.45 Cal Bullet Recommendations

[NVUplandHunter]

Recently ordered a Knight Ultrlite in .45cal. I've been recommended the Barnes bullet by a diehard copper guy but I'm curious what everyone is using? I'm mostly going to be hunting deer and maybe a few cows if i can draw the tags.

I'm open really to anything that anyone has experience with. I've got my eyes on the Dead Center 200gr bullet or the No Excuses 385.

Whats your favorite .45cal muzzy bullet??

 

[AlwaysChasinTailNHorns]

I’ve been a big fan of anything Fury produces I’ve had great results and really tight groups with their bullets paired with BH209. I’m switching over to a harvester crushed rib sabot from harvester and was recommended to pair it with the .45 Fury STB by ElD on here he’s very knowledgeable when it comes to muzzy stuff and I’m chasing whitetail in sabot legal states. I’ll send you over my results when they come in and I do some testing.

 

[NVUplandHunter]

I’ve been a big fan of anything Fury produces I’ve had great results and really tight groups with their bullets paired with BH209. I’m switching over to a harvester crushed rib sabot from harvester and was recommended to pair it with the .45 Fury STB by ElD on here he’s very knowledgeable when it comes to muzzy stuff and I’m chasing whitetail in sabot legal states. I’ll send you over my results when they come in and I do some testing.

awesome! ive taken a look at the Fury bullets but not too hard as of yet. I'm thinking its worth investing some more time at this point. ive read some people say they really like them.

And please do send over your results. ive always really enjoyed shooting a muzzy but now i think i'm really going to dive in and get this new gun really dialed and ready.

 

[ElDiablito]

Fury or Parker bullets for me if I’m not shooting Barnes.

 

[Chris in TN]

I shoot .45 caliber Furys in sabots in a .50 smokeless gun and shoot .40/225 Fury black tip bonded bullets in my .45 caliber smokeless gun.

I don't do LR muzzleloader hunting. That time of year 100 yards is a long shot for me and I'm more interested in shooting sabots for the lower recoil of sub-sized bullets than the LR benefits of smooth-sized bore diameter projectiles.

The furys have shot well for me and the bonded stuff will flatten out like a pancake if you push them fast enough but they will hold together, if that matters to you.

For reference I shoot the 40/225 at about 2550' in my .45.

 

[NVUplandHunter]

I shoot .45 caliber Furys in sabots in a .50 smokeless gun and shoot .40/225 Fury black tip bonded bullets in my .45 caliber smokeless gun.

I don't do LR muzzleloader hunting. That time of year 100 yards is a long shot for me and I'm more interested in shooting sabots for the lower recoil of sub-sized bullets than the LR benefits of smooth-sized bore diameter projectiles.

The furys have shot well for me and the bonded stuff will flatten out like a pancake if you push them fast enough but they will hold together, if that matters to you.

For reference I shoot the 40/225 at about 2550' in my .45.

Thank you for that info!

one question i have, with those .40/225s, can you run those in a not smokeless rifle? or are you needing those higher speeds to get the bullet to do what it is supposed to do?

I'd be interested in running those if they work well with BH209 or T7?

 

[Chris in TN]

Thank you for that info!

one question i have, with those .40/225s, can you run those in a not smokeless rifle? or are you needing those higher speeds to get the bullet to do what it is supposed to do?

I'd be interested in running those if they work well with BH209 or T7?

I honestly can't say. I haven't shot anything but steel past 100 yards with them. I've only ever recovered one, and, again, it absolutely pancaked at maybe 2500' impact speed, but that indicates to me that they'd still expand at least some well below 2000'. But I can't say for sure.

 

[NVUplandHunter]

Fury or Parker bullets for me if I’m not shooting Barnes.

have you used the Barnes Expander MZ on game? my buddy says they are pretty lethal.

 

[NVUplandHunter]

I honestly can't say. I haven't shot anything but steel past 100 yards with them. I've only ever recovered one, and, again, it absolutely pancaked at maybe 2500' impact speed, but that indicates to me that they'd still expand at least some well below 2000'. But I can't say for sure.

I looked up that .40cal Fury smokeless bullet and they say on the site that its good for black powder and smokeless so that might be the jam. not the cheapest at $72 for a box of 50 but also not the worst by a long shot!

I still want to check these bad boys out though.. might come down to the Furys or the Dead Centers.

Precision Rifle's "Dead Center" Sabots

 

[ElDiablito]

one question i have, with those .40/225s, can you run those in a not smokeless rifle? or are you needing those higher speeds to get the bullet to do what it is supposed to do?

Yes, they’ll work fine at smoker speeds. They’re a pretty lightly built bullet.

 

[ElDiablito]

have you used the Barnes Expander MZ on game? my buddy says they are pretty lethal.

Yes, one of my favorites especially at smokeless speeds. I really like the .40 195s.