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Jim Watson · September 12, 2010, 10:13 AM

980 fps is darned fast for a 230 gr .45 ACP. I doubt you will find anything within SAAMI pressure limits to reach 1000. I also doubt that anything but a chronograph could tell the difference between 980 and 1000 fps. Purely a psychological effect.

September 12, 2010, 10:13 AM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,543	980 fps is darned fast for a 230 gr .45 ACP. I doubt you will find anything within SAAMI pressure limits to reach 1000. I also doubt that anything but a chronograph could tell the difference between 980 and 1000 fps. Purely a psychological effect.