45 ACP Ammo
The .45 ACP is the top dog of large-caliber defensive cartridges well over a century after its introduction in 1904. While closely associated with the M1911 pistol, Thompson SMG, and other classics, it is also used in modern handguns from Glock, S&W, SIG, and many other manufacturers.
A relatively powerful round, .45 Auto ammo exacts a price for its performance in the form of significant recoil. The recoil produced by .45 ammunition, however, is not particularly snappy and feels more like a hard shove. Many shooters find it more fun (and less fatiguing) to fire a few boxes of .45 ACP rather devoting their entire range session to it.
Conventional .45 ACP ammo propels a heavy 230 grain full metal jacket bullet to a muzzle velocity of 850 feet per second. Defensive loads are often configured to favor expansion over penetration; many jacketed hollow points fire a lighter 185 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity closer to 1,000 feet per second. In any configuration, the .45's high caliber definitely makes a difference!
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A relatively powerful round, .45 Auto ammo exacts a price for its performance in the form of significant recoil. The recoil produced by .45 ammunition, however, is not particularly snappy and feels more like a hard shove. Many shooters find it more fun (and less fatiguing) to fire a few boxes of .45 ACP rather devoting their entire range session to it.
Conventional .45 ACP ammo propels a heavy 230 grain full metal jacket bullet to a muzzle velocity of 850 feet per second. Defensive loads are often configured to favor expansion over penetration; many jacketed hollow points fire a lighter 185 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity closer to 1,000 feet per second. In any configuration, the .45's high caliber definitely makes a difference!
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Tula Cartridge Works Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$119.99$0.24 per round -
Sellier & Bellot - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$289.99
$269.99
$0.27 per round -
Tula Cartridge Works Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 50 Rounds
$13.89$0.28 per round -
PMC - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$295.00$0.30 per round -
Magtech - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$310.00$0.31 per round -
Blazer Brass Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$310.00$0.31 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain FMJ - Winchester Service Grade - 500 Rounds
$155.00$0.31 per round -
Remington - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 500 Rounds
$160.00$0.32 per round -
Federal American Eagle Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$349.00$0.35 per round -
Prvi Partizan - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 500 Rounds
$174.75$0.35 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 600 Rounds
$209.99$0.35 per round -
Sellier & Bellot - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$17.99$0.36 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$180.00$0.36 per round -
Prvi Partizan - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$19.00$0.38 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain Service Grade FMJ - Winchester - 50 Rounds
$19.00$0.38 per round -
PMC - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$19.10$0.38 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 100 Rounds
$39.00$0.39 per round -
Federal American Eagle Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 50 Rounds
$19.99$0.40 per round -
Federal Syntech Total Synthetic Jacket (TSJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 50 Rounds
$20.00$0.40 per round -
Remington - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$20.99$0.42 per round -
Federal - Hydra-Shok Jacketed Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$29.00$0.58 per round -
Remington Golden Saber Bonded Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$345.00$0.69 per round -
Black Hills Ammunition Semi-Wadcutter 200 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 20 Rounds
$14.95$0.75 per round -
Federal - HST Jacketed Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP +P Ammo - 50 Rounds
$40.00$0.80 per round -
Hornady - Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 200 Rounds
$183.50$0.92 per round