45 ACP Ammo
The .45 ACP is the top dog of large-caliber defensive cartridges well over a century after its introduction in 1904. While closely associated with the M1911 pistol, Thompson SMG, and other classics, it is also used in modern handguns from Glock, S&W, SIG, and many other manufacturers.
A relatively powerful round, .45 Auto ammo exacts a price for its performance in the form of significant recoil. The recoil produced by .45 ammunition, however, is not particularly snappy and feels more like a hard shove. Many shooters find it more fun (and less fatiguing) to fire a few boxes of .45 ACP rather devoting their entire range session to it.
Conventional .45 ACP ammo propels a heavy 230 grain full metal jacket bullet to a muzzle velocity of 850 feet per second. Defensive loads are often configured to favor expansion over penetration; many jacketed hollow points fire a lighter 185 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity closer to 1,000 feet per second. In any configuration, the .45's high caliber definitely makes a difference!
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A relatively powerful round, .45 Auto ammo exacts a price for its performance in the form of significant recoil. The recoil produced by .45 ammunition, however, is not particularly snappy and feels more like a hard shove. Many shooters find it more fun (and less fatiguing) to fire a few boxes of .45 ACP rather devoting their entire range session to it.
Conventional .45 ACP ammo propels a heavy 230 grain full metal jacket bullet to a muzzle velocity of 850 feet per second. Defensive loads are often configured to favor expansion over penetration; many jacketed hollow points fire a lighter 185 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity closer to 1,000 feet per second. In any configuration, the .45's high caliber definitely makes a difference!
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Black Hills Ammunition Semi-Wadcutter 200 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 20 Rounds
$17.50$0.87 per round -
Magtech - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$22.99$0.46 per round -
Sellier & Bellot - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$22.99$0.46 per round -
Winchester - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$22.99$0.46 per round -
Remington - Jacketed Hollow Point - 185 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 20 Rounds
$22.99$1.15 per round -
PMC - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$24.79$0.5 per round -
Speer - Total Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$25.49$0.51 per round -
Federal American Eagle Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 50 Rounds
$28.75$0.57 per round -
Hornady - Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 20 Rounds
$29.99$1.5 per round -
PMC - Jacketed Hollow Point - 185 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$29.99$0.6 per round -
Hornady - FTX - 185 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 20 Rounds
$30.99$1.55 per round -
Federal - HST Jacketed Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP +P Ammo - 50 Rounds
$39.99$0.8 per round -
Federal - Jacketed Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$40.00$0.8 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain FMJ - Federal American Eagle - 100 Rounds
$47.99$0.48 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 100 Rounds
$54.99$0.55 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 200 Rounds
$89.99$0.45 per round -
Fiocchi - Full Metal Jacket 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 500 Rounds
$204.99$0.41 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain FMJ - Winchester USA - 500 Rounds
$208.99$0.42 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$214.99$0.43 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain FMJ - Winchester Service Grade - 500 Rounds
$214.99$0.43 per round -
Federal Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$244.99$0.49 per round -
Remington - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 500 Rounds
$249.99$0.5 per round -
Hornady - Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 200 Rounds
$274.99$1.37 per round -
Hornady - Jacketed Hollow Point - 220 Grain 45 ACP +P Ammo - 200 Rounds
$284.99$1.42 per round -
Hornady - FTX - 185 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 200 Rounds
$289.99$1.45 per round
