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short-barreled .45 ammo
I recently purchased an S&W .45 auto with a 3-3/4" barrel that I load with 230gr hydroshocks. I wanted to know if anybody has any definative data on what loads consistenly expand at the lower velocity offered by the 3-3/4 barrel vs the standard 5" barrel (I hope my hydroshocks will)
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That was industry scuttle butt in the early 90s; let me see if I can track down the guy who told me that and clarify. Regards, William
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I have no experience with that loading but it sounds HOT. I tend to be a bit conservative when recommending carry ammo but have always been impressed with Remington's 185 grain +P .45 ACP loading. The combination of ball spec ogive with a case cannelure resolves the problems that have plagued many commercial hollow point loads. Of course, hot is as hot does. If I told you how many grains of Blue Dot we used to put under a Speer #4473 for shits and giggles in 5 inch 1911s and Ruger P90s, you would probably call me a liar .Regards, William |
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The Corbon is 573 ftlbs of knockdown. The Remington is 534# and it worked great in my Officer's model. It was also extremely accurate at 25 yards with it. I also remember the slide slamming back awfully hard. You might want to consider changing the recoil springs to protect the weapon and also to improve reliability. I say the latter because it seems like the slide would occasionally close on an empty magazine because of the speed of the slide closing.
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