355 GR. BTB LFN GC ManufacturerHodgdon PowderLil'Gun Bullet Diameter.430" C.O.L.1.710" Starting Load Grains16.0 Velocity (ft/s)1,178 Pressure 37,900 CUP
BULLET WEIGHT360 GR. CPB LFN GC ManufacturerHodgdon PowderLil'Gun Bullet Diameter.452" C.O.L.1.760" Starting Load Grains20.0 Velocity (ft/s)1,330 Pressure38,000 CUP
With a 5 grain heavier bullet and only a 100 psi difference in pressure the 45 is 152 FPS faster and
Here is an even heavier bullet of 395 grains in . 452 diameter
BULLET WEIGHT395 GR. CPB LFN GC ManufacturerWinchester Powder296 Bullet Diameter.452" C.O.L.1.770" Starting Load Grains18.5 Velocity (ft/s)1,169 Pressure27,200 CUP
With only 27,200 CUP the 395 grain 45 bullet is going 1,169 FPS and the 44, 355 grain bullet at 37,900 PSI is going 1,178 FPS AGAIN DEMONSTRATING THE 45's ability to handle heavier bullets better, this is something that one poster claims is not correct. Hogdon data again proves the 45 with its larger diameter has the ballistic superiority over its smaller brother
All data is from Hogdon
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