Best .45 ACP Defensive Load - Page 6

BigLaw · August 2nd, 2009, 04:30 PM

IMO Ranger Improved T series is 1st choice, Federal HST being 2nd

adroitus · August 2nd, 2009, 06:57 PM

Since I don't have much experience shooting people, and don't know many people who do, I tend to follow the lead of knowledgeable and reputable trainers.

Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch and Dave Spaulding both approve of the use of ball ammo in .45 ACP. It is not over-penetrative like 9mm ball and is a proven man stopper.

Clint also endorses CorBon DPX, and even sells it under his own label. I've never seen a bad review of DPX in any caliber, and it has versions engineered for use in short barreled guns.

So, I carry DPX in my PT145 and my Kel-Tec P3AT but would not feel like my PT145 was inadequate if I had to load it with ball.

45XDCCW · August 3rd, 2009, 12:48 AM

45 Ranger OR Federal HST are some mean mean mean mean mean bullets...

August 3rd, 2009, 12:48 AM	#53
45XDCCW Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Conway AR Posts: 292	45 Ranger OR Federal HST are some mean mean mean mean mean bullets... __________________ "The Beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." -Thomas Jefferson "When loss of liberty is looming, as it is now The siren sounds first in the hearts of freedoms vanguard"- Heston NRA LIFE MEMBER

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August 2nd, 2009, 04:30 PM	#51
BigLaw Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 47	IMO Ranger Improved T series is 1st choice, Federal HST being 2nd

August 2nd, 2009, 06:57 PM	#52
adroitus Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Willamette Valley Posts: 39	Since I don't have much experience shooting people, and don't know many people who do, I tend to follow the lead of knowledgeable and reputable trainers. Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch and Dave Spaulding both approve of the use of ball ammo in .45 ACP. It is not over-penetrative like 9mm ball and is a proven man stopper. Clint also endorses CorBon DPX, and even sells it under his own label. I've never seen a bad review of DPX in any caliber, and it has versions engineered for use in short barreled guns. So, I carry DPX in my PT145 and my Kel-Tec P3AT but would not feel like my PT145 was inadequate if I had to load it with ball.