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May the good Lord strike me blind for saying this but I like shooting the 230 gr. FMJ pumpkin balls from the 45 auto. For comparison of some of various brands I came up with the following velocities;
Black Hills 230 gr. FMJ; 850 fps.
Blazer 230 gr. FMJ; 845 fps
Buffalo Bore FMJ FP +P; 950 fps
Cor-Bon 230 gr. FMJ; 750 fps
Double Tap 230gr. FMJ; 960 fps
Federal American Eagle AE45A 230 gr. FMJ; 890 fps.
Hornady 230 gr. FMJ RN; 850 fps.
PMC 230 gr. FMJ; 830 fps.
Remington 230 gr. MC; 830 fps.
Speer TMJ RN; 845 fps.
Winchester 230 gr. FMJ FN: 910 fps.
Velocities measured at muzzle.
Data taken from manufacturers websites.
A couple of surprises for me was how low Cor-bons are and how high Winchester is.
For those of you with chronographs how do these figures match actual testing from 5” barrel Government Model 1911’s?
Black Hills 230 gr. FMJ; 850 fps.
Blazer 230 gr. FMJ; 845 fps
Buffalo Bore FMJ FP +P; 950 fps
Cor-Bon 230 gr. FMJ; 750 fps
Double Tap 230gr. FMJ; 960 fps
Federal American Eagle AE45A 230 gr. FMJ; 890 fps.
Hornady 230 gr. FMJ RN; 850 fps.
PMC 230 gr. FMJ; 830 fps.
Remington 230 gr. MC; 830 fps.
Speer TMJ RN; 845 fps.
Winchester 230 gr. FMJ FN: 910 fps.
Velocities measured at muzzle.
Data taken from manufacturers websites.
A couple of surprises for me was how low Cor-bons are and how high Winchester is.
For those of you with chronographs how do these figures match actual testing from 5” barrel Government Model 1911’s?
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