A few .45 a.c.p. questions

[golden]

Velocity Depends On The Bullet

In the .45ACP, you have less energy to work with for expansion for the weight of the bullet. That is not a problem if the bullet is properly designed. I use the 230 grain HYDRO SHOK when I carry a .45ACP. Even at the standard velocity, it will expand well and still penetrate.
I do not believe any .45ACP load at a regular or +P velocity will work better than this bullet and recommend it. Some of the new ammo may equal it, but will surpass it by little if anything.

Other bullets work more or less based on how they were designed. I have not used GOLDDOT bullets, but the 200 grain SPEER bullet worked very well when it first came out. It was really a +P load with a velocity over 1,000 fps second. SPEER lowered the velocity for the standard load and it does not perform as well.

Jim

 

[blackcash88]

One school of thought is for very slow, very big bullets.
The British were quite successful with the .455 Webley for a great many years of "world taming".

It used a 265 grain bullet at 620 FPS, and would knock you on your azz when you got shot with one.

Fail. If the guy getting shot is knocked on his ass, then so is the shooter unless he's Jabba the Hut. Ever heard of a guy named Newton? For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. Not even a shotgun will knock someone on their ass. The mighty .50 BMG won't do it, either. They may fall down quickly from their wounds, but that is not the same thing. I know the Mythbusters aren't the end all, be all in scientific testing, but they've done episodes on this very thing and there's no denying seeing that a shotgun or .50 BMG wouldn't even knock Buster down.

 

[jakk280rem]

800 fps is a slow average. published fps for modern standard pressure 45acp is on the order of 850 - 950. i think i saw a winchester load at 1030. once you step to +p, velocities go into the 1100 -1200 range. the 44wcf, 44spcl, and the 45acp all tend to hover around the 900 - 100 mark. however they all have different case capacities powder types and pressure limits.