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#102350 - 02/04/12 04:37 PM sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting
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Looking for ideas for use on deer for dispatch/hunting. Keep in mind im a liitle slow, as im learning ,with the contractions and abreviations.

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#102351 - 02/04/12 04:49 PM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: nytracker]
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Do you mean factory ammo? Check with Grizzly, Buffalo Bore, Reed's Ammo, or Double Tap, all online. They have stuff that is designed for 4 legged critters.
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#102359 - 02/04/12 07:28 PM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: s4s4u]
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The perfect 45acp round for hunting is the 460 rowland


If by dispatching you mean shooting a deer that is laying on the ground 10 feet in front of you, anything that is legal should work. Carry ammo works fine.

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#102362 - 02/04/12 07:52 PM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: s4s4u]
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 Originally Posted By: s4s4u
Do you mean factory ammo? Check with Grizzly, Buffalo Bore, Reed's Ammo, or Double Tap, all online. They have stuff that is designed for 4 legged critters.


Agree completely.
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#102379 - 02/04/12 10:05 PM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: nytracker]
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Buffalo Bore has some 255gr RNFP. They look like a boolit I cast from a lee mold for my 45 Colt. 255gr a@ 925fps otta make a hole in a whitetail.

http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=214


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#102428 - 02/05/12 09:01 AM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: Snyd]
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that load looks like it would do some real damage!
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#102434 - 02/05/12 09:28 AM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: Snyd]
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 Originally Posted By: Snyd
Buffalo Bore has some 255gr RNFP. They look like a boolit I cast from a lee mold for my 45 Colt. 255gr a@ 925fps otta make a hole in a whitetail.

http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=214




I got about 960 FPS with that load. Very good load IMHO

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#102443 - 02/05/12 11:50 AM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: jwp475]
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I agree with Snyd. That bullet looks just like a "regular" 250-255 grain RNFP that you can get from a lot of places. I have gone through a ton of those from Lasercast in my revolvers and levers. And the Lasercast are pretty hard. I had always thought that they would work like a premium Cast bullet, but never gave it serious consideration because they were bulk, and not marketed like a LBT or Kieth style.

I am currently working on a fast 45acp load to supplement my Rowlands, and yesterday confirmed with my new Ed Brown barrel that I can get a 250 class bullet doing 1000 fps from my new barrel (accurate)in 45 Super brass. At 1050, I got minimal case head expansion, and the primers look a little rough, so I am gonna stop at 1000.

So I am in the market for a 250 grain lead bullet and was going to try and work with a Kieth of some sort, but I may need to order up more of the Lasercast and revisit. I guess I need to do some media testing with them. It is easy to find lots of reports of hunting success with the more exotic Kieth and LBT (magma) styles, not a lot of info on this old standard, the rnfp, as most folks like them for bulk type shooting. They definately feed well in levers, and I had no issues feeding my Rowland years ago when I tried this shape.

Interesting,

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#102444 - 02/05/12 12:21 PM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: Bearbait in NM]
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A 200gr lswc pushed to a max load/+P would probably work good too.

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#102445 - 02/05/12 12:40 PM Re: sugestions on what 45 acp rounds for hunting [Re: Snyd]
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Snyd,

Bielieve you me I have often wondered about swc's in general as a hunting bullet. Much like the rnfp, not a lot of data out there by folks who might hunt with them. It just seems to be the Kieth's and LBT's that get all of the press. The other nice thing about the rnfp's I used to load from Lasercast is that they were bevel base, to a degree, which would be very helpful in the acp to maintain good case neck tension.

I have a couple of hundred of the 200 rnfp's from Lasercast, but I want to stay in the 250 range for a hunting load. I found yesterday that with my gun zero'd with the 250 at 1000 fps, a factory 230 fmj at 850 shoots very close to the same sight setting at 25 yards. I have the gun kinda "tricked out" with mods for my Rowlands, and I want to be able to shoot both acp and Super without having to change springs in the gun.

MY original Colt barrel did not seem to much care for lead bullets, in general. This new Ed Brown barrel is looking to be quite a bit better. I have not worked up any lead specifically for it yet, but my limited testing with some of my Dillon Fever lead acp loads looks promising.

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