so I finally bought something

JamesR · 05-04-2008, 01:57 PM

A while back I asked around here what everyone's opinion was on someone with loads of shooting exp but had never owned a gun, I want to say thanks again for all the help; The community here was/is awsome and very helpful, in any case I settled on a Smith & Wesson 1911c as my first gun. I picked it up used from my local dealer for about 670.00 out the door.

I have no complaints about the gun and I cleaned it like I do my car VERY well and meticulous. I also bought some Remington nickle plated hollow point ammo for when I'm carrying it. So that brings me to my question, what ammo do you guys use/like as far as .45 acp goes for both carry and or range I only have about 25 rounds cos I wanted something with the gun while at home or out n about but I have no idea if anything is better for less money or not and so on. thanks for any help you guys provide !

knightRider · 05-04-2008, 02:00 PM

winchester white box

meatloaf · 05-04-2008, 02:12 PM

winchester white box = crap. Buy some hydros and keep them for carry, as for practice anything but winchester white box. Its the worst ammo I have ever shot.

knightRider · 05-04-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meatloaf

winchester white box = crap. Buy some hydros and keep them for carry, as for practice anything but winchester white box. Its the worst ammo I have ever shot.

i have never had a problem target shooting with white box , i do not use it for my carry round , but its an fair priced bullet.

for defense i use hydra shok

Taurus Fan · 05-04-2008, 04:56 PM

Never heard anything bad about Winchester white box before.

evilblackrifle · 05-04-2008, 05:26 PM

Practice with WWB.

Hydra Shok is ok, but its old technology now.

Better ammo for self-defense:

-Federal HST 230 gr +P JHP
-Federal Tactical 230 gr JHP
-Speer Gold Dot 230 gr JHP
-Winchester Ranger-T 230 gr JHP

TXplt · 05-04-2008, 05:36 PM

Congratulations and enjoy the pistol !

I like: Buffalo Bore 230 Gr JHP +P
Hornady TAP 200 GR JHP +P
Cor-Bon 185 GR DPX +P
and Cor-Bon regular JHP +P

My Sig feeds these all very well. Stuff I've heard favors the heavier JHP's.
The Golden Sabres I bought had a huge muzzle flash--don't know if it was just my lot or not.

Any heavy JHP that feeds well in your pistol is great. Do shoot some of it to ensure reliability.

Mike Franklin · 05-04-2008, 05:37 PM

Get yourself a Dillon Progressive Press, even the lower Tech ones will save you big bucks and let you afford to learn to shoot. Oh, also don't do like I did, I wore out several 1911 Models shooting real hot loads with all kinda crazy bullets. Shoot a nice light target load for practice and occasionally some of your carry stuff to acustom yourself to it.

evilblackrifle · 05-04-2008, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TXplt

Congratulations and enjoy the pistol !

I like: Buffalo Bore 230 Gr JHP +P

Good point. Buffalo Bore & Double Tap Ammo are great ammo.

GlockMeister · 05-04-2008, 05:43 PM

For carry/personal Defense, Hornady TAP. Great stuff. For practice, what ever works that isn't dirty and runs fine through it.

IdahoHunter · 05-04-2008, 05:58 PM

I have a Kimber classic stainless in .45. It5 seems to really like a Speer 185 gr. Gold Dot over a charge of 8.0 grns. of Unique with a standard large pistole primer. this should give a velocity of about 950 fps. Very nice load for a .45

Windwalker · 05-04-2008, 06:46 PM

What ever you decide on for a carry load shoot some of it at the range to see if it shoots the same place as your practice ammo or if you have to adjust your aim point and also to be sure it functions correctly in your pistol.

tonystewartfan · 05-04-2008, 06:52 PM

Same here. no problem with the white box.

stitchclimber · 05-04-2008, 08:27 PM

Some 1911's don't like to feed hollow points. Find a round that you like and stick with it.

JamesR · 05-05-2008, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stitchclimber

Some 1911's don't like to feed hollow points. Find a round that you like and stick with it.

my 1911 has no prob feeding the HP i have now, they are not very conical and have more of a rounded tip like a fmj round and also this gun can feed spent shells and not jam so im very very happy

ps excuse grammar its late and im lazy

FS00008 · 05-05-2008, 05:44 AM

Hydra-Shok is fine for carry. I think I have pictures from when I tested it on a couple of dead hogs at our Farm against 230gr. FMJ Ball... I'll look around and if so I'll post.

TACAV · 05-05-2008, 07:28 AM

I shoot either the WInchester white boxes or the UMC brand for target practice.
I shoot Federal 230 grain Hydrashoks for carry.

toolman · 05-05-2008, 07:54 AM

For plinking, I like S&B, it shoots good and it's brass-cased, boxer-primed if you decide to reload for it. The last box I bought was around $16\box for 50 rds.

