As the 45 acp is loaded to a lower pressure, it gives it the edge in terms of having less recoil and allowing for faster follow up shots. *casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of.45 colt (often called.45 long colt) ballistics cartridge. The.30 carbine cartridge was developed by winchester and is basically a rimless.30.
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The following ammunition cartridge ballistics information and chart can be used to approximately compare.45 auto acp vs.45 colt (lc long colt) ammo rounds.
Currently my.45 go to rifle is a tc new englander with peep sight and.458 bore.
All these details have been generated using our ballistic calculator a free online. It was used to buy a drink of whiskey in bars. Lever guns in 45 colt are now available. Putting.45 lc in a firearm designated for.45 acp isn’t going to work out for you.
Comparing light loads to heavier loads in both i see i can do 110gr@2700fps to 170gr@1900fps out of the.30/30, compared to 250gr@1400fps to 300gr@1200fps out of the.45 colt.
Army started a light rifle project to provide support personnel and rear area units more firepower and accuracy than the standard issue m1911a1.45 acp caliber handgun at half the weight of the m1 garand rifle or the.45 thompson submachine gun. I’ve taken numerous deer and hogs with it, and have never lost one. If you reload, you can launch some really heavy cast bullets (approx. Out to 200 yards, i doubt a deer/hog would know which one you used.
The.45 long colt (lc) and the.45 automatic colt pistol (acp) are not nearly as similar as they sound.
And that’s with standard ammo. I have load that from my marlin, shoots a 45colt with a 250g bullet at close to 2000fps. Firearms people really carried in the old west are not what the movies portray. Comparing light loads to heavier loads in both i see i can do 110gr@2700fps to 170gr@1900fps out of the.30/30, compared to 250gr@1400fps to 300gr@1200fps out of the.45 colt.
To put this into perspective, a boeing 737 commercial airliner travels at a cruising speed of 600 mph, or 880 fps.
Shortly before world war ii, the u.s. Give those guns something kinder to lie upon. 77 rows 45 long colt ballistics chart. Those are actually ruger/tc loads, so velocities might be slightly higher out of a rifle barrel.
The.45lc out of a rifle shoots a 255 ~ 300g bullet @ 1400 ~ 1500fps., faster if you reload @ 1700fps.
I'd go with the.45, but that's me. Those are actually ruger/tc loads, so velocities might be slightly higher out of a rifle. How do.45 colt rifle rounds compare with.30/30 rounds ballistically speaking?
