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HSMITH · March 2, 2007, 05:50 PM

45 brass gets old and lost before it is worn out, if the brass looks good I wouldn't worry about it. I have 45 brass that has hit the ejector so many times you can't read the headstamp anymore and it just keeps on going.

I would look for a top load of Power Pistol and a Hornady 230 grain XTP if I had to take a 45 to a fight with a bear. I get about 940 out of that combo in a Commander, haven't tried it in a 5" gun over the chronograph.

March 2, 2007, 05:50 PM	#3
HSMITH Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2002 Posts: 2,019	45 brass gets old and lost before it is worn out, if the brass looks good I wouldn't worry about it. I have 45 brass that has hit the ejector so many times you can't read the headstamp anymore and it just keeps on going. I would look for a top load of Power Pistol and a Hornady 230 grain XTP if I had to take a 45 to a fight with a bear. I get about 940 out of that combo in a Commander, haven't tried it in a 5" gun over the chronograph.