05-04-2008, 01:57 PM	#1
JamesR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 9	so I finally bought something A while back I asked around here what everyone's opinion was on someone with loads of shooting exp but had never owned a gun, I want to say thanks again for all the help; The community here was/is awsome and very helpful, in any case I settled on a Smith & Wesson 1911c as my first gun. I picked it up used from my local dealer for about 670.00 out the door. I have no complaints about the gun and I cleaned it like I do my car VERY well and meticulous. I also bought some Remington nickle plated hollow point ammo for when I'm carrying it. So that brings me to my question, what ammo do you guys use/like as far as .45 acp goes for both carry and or range I only have about 25 rounds cos I wanted something with the gun while at home or out n about but I have no idea if anything is better for less money or not and so on. thanks for any help you guys provide !

05-04-2008, 02:00 PM	#2
knightRider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: you know where Posts: 2,683 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 11	winchester white box __________________ I'm part kalishnakov, part heckler and Koch.

05-04-2008, 05:26 PM	#6
evilblackrifle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 194	Practice with WWB. Hydra Shok is ok, but its old technology now. Better ammo for self-defense: -Federal HST 230 gr +P JHP -Federal Tactical 230 gr JHP -Speer Gold Dot 230 gr JHP -Winchester Ranger-T 230 gr JHP __________________ The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

05-04-2008, 05:36 PM	#7
TXplt Lost in the Ozone Again Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,838 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 2	Congratulations and enjoy the pistol ! I like: Buffalo Bore 230 Gr JHP +P Hornady TAP 200 GR JHP +P Cor-Bon 185 GR DPX +P and Cor-Bon regular JHP +P My Sig feeds these all very well. Stuff I've heard favors the heavier JHP's. The Golden Sabres I bought had a huge muzzle flash--don't know if it was just my lot or not. Any heavy JHP that feeds well in your pistol is great. Do shoot some of it to ensure reliability. __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas Last edited by TXplt; 05-04-2008 at 05:39 PM.

05-04-2008, 05:43 PM	#10
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,504	For carry/personal Defense, Hornady TAP. Great stuff. For practice, what ever works that isn't dirty and runs fine through it. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

05-04-2008, 02:12 PM	#3
meatloaf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lakewood CO Posts: 904 Images: 3	winchester white box = crap. Buy some hydros and keep them for carry, as for practice anything but winchester white box. Its the worst ammo I have ever shot.

05-04-2008, 04:56 PM	#5
Taurus Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cobra Command Headquarters Posts: 811	Never heard anything bad about Winchester white box before.

05-04-2008, 05:37 PM	#8
Mike Franklin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 1,276	Get yourself a Dillon Progressive Press, even the lower Tech ones will save you big bucks and let you afford to learn to shoot. Oh, also don't do like I did, I wore out several 1911 Models shooting real hot loads with all kinda crazy bullets. Shoot a nice light target load for practice and occasionally some of your carry stuff to acustom yourself to it.

05-04-2008, 05:58 PM	#11
IdahoHunter Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	I have a Kimber classic stainless in .45. It5 seems to really like a Speer 185 gr. Gold Dot over a charge of 8.0 grns. of Unique with a standard large pistole primer. this should give a velocity of about 950 fps. Very nice load for a .45

05-04-2008, 06:46 PM	#12
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,596	What ever you decide on for a carry load shoot some of it at the range to see if it shoots the same place as your practice ammo or if you have to adjust your aim point and also to be sure it functions correctly in your pistol. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

05-04-2008, 06:52 PM	#13
tonystewartfan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 194	Same here. no problem with the white box.

05-04-2008, 08:27 PM	#14
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 945	Some 1911's don't like to feed hollow points. Find a round that you like and stick with it. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas...

05-05-2008, 05:44 AM	#16
FS00008 Сергей Иванович Мосин Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 968 Blog Entries: 1	Hydra-Shok is fine for carry. I think I have pictures from when I tested it on a couple of dead hogs at our Farm against 230gr. FMJ Ball... I'll look around and if so I'll post.

05-05-2008, 07:28 AM	#17
TACAV Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 637	I shoot either the WInchester white boxes or the UMC brand for target practice. I shoot Federal 230 grain Hydrashoks for carry. __________________ Zombies don't hold grudges, discriminate, or negotiate- Neither should you. -The Zen of Zombie-

05-05-2008, 07:54 AM	#18
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	For plinking, I like S&B, it shoots good and it's brass-cased, boxer-primed if you decide to reload for it. The last box I bought was around $16\box for 50 rds. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!