Quote Originally Posted by wyntrout View Post
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.
Those numbers for the first 2 loads make 10mm look wimpy, particularly that 225 gr DPX. That would settle the handgun caliber debate. Wonder what those foot pounds of energy come out to?