Georgia Arms 45LC Ammo

[QB]

I'm looking at Georgia Arms .45 Colt/LC ammo and have a question about recoil.

In bulk ammo they offer 200gr and 250gr. I'm not familar with how the grain translates into recoil. Is the lighter grain snappier than the heavier grain round? I guess I'm trying to find out which would be the "softest" shooting. Maybe the grain doesn't have anything to do with it.

Does anyone make jacketed range ammo for the .45LC or is it all regular lead? I saw jacketed hollow point ammo but not plain ball ammo.


Any information/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[contender]

Well, I've not shot either round you mention as I roll my own. Georgia Arms makes some good ammo as I see it in competition by a few top shooters.
As for recoil,, generally,, I have found that lighter bullets will give a quicker or snappier recoil vs a heavier bullet giving more of a push shove type of recoil.

 

[Hammerdown77]

Never noticed a difference in snappy vs. non-snappy, but I can say I always have more recoil with a heavy bullet.

It really depends on how much extra powder they put in the round with the lighter bullet. If you really stoke up the lighter weight bullet, then it's gonna have some decent recoil, compared to a heavier bullet with a standard charge. But charge for charge, heavier = more recoil.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Recoil is a function of bullet weight and velocity, with velocity having a "squared" effect on the result.

"Heavier" and "faster" each mean more recoil, and the combination of the two makes it particularly noticable.

Thus, by checking out the weight of the bullet and the muzzle velocity of any load you can get a relative feel for the recoil you should expect, all else being equal.

Barrel length has an effect, as well. Given equal loads, a gun with a short barrel will likely react in a more "snappy" manner than a longer-barrel version will. And of course a heavier gun will mitigate recoil more than a lighter one.

Much to consider.

:)

 

[QB]

Great information. I'll obtain both the weight of the bullet and the muzzle velocity of the various rounds I'm considering. Or I'll try out each of them and see which I like better.

 

[cellar701]

I've always had good experience with Georgia Arms and their ammunition - however my experience has been with .44 special and .44 mag ammo. Per other posts I would expect heavier bullet = more recoil. The lighter recoiling loads from manufacturers like Georgia Arms are typically in the Cowboy Action loads and those are typically lead bullets with a somewhat reduced powder charge.

For your last question, I do not recall ever seeing .45 (long) colt "ball" ammo.