This is a hellofa good load. I use it in my Sig 1911 RCS, a 4" bbl'd, officer model type pistol that's my go to town gun. A lighter bullet might make 2nd shot/3rd shot defensive scenarios easier...or not. The HST bullets feed in every length of bbl. on a 1911 that I've tried...4" to 5". HTH's Rod230 gr Federal HST.
From your readings across the web, what weight bullet have you chose for self-defense purposes for your 45acp 1911?
Yep...pretty good advice by Mr. Ayood...and BTW, those lawyers who are defending a self-defense shooting don't come cheap...I'd stay with factory ammunition, comparable to what the local LEO's are armed with, and save myself some expensive minutes ($500/hour at pre-trial rates) with my attorney. YMMv, and good luck, Rod"...should not use hand-loaded ammunition..." That's was started by Massad Ayoob, years and years ago. Any good defense lawyer would be able to blow the argument that hand loaded ammo is somehow evil, out of the building.
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4600076&postcount=71T. O'Heir said:"...should not use hand-loaded ammunition..." That's was started by Massad Ayoob, years and years ago. Any good defense lawyer would be able to blow the argument that hand loaded ammo is somehow evil, out of the building.
The original M1911 and M1911A1 were designed and manufactured to reliably fire and cycle military round-nose ball ammunition. Many older 1911s will not reliably function with many types of JHP projectiles, most notable those shaped more like a truncated cone rather than those with a rounded ogive. Long before the advent of short-barrel ammunition, I settled on Remingtom Golden Saber because it cycles reliably in every 1911 I own.T. O'Heir said:Anyway, if you are not reloading, you must try a box of as many brands as you can to find the ammo your pistol shoots best. Cycling will probably not be an issue, but that matters too. Mine, not a compact, cycles most reliably with 230 grain RN's or Flat Points.
The barrel doesn't care, but the target cares. The purpose for using hollow-point ammunition is to have the bullet expend as it enters the target medium. That requires a minimum velocity and, when fired through guns with short barrels, many "standard" JHP rounds simply don't carry enough energy to assure reliable expansion because the ammunition doesn't have enough dwell time in the short barrel to get up to the speed necessary for reliable expansion.T. O'Heir said:"...short barrel .45 bullets..." A barrel doesn't care what bullet goes through it.
Aguila, are you still using Golden Sabers? If so, can you share your load data with me?
This might come off dumb but I once watched this youtube video of a surveillance camera showing the assailant shot multiple times with a 9mm. I said to myself, "OMG" I don't what that to happen to me! I could imagine a hardball 9mm having this effect. What would you say the effect of a much heavier 45-230gr hardball round would be? The advantage of the hollow point is that the bullet becomes a larger caliber projectile causing more damage with the help of the additional energy than just travelling straight through.
Thanks for the factory ammo test idea. I'll try and trade other shooters ammo the next time I'm at the range and keep a record of my groupings..