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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Federal Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$219.99
$204.99
$0.40 to $0.41 per round -
PMC - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$439.99$0.44 per round -
Federal American Eagle Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$449.99$0.45 per round -
Sellier & Bellot - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$454.99$0.45 to $0.46 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 500 Rounds
$229.99$0.46 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain FMJ - Winchester USA - 500 Rounds
$240.00$0.48 per round -
Blazer Brass Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 1000 Rounds
$484.99$0.48 to $0.49 per round -
45 ACP - 230 Grain FMJ - Federal American Eagle - 100 Rounds
$49.99$0.50 per round -
PMC - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$25.99$0.52 per round -
Winchester Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 100 Rounds
$54.99$0.55 per round -
Sellier & Bellot - Full Metal Jacket - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$27.99$0.56 per round -
Federal American Eagle Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) 230 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 50 Rounds
$28.75$0.58 per round -
Federal - HST Jacketed Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP +P Ammo - 50 Rounds
$32.00$0.64 per round -
Federal - Hydra-Shok Jacketed Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 50 Rounds
$32.99$0.66 per round -
Black Hills Ammunition Semi-Wadcutter 200 Grain 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo - 20 Rounds
$17.00$0.85 per round -
Hornady - Hollow Point - 230 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 20 Rounds
$25.00$1.25 per round -
Hornady - FTX - 185 Grain 45 ACP Ammo - 20 Rounds
$28.99$1.45 per round
