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Old Air Cavalryman |
And.. what else have your tried in it? "Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." | ||
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When I had the pistol, I loaded up Gold Dot short barrel rounds. They are specifically made for short barreled pistols and are a little hard to find. I didn't really shoot the pistol all that much so that's the load I had. I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not. | |||
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| Old Air Cavalryman |
Yes, I haven't seen any GD-SBs around here, so I figured I'd try HSTs and Winchester PDXs initially. "Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." | |||
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ARMT - I have shot 50 rds of 230gr HST thru mine with no cycle or function issues. Here is a lnk for a great review of over 150 different SD rounds in various calibers...The 45ACP test data is shown at the bottom of this link....Mark https://www.luckygunner.com/la...mmo-ballistic-tests/ | |||
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Green Mountain Boy |
Currently I'm using 200gr +p gold dots. I need to order some more. Some of the 230gr stuff doesn't appear to perform that great in short barrels from all the videos I've watched and I had these on hand already as a bonus. !~God Bless the U.S. Military~! If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off Light travels faster than sound, this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak | |||
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| Writer by profession, smartass by the grace of God. |
Standard pressure HST. Insanely accurate and controllable. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") | |||
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I’m using 230 grain HST standard pressure. I only have 50-75 of the HSTs through the gun, but the combination has been accurate and reliable with manageable recoil. | |||
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Ammoholic |
+1 Just another schmuck in traffic - Billy Joel | |||
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Misanthropic Philanthrope |
Short barrel Gold Dots and a small amount of Gold Dot 200 gr +P. ___________________________ Originally posted by Psychobastard: Well, we "gave them democracy"... not unlike giving a monkey a loaded gun. | |||
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| Fuimus |
Federal 185gr. JHP | |||
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I'm going to try these rounds and see how they work. Since I travel through NJ often I can't use hollow points since they are verboten for RPO's. Won't get to the range to test them out till next week. Underwood Xtreme Defender Ammunition 45 ACP 120 Grain La Dolce Vita | |||
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230gr Golden Sabers here. Sigs P-220, P-226 9mm, & P-230SL (CCW) | |||
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220gr. Critical Duty Flex Lock | |||
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I like 230gr rounds, generally HST or Ranger. Also like Speer Gold Dot 200+p and Hornady Critical Duty 220+p. I have plenty of TAC-XPD and Black Hills 185+p but worry about its ability to penetrate and/or expand out of such a short barrel. So soft shooting though, very easy to shoot. Sig P220 Elite Dark, W. German 220/226 Navy/226 Tac Ops/226R Stainless/228/229 Legion/229R/M11-A1D Glocks, HK, Walther, XDs, etc, etc... | |||
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| Big Stack |
In a short barrel, I'd want the +P, to get back some of the velocity lost to the short barrel. And the barrel on the Shield is REALLY short for a .45.
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| Old Air Cavalryman |
Back a couple years ago when I was packin' .45s, I often went with +P loading, but some advised against it and generally recommended standard velocity loads instead. Now, it always gave me a warm fuzzy to use +P .45 loads, especially for the commander and officer model size .45s I typically carried. I just can't readily get a hold of +P HSTs or Speer Gold Dots-SBs, so standard velocity HSTs will be what I load my PC .45 Shield once I get her home. I will be keeping my eyes peeled for +Ps/SBs though. "Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." | |||
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| Big Stack |
The ammo choice for a 5" 1911 would be different than a 3.3" subcompact. The problem with .45 ACP out of small guns is that most loads are designed for 5" barrels, and even at that .45 is a lower velocity cartridge to begin with. So when using it out of a 3-ish inch barrel, the just don't have the velocity to perform correctly. So picking up some velocity from a +P round may be called for.
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Golden Sabre 185 grain vs 200 grain 'social work' round due to abbreviated barrel length | |||
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| Ammoholic |
I had a few boxes of +P HST rounds and tried them in my Shield 45. Not fun. Not fun at all. Just another schmuck in traffic - Billy Joel | |||
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| Green Mountain Boy |
I can say the same about the +p 200gr gold dots. Thankfully that rough grip texture really helps hold onto it. Worth it for the velocity gain. I can't rapid fire anything this small it's only good for point blank range so I don't worry about it. !~God Bless the U.S. Military~! If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off Light travels faster than sound, this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak | |||
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