Originally Posted by Boogaloo
Originally Posted by HuntnShoot
I've been wondering about the minutia of the Super vs. the Rowland too, and have been thinking of getting into a Super. A 45 cal 250 @ 1000 seems pretty useful for woods use.


You can get the 45 close to that with a good powder choice and a FFPS, #18 recoil spring, without going over +p pressure in standard brass. Even at 850fps at standard pressure range the 250 gr has good performance and excellent penetration. With a wide flat profile bullet, I don't know that more velocity adds much impact on the target. Either way it's a lot of punch from a standard ACP.


Yep even in standard mixed 45 ACP brass I've been able to push a 230gr WFN to 1050-1100 fps. That's in a G21 OEM barrel too with it's very generous feed ramp; a better supported barrel can handle a bit more.

I do believe more velocity than 850 fps does add more effect on target though; everything I've seen in testing and shooting game indicates more velocity does hit harder with everything except a round nose bullet. There's more to terminal performance than just shoving the bullet through meat.