This load is designed to cause disabling terminal effect, combined with the penetration required to cause fast incapacitation on human sized targets from any angle. The big flat wadcutter nose crushes living tissue as it passes through, unlike mushroomed bullets that are slightly rounded on the nose and tend to slip and slide through living material. The crushing action of the flat nose keeps penetration straight and thus deep. The hard cast construction will not deform on flesh and bone at these velocities so the nose profile remains constant along with bullet path and terminal damage. Full wad cutter profiles in large calibers (like .45 and .44) hit like a truck and do massive permanent damage. Noted NYPD “stake out” officer and gun fighter Jim Cirillo used full wadcutters in his 38 SPL revolvers because they incapacitated his targets with certainty.
Expect about 24 inches of straight-line penetration in living mammalian material with this load.
This load is “Standard Pressure” and is therefore safe for use in ANY/ALL 45 Colt and 454 Casull firearms. The bullet construction is hard-cast (not lead) and properly lubed and will not substantially lead your barrel, even if you fire hundreds of rounds.
Technical Information:
- Caliber: .45 Long Colt
- Bullet Weight: 225 Grains
- Bullet Style: Hard Cast Wadcutter
- Case Type: Brass Case
Ballistics Information:
- 1057 fps- Ruger Vaquero 2006 large frame 5.5-inch barrel
- 1062 fps- Freedom Arms mod. 97 5.25 inch barrel
- 951 fps- S&W MT. Gun 4 inch barrel
- 850 fps- Taurus Titanium 2 inch barrel
- Muzzle Energy: 551 ft. lbs.
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