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| Arvinator |
Posted - November 02 2009 : 9:14:23 PM Anybody had any experiences with this round? I did a search but did not find any past info. I currently have some in my Glock .45 and I may buy a few to "Put back". Thanks |
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| Jim Higginbotham |
Posted - November 08 2009 : 9:34:40 PM quote: Originally posted by Gary1911A1
I've not found any 45 pistol that feed ball 100% including my 1911s' that the Winchester White Box 230 gr. JHPs' didn't work as well in. Great round at a good price. It may not have the flash retardant, sealed nickel cases some higher price ammo has, but it's my carry round.
That has also been my experience. Same is true of Remington JHP and Golden Saber. I cannot say the same for Speer Gold Dots though I like the bullet a lot. Nor can I say the same for the Ranger line thought they work fine in most of my guns and that is my carry load.
Jim H.
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| Gary1911A1 |
Posted - November 08 2009 : 10:24:23 AM I've not found any 45 pistol that feed ball 100% including my 1911s' that the Winchester White Box 230 gr. JHPs' didn't work as well in. Great round at a good price. It may not have the flash retardant, sealed nickel cases some higher price ammo has, but it's my carry round. |
| Ace |
Posted - November 06 2009 : 11:39:05 AM I just had a thought--I bet they'd work fine in my S&W645. Think I'll get some and try. Not real vital to the thread, I just wanted to share..... Ace |
| CharlieX |
Posted - November 05 2009 : 11:22:04 PM quote: Originally posted by Jim Higginbotham
Oh, one other thing, that bullet is super accurate. Apparently the force it takes to make that cavernous HP makes the base very square.
It is much more accurate than a conventional FMJ round nose.
Jim H.
Nice to know what is responsible for the effect. Never had a bad box of the stuff and now I know why.
Perhaps it is time to secure another case of it. Y'know.....for when the zombies strike.  |
| Arvinator |
Posted - November 05 2009 : 6:56:02 PM I took my dog's Vet out and taught him the CHL class. He was shooting a S&W 4506, and shot this round, at my suggestion, it was very accurate, and fed in his pistol without any problems. I told him he was well armed in the rural hill country, cattle farm he works cattle on the weekends. |
| Jim Higginbotham |
Posted - November 05 2009 : 5:34:30 PM Oh, one other thing, that bullet is super accurate. Apparently the force it takes to make that cavernous HP makes the base very square.
It is much more accurate than a conventional FMJ round nose.
Jim H. |
| coltjeeper |
Posted - November 05 2009 : 10:46:11 AM This is currently the only .45 hollowpoint I can even find locally (Walmart). I've been shooting some in my two 1911s to test reliability and there's been no issues yet, making it my new carry load for them. Good to know its a decent enough round. |
| Jim Higginbotham |
Posted - November 04 2009 : 8:43:13 PM quote: Originally posted by Arvinator
Anybody had any experiences with this round? I did a search but did not find any past info. I currently have some in my Glock .45 and I may buy a few to "Put back". Thanks
I have not shot anything with the factory load but I have shot a good bit of stuff with the same bullet handloaded to about 900 fps.
Worked good on everything I shot with it. It expands to about .80 at that speed but of course it depends on exactly what the bullet hits and passes through inside.
Jim H.
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| AuburnFootball |
Posted - November 04 2009 : 8:01:18 PM In his book, The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry, Mas Ayoob states the .45 WWB JHP is "a street-proven choice." Additionally, he states that the round used to be sold in boxes labeled "For Law Enforcement Only."
--Richard |
| Ace |
Posted - November 03 2009 : 10:14:41 PM Based on anecdotes. information on this site, and the more-than-satisfactory accuracy out of my Springfield Champion, I was eagerly looking forward to using it as regular carry ammo. Sadly, the gun just won't feed it reliably, so I went with Golden Saber. If the gun would function with the WWB, I'd use it in a heartbeat. Ace |
| Arvinator |
Posted - November 03 2009 : 06:50:12 AM Thank you! |
| CharlieX |
Posted - November 02 2009 : 10:55:52 PM It was tested in the Sig P220 in this thread with the following results:
Winchester USA .45ACP 230 gr. JHP Velocity: 815 fps Expansion: 0.614" Penetration: 19.00"
Thread is here:
http://www.stoppingpower.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4225&SearchTerms=.45,230,Winchester
I keep a case (1,000) of Winchester USA .45 230 JHPs as "back up" loads to my favored .45 ACP Hornady 230 gr. +P XTP JHPs for my USP45.
Over my chronograph, the Winchester USA .45 JHP gives me an average velocity of 865 fps from the barrel (4.41"/112mm) of my USP45.
In my experience, it is good stuff, clean burning and acceptably accurate. |
| mojo |
Posted - November 02 2009 : 10:18:45 PM I've shot enough of them to be confident that they will work in my 1911. I have several boxes stashed as back up ammo. The bullets look a lot like the higher priced WW product. (non SXT) |