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Those S&W 10XX WITH magazines are top of the collector food chain these days, if I were you guys I would think about cashing out if you still have them....one of the Gunbroker consignment sellers with a really big following could move them at a premium by getting people fighting over them.
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That's what I'd carry if I needed factory ammo for bear country.
I load a 255gr swc to 950fps that I use. I worked up to .45 super in my loaded but throttled down a little.
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Thanks for the insight. I feel like the two "normal" pistols you hear about in reference to handling .45 Super are the USP and the 4506-1. The Smith, I guess, makes sense because it's all steel and just... a tank. And so is the USP, of course--but in a more modern way (predicated on flexibility and the advanced recoil spring setup).
I was going to ask you about .45 Super in a PX4 .45... but I saw your posts on the subject: 23,000 max PSI for the PX4--.45 Super goes above 28,000, in some cases. So, I guess not.
I have no burning desire/need to shoot .45 Super. But, it's just something that has a occurred to me in the past, since I have a 4506-1.
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I have shot 45 Super in a friend's HK USP. It does have more juice than the +P rounds, but not a night and day difference to me. (I have shot so many 44 Magnums over the years, including my own recipe hot loads, so I'm not that recoil sensitive.)
I picked up a new HK45 because I like the ergonomics better than the USP. More frequently people are using the USP for the majority of their 45 Super shooting, because of the enhanced recoil system, as @GJM mentioned.
I will weigh in …
Spent a good bit of time ADV riding , hiking, biking , and camping in and around Glacier, Tetons, Northern Idaho, and along the CDT. I carried a HK45C after reading over GJM”s advice and reports.
I used a Hill People Gear chest rig and a (now discontinued) Mastermind Tactical AIWB Jude’s holster. I used the hard cast Buffalo Bore ammo. I have not shot anywhere near the number of 45 supers as other here… but have had good performance and function in the HK45C. I also have had great luck with +p heavy 45 cap reloads in the same gun.
I sold that gun / kit to use the $ towards a 2011 and wish I had not. I will most likely get another one soon … but really will miss that holster.
I found the HK45C to be a perfect “Goldilocks” pistol for me… and a great all-a -rounder. There has been so much talk re: 9mm penetrator ammo and more + well placed + proficient hits that I am seriously considering just hanging with my PX4 or G19 … but still cannot totally shake the allure of a flat meplat / heavy for caliber / hard cast round going 1000+ ft per sec. Just my .02
Josh
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OK how about .45 Super in a Smith 625-3 ? Will a 625 handle the extra pressures ? Yeah I know it’s on a N frame but I was thinking about the thinner cylinder walls .
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