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Article: Frontier performance.(TAFFIN TESTS: THE SIXGUNNER HIMSELF: GUNS, GEAR AND MORE)
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- American Handgunner
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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The .45 ACP in a 5" semiauto pistol was very close in performance to the .45 S&W in a long barreled SA. However, the 230 grain full metal jacketed "Hardball" at 800 fps is quite a ways from the original .45 Colt, with its 255 grain bullet at 900-1,000 fps. The fact the .45 ACP has proven to be such a reliable man stopper gives us some idea of what the .45 Colt is actually capable of accomplishing. I recently acquired a Springfield Armory XD45 and in speaking with editor Roy, and looking for a different approach rather than the standard gun test, the question arose of heavy bullets in the .45 ACP in general--and the Springfield Armory XD45 in particular.
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