Darrell KSR
08-12-2016, 06:42 PM
.45 ACP load.
I carry 220 grain, .45 ACP +P Hornady Critical Defense as my personal self-defense load. Like it. Love it. I do not have the recoil issues that some might suggest; it stays on target, almost a nice rocking motion as opposed to a flip. No reason to change.
Friend sent me some info on the Liberty Civil Defense Ammunition, and suggested it might be a better way to go.
.45 ACP +P, 78 grain--yes, 78 grain. You may be very knowledgeable about that; I was shocked.
It is rated at 1900 fps (with some tests indicating higher), and 625 ft-pounds muzzle energy.
Hornady is 975 fps, and 464 ft-pounds muzzle energy, as you would expect a heavier bullet to go slower.
What am I missing? Brief research seems to indicate that the Liberty 78 grain bullet penetrates fine and creates a 5-inch wound cavity. But doesn't overpenetrate. Probably won't be shooting through windows with that load.
Is that the only real drawback? With positives being less chance of going through your inside home wall, and having less recoil?
Somebody explain to me why I shouldn't move to the Liberty Civil Defense Ammo load for in-home defense, at least. (By the way, if I wanted to get this for my 9mm--which I might do, and continue to carry what I carry with my .45--the 9mm Liberty load is 50 grain.)
I carry 220 grain, .45 ACP +P Hornady Critical Defense as my personal self-defense load. Like it. Love it. I do not have the recoil issues that some might suggest; it stays on target, almost a nice rocking motion as opposed to a flip. No reason to change.
Friend sent me some info on the Liberty Civil Defense Ammunition, and suggested it might be a better way to go.
.45 ACP +P, 78 grain--yes, 78 grain. You may be very knowledgeable about that; I was shocked.
It is rated at 1900 fps (with some tests indicating higher), and 625 ft-pounds muzzle energy.
Hornady is 975 fps, and 464 ft-pounds muzzle energy, as you would expect a heavier bullet to go slower.
What am I missing? Brief research seems to indicate that the Liberty 78 grain bullet penetrates fine and creates a 5-inch wound cavity. But doesn't overpenetrate. Probably won't be shooting through windows with that load.
Is that the only real drawback? With positives being less chance of going through your inside home wall, and having less recoil?
Somebody explain to me why I shouldn't move to the Liberty Civil Defense Ammo load for in-home defense, at least. (By the way, if I wanted to get this for my 9mm--which I might do, and continue to carry what I carry with my .45--the 9mm Liberty load is 50 grain.)