45 colt vs 45 acp are they the same in power??

[midland man]

good info and I also read about the 338 mag very interesting!

 

[rcmodel]

Not trying to drum them up any business.
But Handloader and also Rifle magazine is about the only publication worth spending your money on any more.

You can learn more in a few issues then you can learn in all the other gun mags put together in a year!

https://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/index.cfm?magid=80

rc

 

[Onward Allusion]

No comparison between 45 LC and 45 ACP for modern loads in modern guns. 45 LC even out performs 45 Super. This is why anyone who buys one of those Judge/Governors need to use 45 LC in 'em instead of .410.

 

[ljnowell]

So both Yes and No, but mostly No. Anyhow the tale Ive read was that J. Browning had a hand in the overall workup of the system, the requirements being a cartridge ballistically compatible with the manstopping 45 Colt. Autoloaders were the cutting edge of the time. The cartridge was developed to fit in a magazine, but still be a manstopper. This required shortening the bullet to 230 gr. Supposedly they shortened the bullet to a specific length and this resulted in 230 gr, not the other way around. Physics today are the same as physics in 1908(+or- the year) so a short case and a short bullet can't equal a big case and a big bullet. Remember the 45 colt was the most powerful factory rendition until the 357 magnum was born. We won't mention the Walker Colt. Its only my 0.02$.

As I understand it the 230 grain bullet didn't have anything to do with COAL. The original 45acp tested had a 200 gr bullet at a slightly higher speed. During testing they settled on a 230gr bullet at a little lower velocity.