BEST AMMO FOR YOUR 1911

[@timsoyars1652]

My current job is an investigator for the state medical examiner’s office. I’m also a paramedic and ER nurse. (Yes, I have too many jobs). In the last 40 plus years, I have seen a lot of people shot with a .45. Shot few myself. I can tell you that the 230 grain ball round WILL overpenatrate. I have had guys shot in the chest with it walk into the ER. I have NEVER seen anyone take a center of mass hit with a couple of quality .45 hollow point keep walking around. Some lived, some did not. Then the 230 grain .45 ACP round came out, it was the best thing in a handgun. I would use it, if I had too, but there are too many good defense rounds on the market. If your gun doesn’t feed then, get the work done. It’s worth it.

[@garyK.45ACP]

"Then the 230 grain .45 ACP round came out, it was the best thing in a handgun." I think there is something missing in that sentence. Which 230 gr. .45 ACP round are you referring to? A particular brand? Bullet type?

[@mgallager1449]

You know what you are saying this guy doesn't know. NRA PISTOL INSTRUCTIONS.

[@rogerd.miller1095]

I agree with the 230 gr ball ammo. That is what it was designed to shoot and that load is more than adequate in any self defense situation.

[@1001Hobbies]

The Federal HST hollow points are not coned shape, and in fact have a wider radius at the hollow hole than most other models of hollow points (mimicking the radius, in part, of ball ammo). This is why I selected it for my 1911. It cycles flawlessly. It has never hung up, proving my theory that the design of the tip aides in feeding in 1911s. My 1911 is a Tisas M1911 A1 US ARMY model (the latest incarnation) with an original 1911 military spec feed ramp. If it cycles in this gun, it will cycle in any 1911. Also, it is a 230 grain hollow point. Give it a try.

[@JNF590]

Thanks

[@kungpowlarrydadzilla7959]

Beautiful firearm sir! Hard to beat a classy 1911!

[@JugglesGrenades]

The reason the pistol was designed for full metal jacket ammo and why it was used in both World Wars, Korea and Vietnam, is because the Geneva and Hague conventions on War forbid the use of ammo with exposed lead.

[@beas302]

Just what I needed to know; I recently changed bullets, I was using, and had a lot of jamming issues; I will take your advice and run with the 230 ball ammo. Thanks

[@bulletsnbytes6203]

Yes its works great the 230 grain ball ammo was invented for the 1911, also the 230 grain ball has great penetration

[@bulletsnbytes6203]

beas302 Many people say hollow points, there missing that hollow points were made because they penetrate less. They are supossed to expand more in a shorter distance to release all the energy. The Thing is hollow points penertrate less than a fmj bullet. Fmj penertrate further also can go thru barriers in the target like bones, the hollowpoint would be slowed or stopped by bones and harder tissues, in targets such as hunting. As a matter of fact most hunting rifles use FMJ.

[@bullyvonwilson4545]

They all fall to hardball ! Great video good sir that is a sweet piece you have🇺🇸💯🖤

[@JPPodcast]

Great video and that's what I'm gonna use for my 1911

[@garyK.45ACP]

I see you have a Wilson Combat 1911. Nice gun. Wilson combat has a video on their channel explaining the relationship of bullet shapes, magazine lips, extractors, etc. I own 6 1911s and have been handloading for them for more than 50 years. About 95% + of the ammo I shoot through them are cast lead bullets, that I cast myself. I use 2 types. A Magma Engineering mold #452233 which casts a 230 gr. lead roundnose bullet with the same contour and "ogive" as the military 230 gr. FMJ. (sometimes called a "K-Ball") The other is a Hensley and Gibbs #68 mold which casts a 200 gr. semi-wadcutter. While the SWC bullet LOOKS completely different than a 230 gr. FMJ, in fact the contact points where the bullet contacts the feed ramps, and the OAL are the same. It was a very clever design by H&G to provide a reliable feeding bullet for Bullseye target shooting that would reduce recoil and make nice, round holes in paper targets. My guns also feed Federal 230 gr. HST ammunition reliably. I suggest you check up Bill Wilson's video on .45 magazines and ammunition, extractors and general care and feeding of 1911s.

[@daleweller5193]

I never shoot more than 200 gr. All of my 1911s shoot semi wad cutters.

[@johnwallace4408]

Speer Gold Dot plus p, any bullet weight from 185grns up!

[@webbchapellayzie5794]

Do . 45 auto pmc auto. Ammo work good on a .45. Acp colt springfield armory ???

[@HoosierRooster]

if you own a Commander or especially a Officer size 1911 185gr will be better or closer to point of aim...at least in my experience.

[@robertcrowson5234]

Best ammo any you can fine

[@davidhiggins3388]

What do u suggest for a 9mm 1911?

