Defense ammunition - .45ACP?
- Thread starter greg11
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almost 500 pounds of torque, i just like the boxes 
"Stopping power is a myth."
"If it's a .45 you don't need fancy ammo."
Obviously stopping power isn't a technically correct term. A poorly placed shot, regardless of caliber, will do little good. But I'd rather a well placed .45acp hitting my target than a well placed 9mm.
And I'd rather a well placed expanding projectile than a well placed ball projectile.
"If it's a .45 you don't need fancy ammo."
Obviously stopping power isn't a technically correct term. A poorly placed shot, regardless of caliber, will do little good. But I'd rather a well placed .45acp hitting my target than a well placed 9mm.
And I'd rather a well placed expanding projectile than a well placed ball projectile.
Henry at Budget Shooter Supply usually has Speer GDHP projectiles 230 grain in stock .. why pay $ 40.00 for 20 factory rounds ( that may include partial/all online shipping ) when you can roll your own for less than a tenth of that cost, and have fun working up your load ....
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I picked up some Winchester Ranger/Black Talon 45acp 230gr, not +P but at 935 fps it's plenty hot
Semi-automatic, military-style, assault crossbows have existed for a thousand years in China. Well, actually a mag fed bolt action. Very cool things, so they are. An arrow drops from the mag and is fired with every pull of the bolt. Used from castle walls, not PBI troopies. There's no such thing as an assault crossbow. They're battle bows. snicker.
A well place shot with any bullet out if either a .45 or 9mm will do nicely. You're right about Ball vs an expanding bullet. Mind you, a cast bullet will expand every time it hits something hard regardless of velocity. A JHP needs specific velocities to reliably expand. However, meat hit by a ball round, cast bullet or JHP is still damaged.
The myth of stopping power comes from U.S. gun rags and faulty tests done long before any of us were gleams.
And the fact remains that if you ever use a firearm for self-defence, you will be arrested, lose your firearms and licences.
A well place shot with any bullet out if either a .45 or 9mm will do nicely. You're right about Ball vs an expanding bullet. Mind you, a cast bullet will expand every time it hits something hard regardless of velocity. A JHP needs specific velocities to reliably expand. However, meat hit by a ball round, cast bullet or JHP is still damaged.
The myth of stopping power comes from U.S. gun rags and faulty tests done long before any of us were gleams.
And the fact remains that if you ever use a firearm for self-defence, you will be arrested, lose your firearms and licences.
St Peter: What happened son?
Me: I died sir - but at least I used the ammo least likely to get me thrown in a Canadian prison.
BS. Lethal self sefense is legal in Canada. Even the ulta-liberal rags says so:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/self-defence-what-s-acceptable-under-canadian-law-1.1229180
