.45 Colt defense loads

Argue all ya want, but I shoot what I load, and load what I shoot. So. whatever I happen to have on hand. Works for me. Either 250g RNFP bullet or 255g SWC at around 900fps.
 
There were lots of developments back in the '70s.
Speer Speer started with a jacketed round nose which, if hit a rock might expand just a very little bit .Then they took that bullet and added a small HP about 1/16", expansion very limited. Then to the coffee cup bullets with a 1/4" hole and jacket with 12 cuts. This would expand on anything !!! I tested all these bullets , mostly on 'chucks. The 1/4" hole and cut jacket wouild not exit a 'chuck hit in the spine/shoulder area !! Then Speer eliminated the jacket cuts and got a very reasonable perormance !
Now we have a good selection of high performanc bullets with expansion and penetration .:D
 
Big time! Not all cowboy loads are created equal. I had some Winchester brown box that must have left the powder puff at the factory.
 
Online lead bullets are dirt cheap, 250 grains easy to find.
6.0 Red Dot give me 800 out of 4-3/4" Ruger.
6.3 = 850 to 860.
But many powders will do about as well in .45 LC.
Easy caliber to reload with the most basic equipment.
 
I would be shooting them out of a 625 mountain gun so no Ruger only offerings if you please.
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For the defending of one's home establishment, no Ruger only loads would be of neccesity methinks.

The Winchester PDX1 .45 Colt load has performed very well in the ballistics gel tests I've seen, and is a standard pressure load.
 
Posted by Snyper:
I've never seen any evidence showing the type of ammo used made a difference in the final outcome of a trial.
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Because of certain important aspects of the rules of evidence, the source of the ammunition can determine whether or not the defense would be able to introduce expert witnesses to testify about gunshot residue pattern evidence. That could help determine the outcome by supporting the defendant's credibility and/or by impeaching the veracity of unfavorable witness testimony. In some instances (LEO shootings), the admissibility of such evidence played a part, but one would have to interview each juror to determine how much difference it made.

If a shooting is justified, it will make no difference.
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Not exactly. If the investigators, charging authority, and/or grand jury believe it likely that the shooting was justified, or if the prosecution fails to prove that it was not justified...well, that is what counts. And that will hinge on the totality of the evidence that is made known.
 
Thanks for all the input. After consideration I've decided to use my target load of a .250gr. SWC with 8.0gr of Unique. Primarily because it's the most accurate in my revolver. As a side note I have often heard of the accuracy potential using Red Dot yet, for me, it seems to meter so poorly I've stopped using it. Do you folks trickle charge or how do you overcome this? I'm using a uniflow and don't have nearly the problem with Unique which is also known to meter poorly.
 
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