My favorite .45 bullet;

Lyman 454190 cast of wheelweights and weighing 262 grains. I get 839 fps from it.

The 454190 is the original old semi-pointed Army bullet. Feeds slick thru 1911's and my SIG and penetrates very deeply. Old Elmer had some good things to say about it before he drummed up the Keith type, but only for its penetration.

Here's my test plate for various calibers/ranges. In line w/ other .45's on steel, it doesn't get thru the plate but on "soft" targets; critters, etc, punches very deeply.