My brother ran to Bass Pro Shops last night to pick up some 45 ACP bullets. He grabbed a box and checked out and came home and realized he had 200 gr Hornady FTX 45 cal (.452). Apparently they are made for the 460 S&W? We've used .451 in our 45s but saw online where lead 45s are .452 and jacketed are .451. Can these bullets be safely used in a 1911? Will they damage the gun?
Question about 45 ACP bullets
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rcmodel
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Yes you can maybe use them, with one big problem.
And it isn't because they are .452".
The big problem being that they would have to be seated very deep to get a short enough OAL for the spitzer shape bullet to fit in the 1911 magazine.
You will be on your own finding loading data for them in .45 ACP.
Any chance you can just exchange them for .45 ACP bullets.
That would be the best plan.
rc
And it isn't because they are .452".
The big problem being that they would have to be seated very deep to get a short enough OAL for the spitzer shape bullet to fit in the 1911 magazine.
You will be on your own finding loading data for them in .45 ACP.
Any chance you can just exchange them for .45 ACP bullets.
That would be the best plan.
rc
243winxb
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The bullet seating stem will be a big problem. Bullet is made for the 460 S&W. Return them. Get 45acp bullets.
Win1892
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You would be in unknown territory with those puppies in 45ACP. I load those for a SW 460 for a friend.
Take'em back. Or do like I would, use this opportunity to buy a 460
Take'em back. Or do like I would, use this opportunity to buy a 460
Thanks guys, we'll take them back tomorrow. I urged my brother to take them back but he wanted to load them if it was doable. He knows I read ALOT on here trying to learn so he asked me to consult you guys. We appreciate the help.
For the record we setup our Lock-N-Load yesterday and ran our first loads through it. 50 rounds of 45 ACP using Hornady 230 gr XTP HP in front of 5.2 grains of Win 231. They cycled, feed, and shot really good. Everything went pretty smoothly. We were both a little nervous shooting the first one but we went through 15-20 without a problem.
For the record we setup our Lock-N-Load yesterday and ran our first loads through it. 50 rounds of 45 ACP using Hornady 230 gr XTP HP in front of 5.2 grains of Win 231. They cycled, feed, and shot really good. Everything went pretty smoothly. We were both a little nervous shooting the first one but we went through 15-20 without a problem.
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