AR-Tenner
Member
Hi everyone,
I have been a fan of this forum and first cut my teeth on firearms knowledge here back when I was 18 (2006). I have just in the last few weeks come up with a question to which I cannot find a useful and informed answer. That question is; if you are stuck with FMJ, would the .45 ACP (standard 230gr ball) be better because of the obvious wider diameter and heavier weight, or would the 10mm or .40 (180/200gr fmj) win out because of the flat point of its standard ball round?
I had always taken it for granted that the .45 was the king of FMJ pistol effectiveness, and while I carry with 230gr gold dot and have it stacked deep, one big reason I got into the .45 was that even the FMJ practice anmo was a pretty decent manstopper.
I have been reading recently, however, about the relative efficacy of flat point solids for hunting in big bore rifle cartridges, and how that bullet shape had the effect of crushing and cutting tissue, giving good wound tracks. I am wondering whether anyone has experience with these two rounds side by side, and particularly if someone had tested them on gel and compared the wound track diameters.
There is also a flat point 230gr FMJ for the .45 from Nosler, but it is quite expensive, while 10mm flat point fmjs are cheap and plentiful.
Thanks in advance
I have been a fan of this forum and first cut my teeth on firearms knowledge here back when I was 18 (2006). I have just in the last few weeks come up with a question to which I cannot find a useful and informed answer. That question is; if you are stuck with FMJ, would the .45 ACP (standard 230gr ball) be better because of the obvious wider diameter and heavier weight, or would the 10mm or .40 (180/200gr fmj) win out because of the flat point of its standard ball round?
I had always taken it for granted that the .45 was the king of FMJ pistol effectiveness, and while I carry with 230gr gold dot and have it stacked deep, one big reason I got into the .45 was that even the FMJ practice anmo was a pretty decent manstopper.
I have been reading recently, however, about the relative efficacy of flat point solids for hunting in big bore rifle cartridges, and how that bullet shape had the effect of crushing and cutting tissue, giving good wound tracks. I am wondering whether anyone has experience with these two rounds side by side, and particularly if someone had tested them on gel and compared the wound track diameters.
There is also a flat point 230gr FMJ for the .45 from Nosler, but it is quite expensive, while 10mm flat point fmjs are cheap and plentiful.
Thanks in advance