A great picture... beautiful granddaughter.
I was wondering what kind of velocity you could get out of that barrel. Looked on Ballistics by the Inch... bbti. http://ballisticsbytheinch.com/45colt.html
.45 Colt Results in fps
Click here for a Muzzle Energy graph for the tests in this caliber.
barrel length |
Cor Bon
200 gr.
JHP +P |
Cor Bon
225 gr.
DPX +P |
Federal
225 gr.
semi-
wadcutter
Lead HP |
18" |
1275 |
1482 |
1042 |
17" |
1254 |
1464 |
1050 |
16" |
1245 |
1483 |
1060 |
Pistol ammo. Reloading might give better results with "rifle powder".
I'm not going to worry with the danged formatting from this table. |
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USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
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Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf
Thomas Jefferson said
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
and
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".