Well if we are discussing such ammo in a law enforcement or self defense context, Allard said in an interview a few years back that "unfortunately in those days ammunition was not what it is today; we didn't have good hollow points. We used ball, so we were at a slight disadvantage."
In the mid-1970's I also used ball or SWC ammo in a 1911, but that was because there was nothing better (or at least nothing better that would reliably cycle), not because it was a particularly good choice. I am not comparing myself in any manner to those guys; I am just saying that the ammo they chose then is almost certainly not what they would choose today.
FWIW.
Last edited by jd950; 12-04-2019 at 01:55 PM.
I realize there is obviously better modern ammo, but I would not feel poorly armed at all if all I had was a full magazine of .45 caliber hard cast 230-250 grain SWCs pushed at typical .45 ACP velocities.
They're not 230gr, but they look interesting https://missouribullet.com/details.p...0&secondary=13
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Dallas PD allowed officers to carry weapons of their choice for most of the 20th century. If you read the book on Holloway’s Raiders (Dallas’ longer running, even more successful stakeout squad), while their preferences were for 12-gauge buckshot from an 870, there were quite a few shootouts conducted with 1911s and various revolvers in .38/.357 during a nearly 20-year period. A lot of dead bad guys, and the long and short remains - hits count, misses don’t.
Rim Rock Bullets of Montana makes a 255 grain hard cast SWC for .45 ACPs. While I have used a bunch of their bullets, I have not used that particular one. That said, a 255 SWC would be a very solid choice if one had no access to JHPs, could not afford them, or whatever the circumstances.