldn’t it be loaded with the same weighted bullets? They could still be sub sonic with lower sectional density, right? What am I missing?

After seeing these threads about Bubba and his crazy contraptions, I've had to do some soul searching. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/thank-you-bubba-you-have-been-a-godsend.918611/#post-12616778 https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/gunbuster-head-scratchers.918809/ My...

Well next round of loading will be my collection of several hundred small primer 45aarp brass. I also got 500 winchester number 41 primers academy for Christmas. After the brick of dead primers I test 1 or 2 primers from every sleeve now. So can a 1911a1 Springfield armory design hit a number...

I was at a yard sale and got a keg of green dot. Never used it before. It's in the new style Alliant container so it's not ancient. I was going to at least load 45acp with it, probably pack some 12ga shells with it maybe 9mm, maybe 380. Who uses it and what you use it for? What do you like...

Same as 9mm, but I don't have the silencer yet. Or the bullets. Gun is a 1911, 5.75 inch barrel, 45acp loaded with a 230gr bullet and AA nitro 100 nf, as it's my fastest burning powder by far. I have loaded a lot of 45acp, normally I use unique, AA7, you know medium to slower 45acp powders...

Because the 9mm post was so much fun right? I inherited a 45acp camp carbine, which takes 1911 mags. So the rounds have to fit in a 1911 mag. It has the full 16 inch barrel. My benefactor did complain about 20 years ago that a 16 inch barrel on a 45acp is stupid and that he should cut it down...

I'm going to Africa to hunt buffalo and possibly hippos as well as perhaps rhinos. As a backup weapon I currently have the option of choosing something that'll shoot a .50, 300gr solid at 700fps or something that'll shoot a. 45, 255gr solid at 1050fps. Which of these would be the better option...

Trying to prime small primer .45 ACP brass with the Lee Auto Prime and I've run into difficulties. The first 20 or so cases went fine, then one of the primers went sideways. After clearing the squashed primer out almost none of the subsequent primers are feeding in the correct orientation. Has...

I am running into some issues. This is a new caliber for me. I have new dies in my Dillon press. Went completely through the set up procedure TWICE and have tried loading with both once fired and new brass, both have a high reject rate and the same result.. The problem I am running into is that...

I have 2 requirements. Be heavy as possible. Still fit in a 1911 mag. Would like the carbine rounds to still be usable in the 1911. I loaded up a test batch of really cheap 250gr hollow jacketed points to test around 15 years ago in a 1911. The recoil was noticeably worse than 230gr which was...

Haven't shot it yet, but I love the feel. I must say, I do like the gen3's. I have night sights on her, and a set of Talon grips and a titanium guide rod on the way, but wondered what else might be worth doing to it. I know the list of Glock upgrades is LONG, but if you have a 30s and have...

First off, Merry Christmas everyone. Wife got me everything needed to load 45ACP for my new’ish Dillon XL750. Conversion kit, Dillon Dies, and even 1,000 projectiles of 230gr FMJ’s from RMR. Yeah, she’s a keeper:) Anyway, loaded up 35 test rounds. Wondering why it was a little “Smokey” when...

Decided to try out the new Sport Pistol powder from Alliant, in 45acp. I went through my normal process of working up loads, using plated 200gn and 230gn RN bullets. With the 200gn bullets (seated to 1.245") I had a charge range of 5.4 to 6.2, and with the 230gn bullets (seated to 1.260") a...

We've had several threads recently that have shown, to my mind, inscrutable consistencies. One side always comes in with 'Handgun stopping power is a myth. and all handgun calibers are essentially within 20% effectiveness of each other. One poster asserted that the .357 Mag. is no more than...

I’m finishing up a fun project rifle- converted an old almost junk Turkish 98 into something that shoots 45ACP and feeds from 1911 magazines. I’ve only done basic function firing so far, but I’m hoping to start having some fun with it over the next couple of weeks. 230 ball ammo is classic and...

A thread in this forum asks what are the latest developments in defensive 9mm ammunition, and I thought I'd start a thread on a recent amazing study of not only 9mm but other calibers used by LE agencies. (Mods, I couldn't find any reference to this study through search on THR.) The study...

Hello I hope I am posting this in the proper place. if not, please direct me and I will repost. I recently purchased some 200gr plated round nose bullets from Everglades Ammo. Do any of you guys have any experience with these? I have never loaded a plated bullet but have read to load for cast...