| 9.3x57 |
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| 19/03/08 02:47 AM |
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Re: 45 auto
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I use 45ACP with 230gr FMJ for finishers only (neck shots - must break vertebra - in/out clean wounds ~ 3/4 cal. dia) - for hunting .45ACP just gasps for velocity as 57 said - I'd limit myself for distances max. 25m with tad faster (P+ if it works in your gun) and lighter JHP on critters up to 80kg (broadside behind the shoulder shots). No point in comparing it with .44 Mag.
93, very interesting. Exactly the reason we've used FMJ loads in various service calibers for stock shooting for years; very little internal trauma and no lost meat if a body shot becomes necessary. Also the exact reason such bullets should not be used for HUNTING deer, etc.
My son has seen enough mayhem with skittish sheep and pistols he has more or less given up on handguns for butcher stock shooting. He uses our Winchester Trapper .44 with JHP or LSWC loads. Even slightly "off" headshots stun and drop the animal long enough for him to kill them with his knife. Since we stick them all anyway, I have to admit his practicality in this regard is hard to argue with. I have seen sheep take head shots with several calibers including the .45 ACP {FMJ's} and just shake their noggins and proceed with life more-or-less as usual, but I have never seen one tagged with a .44 Mag in the head that didn't find the ground fast.