Longcarbine
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Anyone reload .45acp with 185gr bullets, what loads are you using and rusults are you getting.
No answers from me, but I'm thinking about doing this too. It's been difficult for me because I'm so used to that big 230gr boolit.Anyone reload .45acp with 185gr bullets, what loads are you using and rusults are you getting.
Hey Mike, I'm glad to hear someone else carries ball ammo for s/d. My L/W commanders shoot it well, and never a feeding issue either. I'm too old fashioned to use special hp's in my l/w guns. I guess I don't figure hollow points will expand that much from a shorter barrel. I know this is heresy to most folks, so let the comments commenceI have loaded the .44 mag & the .357 mag with Hot lightweight bullets for game like Deer etc.
However that's in a heavy 7.5" barrel single or double action with much better sights than any 1911 I own.
I carry 230gr Ball for self defense & can handle the recoil very well, only not with CorBon 185gr +P loadsHigh-Velocity 45 ACP Loads: Impressive, But Hard to Handle - Gun Tests
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I have always seen the 1911 as the US Military did when it came to hunting for food.
. I guess I don't figure hollow points will expand that much from a shorter barrel. I know this is heresy to most folks, so let the comments commence
I do use 230 gr hp in my 5" guns. I may occasionally carry silvertips in my 4.25" guns. Regardless of what's being fired regardless of caliber, I don't want to get shot with anything PERIOD!Maybe a little off topic but I tested my self-defense guns thoroughly with HST's and GD's with all bullet weights 100% sure they would feed with no problems. Same with the Mags. But that was before the insanity set in with prices nowadays. And it was still expensive then. But worth it when your ass is on the line. It's your ass, take it or leave it.
I agree that a FMJ is the best round for proper function and it's more than adequate for defense. But those HST's that might jam your gun sure look cool don't they?All semiautos were designed for use with FMJ ammo.
A 125gr hp in a 4" 357 magnum at 1400fps could expand in a human, if all factors are just right.
Yawl have met Mr. Murphey & understand the drill.
If anything can happen to screw everything up, it will happen to me at the worst possible time.
I would rather have a round that will chamber & fire then eject every time.
The ammo makers will brew up anything they think you will buy, just look at all the many different tacticool loads offered
for self defense.
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LOL I saw those Hornaday rubber stoppers in the nose of their new bullets & just had to laugh, a nose stopper made of rubber. ReallyThat was the Hornady Critical Defense ammo. That red rubber insert in the hollow point worked like a door stop on the feed ramp. I trimmed it even with the end of the bullet with a razor blade and then they would feed. But, I will never trust them.
Thank you CE, I think I have some of those for my 9mm. I'll have to see. It's the ones with rubber tips anyway. I have no problems with HP ammo of any kind I've tried in My Glock 9's or my Hi Power 9's. 9 is one round I always carry hp's in. My snubbie 38's get semi wadcutter standard pressure ammo. my L/W Commanders use ball.I agree that a FMJ is the best round for proper function and it's more than adequate for defense. But those HST's that might jam your gun sure look cool don't they?
For what it's worth, my 1911's have never had a FTF except for with one round that I will never buy again. That was the Hornady Critical Defense ammo. That red rubber insert in the hollow point worked like a door stop on the feed ramp. I trimmed it even with the end of the bullet with a razor blade and then they would feed. But, I will never trust them.