[@michaelshanahan4965]

That’s not a real 1911

[@Dankpressure]

@@michaelshanahan4965😂😂

[@dennisgorse2833]

Learn to tune your magazine and you can chamber empty cases .that's how bullseye shooters used millspec magazine for wadcutter ammo

[@garyK.45ACP]

I have been a Bullseye shooter since the 60s and have used wadcutter ammo since the 60s in Colt 1911s. My Bullseye gun is a Colt Gold Cup National Match of 1970s vintage. Bullseye shooters used (and use) almost exclusively cast SWC bullets made from a Hensley and Gibbs #68 mold. There are some "clones" to it, but us old guys cherish our original H&G molds. The #68 200 gr. SWC is very carefully designed to match the overall length of the military 230 gr. FMJ RN and the contact points of the SWC nose are designed to match the contact points of the 230 gr. FMJ RN. So...mechanically speaking, the H&G SWC bullet is a "duplicate" of the military hard ball and the gun "doesn't know the difference" THAT is why they feed from Mil-Spec magazines. One of my 1911s is a 1918 manufactured, "US Property" marked Colt 1911, it has the original "two-tone" hardened feed lip magazines with the tapered lips. It gobbles up H&G cast SWCs like a hungry hog. More modern magazines have different designs of feed lips and are intended to be more reliable with the wide variety of ammunition people now use in 1911s. YES, I do tune my guns to feed an empty case, but that involves more than the magazine, it also involves the extractor, bullet and feed ramps. Unlike a High Standard Supermatic Citation (which I shoot the .22 stage of Bullseye matches with) I do not "tune" 1911 magazines. The 1911 HAS a feed ramp. High Standard auto pistols don't. There is a special tool and gauge for tuning High Standard magazines. I do not recommend you trying to "tune" a 1911 magazine. If it doesn't work reliably it is probably the wrong magazine design for your gun/ammo combination. it doesn't mean the magazine is bad, it is just bad for that gun with that ammunition. The critical factor of 1911 magazines is the "release" point. The point where the magazine releases the cartridge case and let's it slide under the extractor. Failures to feed are most commonly one of two things...improper magazine design for the ammunition and improper extractor tension and shape. The 1911 is a "controlled round" feed system and the rim of the case leaves the magazine and has to slide up into the extractor and rotate slightly as it is fed into the barrel. The longer the barrel, and the slide operation stroke and time, the less the gun will be affected by these factors. 3" barreled 1911s are notoriously unreliable, though I have 2 and they are 100% reliable with the magazines and ammunition I use in them. Switch up the ammo and/or magazines and they can become jam-o-matics. The shortcut to this is to buy a Wilson Combat extractor and install it in your 1911, and adjust it as the instruction say. all 6 of my 1911s have Wilson Combat extractors. Polished feed ramps help but are not the cure-all people think they are. 99% of it is proper magazines and proper extractor adjustment

[@robertwilliams9293]

Ball ammo is the best . But what's the best clips for your .45's .

[@johnwallace4408]

Wilson Combat Mags, hands down!

[@robertwilliams9293]

Can anyone tell me what's the best clips for a .45

[@michaelshanahan4965]

.45’s don’t have clips

[@michaelshanahan4965]

@@johnwallace4408 Agree, I’ve tried 4 different manufacturers. Wilson mags in my Series 70 work flawless.

[@SureShot_2]

im new to guns, and i am going to take ccw classes next month. i just picked up a kimber ultra raptor II, i was wondering if i could alternate the bullets in my mag like full jackets, then hollow, then full, then hollow...? is that a good or bad idea? thanks

[@ethanconroy5102]

Bruise Knee I do I keep three hollow points then 4 fmj

[@garyK.45ACP]

Sounds like a silly idea. Review lots of info on .45 ACP defense loads. I chose Federal HST 230 gr. as my carry ammo and it is reliable in MY gun. My carry .45 is a Kimber Ultra CDP II. Same gun as the Raptor (except for the reptile scales). That is not to say it would b e reliable in YOUR gun. Try it. Once you fin d a good defensive load, just load you b]magazine with it it and be done with it. Why would you want to put less effective rounds in the gun?

[@garyK.45ACP]

@@ethanconroy5102 Why?

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

July/21 anything you can find!

[@horserider422]

Doubletap 230gr flat point 45 acp

[@bulletsnbytes6203]

thanks...

[@kennethkeefer9080]

I carry that still

[@moreme40]

The FBI would never use FMJ

[@robwilson3749]

They did before the advent of JHP bullets.

[@moreme40]

@@robwilson3749 , and we used ships for interstate travel before planes

[@johnshepherd8687]

BS. Modern. 1911s have no problem feeding JHPs.