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DarylS
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Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?
13/02/13 05:10 PM

I agree albertan, the .45 Colt with up to 300gr. and .44 Mag. with up to 270gr., both in lever guns are preferable to me.

I've shot 2 black bears with a .45ACP - while working. The first was a head shot with a 230gr. FMJ handload at around factory speed - 840fps perhaps 20yards. The second was a rib shot at 35 yards with a 260gr. Speer HP, loaded with Speer's maximum load of W630 powder. The 5" Wilson barrel chronographed 960fps with that load and it killed the bear in seconds, stopping on the hide on the off side.
So- can you use a .45ACP to kill bear or deer - certainly. Would I do it again given the chance, probably not. I preferred my .44 Mag.marlin and .45 Colt M94 lever guns, both of which worked beautifully on bear and the .45 actually took two Elk for me with 300gr. HP cast, a sized down .45/90 bullet.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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45 ACP Lever Gun?	Ash	13/02/13 08:07 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Ash	16/02/13 11:43 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	17/02/13 04:05 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Ash	17/02/13 04:28 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Omnivorous_Bob	24/02/13 10:22 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	25/02/13 04:13 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	twobobbwana	18/03/13 03:03 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	buckbrush	19/03/13 05:27 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	24/03/13 11:58 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	24/03/13 11:59 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	9.3x57	24/03/13 12:15 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	9.3x57	19/03/13 11:42 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	chuck375	24/03/13 11:00 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	13/02/13 08:40 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Ash	13/02/13 11:10 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	albertan	13/02/13 01:58 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	13/02/13 05:10 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Ash	13/02/13 07:04 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	aam	13/02/13 07:29 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	14/02/13 03:40 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	albertan	14/02/13 11:47 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Rule303	14/02/13 08:45 PM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	DarylS	15/02/13 04:36 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Ash	16/02/13 11:23 AM
Re: 45 ACP Lever Gun?	Homer	16/02/13 05:04 PM

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