Ok, I'm posting this over here since my thread on the 1911 forum went way off...My question wasn't if a new caliber/gun would be a better idea, my question is can the .45 ACP be loaded hotter than we think?
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This thread got me thinking:
http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=60635
Since .45 Colt seems to be way underloaded, or CAN be loaded a lot hotter, couldn't the same be said for the .45 ACP based on the higher pressures of the .45 GAP?
If the GAP can match the performance of the ACP (let's assume that is correct for sake of argument) with a shorter case; and the .454 Casull can have a GREAT performance increase with just a slightly longer case over the .45 Colt, couldn't the same be said for the .45 ACP?
Another thing: I was told the .454 Casull uses the small primer pocket to increase the amount of metal in the case because of the higher pressures. Well, couldn't the same be done for the ACP? Maybe there's a use for the NT brass now? If I wanted to get super hot on the ACP, wouldn using the NT brass, because of the extra metal, help squeak out a bit extra performance?
So using that logic, maybe we've been downloading the ACP all these years? Any insight is appreciated.
----------Anyway, here's the original post-----------------------------------------
This thread got me thinking:
http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=60635
Since .45 Colt seems to be way underloaded, or CAN be loaded a lot hotter, couldn't the same be said for the .45 ACP based on the higher pressures of the .45 GAP?
If the GAP can match the performance of the ACP (let's assume that is correct for sake of argument) with a shorter case; and the .454 Casull can have a GREAT performance increase with just a slightly longer case over the .45 Colt, couldn't the same be said for the .45 ACP?
Another thing: I was told the .454 Casull uses the small primer pocket to increase the amount of metal in the case because of the higher pressures. Well, couldn't the same be done for the ACP? Maybe there's a use for the NT brass now? If I wanted to get super hot on the ACP, wouldn using the NT brass, because of the extra metal, help squeak out a bit extra performance?
So using that logic, maybe we've been downloading the ACP all these years? Any insight is appreciated.