1911 .45 ammo help

Rapture · Jul 28, 2013

I use PMC, WWB and Remington .45. I can usually pick up a few boxes at Bass Pro and 1 box at Dicks here and there. I have been looking for bulk brass .45 as well. I don't shoot steel through my .45's, just my personal preference.

rbird7282 · Jul 28, 2013

PMC bronze does not feed reliably in my SR1911

Magnumite · Jul 29, 2013

As mentioned the 1911 was built for the 230 grain FMJ ball round. Others have lent thier experience respective to reliable ammuntion. What you'll notice is a bullet profile which has effective overall length as the ball round will help reliability. This leaves the 200 grain SWC, round nose and greater weight bullets. This is because the forward bullet contact points of the bullet feeding up the feedramp then from the feedramp into the chamber coincides with ball round.

Due to the short effective OAL, the 185 grain SWC or shorter Match 185 grain bullets can be very magazine sensitive relative due to the release point of the magazine feedlips on the rim of the cartridge.

ews25 · Jul 29, 2013

Once you've figured out what you want, you can check here for internet price comparison:

www.ammoseek.com

Might find a baragain. Might not.

Pinecone · Jul 29, 2013

The newer (to us older people) stepped magazine lips go a long way to help feed shorter bullets.

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