Taurus solid copper ammo-experiences?

Tom2 · September 21, 2004, 05:07 PM

When I got a new .45 this weekend, the dealer threw in a box of some Taurus ammo that features a Barnes solid copper 185 gr. hollowpoint. Man, you can see all the way to the back of the bullet in that hole! Like a copper pipe! Anyone heard anything about this round or tried it? Thanks.

JerryM · September 21, 2004, 09:52 PM

I have not used that ammo, but I did see some test results several months back. While I do not remember the exact figures, the bullets expanded well and the penetration was also good. They were the equal of any of the premium ammunition.
Jerry

Gary L. Griffiths · September 22, 2004, 11:58 PM

I bought a box several months ago at Cheaper Than Dirt. Shot 10 rds at some metal plate targets. All I can say is they shoot just fine in my PT-145, although to a somewhat different point of impact than 230-gr hardball (which is to be expected).

Haven't tested any in an expansion medium yet.

CZ75daddy0405 · September 23, 2004, 03:36 PM

Is this available in other calibers?

Penman · September 23, 2004, 04:22 PM

No street results noted on this round yet.

Tom2 · September 23, 2004, 04:58 PM

I checked their website and the 45 is the only load for Taurus ammo. It would depend on whether Barnes makes the bullet in other cals, I guess.
They might come out with other loads if they do. Saw a review from Handguns mag. when I put "Taurus ammunition" in the Yahoo search. The test velocity was a little lower than stated, but the performance looked pretty good. I still almost need a flashlight to see down into that nose cavity to the bottom!

Darkangel · September 24, 2004, 01:03 PM

Dude they make them in several cals, I see the display at my gun shop all the time. They are expensive.

Dave T · September 24, 2004, 02:30 PM

AmmoLab.com recommends this load for the short (3") barreled 1911 varients. I got some for testing and for my wife to carry in her Kimber Ultra Carry (first series). If functioned fine in both her gun, my Ultra CDP and a Compac Aluminum. I hope they continue to offer it as the CorBon version is a +P. That just makes it harder to control and reduces the probable penetration by accelerating expansion.

Dave

Tom2 · September 24, 2004, 07:43 PM

OK, if they make it in other cals, I will have to look somewhere besides the company website to find out! Would think that would be the authority?
Maybe they don't update it or something.

WillBrayjr · September 26, 2004, 02:25 PM

they are loaded hot. taurus only has 45acp, but corbon has a whole selection of calbers.

liliysdad · September 26, 2004, 11:14 PM

Taurus MADE them in .45acp only, with plans to do others. Taurus no longer makes them, sadly enough. The Taurus Hexs are NOT loaded hot, and are normal pressure rounds. I will not buy the Cor-Bon crap due to the stupid +p ratings.

FWIW, I trust my life to my Taurus Hex's in my 220 everyday, on and off duty. I do know they are very accurate, very reliable, and are hell on small varmints. I have retrieved several expanded slugs, and they do quite well.

September 21, 2004, 05:07 PM	#1
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Taurus solid copper ammo-experiences? When I got a new .45 this weekend, the dealer threw in a box of some Taurus ammo that features a Barnes solid copper 185 gr. hollowpoint. Man, you can see all the way to the back of the bullet in that hole! Like a copper pipe! Anyone heard anything about this round or tried it? Thanks.

September 21, 2004, 09:52 PM	#2
JerryM Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 1999 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,889	I have not used that ammo, but I did see some test results several months back. While I do not remember the exact figures, the bullets expanded well and the penetration was also good. They were the equal of any of the premium ammunition. Jerry __________________ Ecclesiastes 12:13 ¶Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

September 22, 2004, 11:58 PM	#3
Gary L. Griffiths Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Location: AZ, WA Posts: 1,469	I bought a box several months ago at Cheaper Than Dirt. Shot 10 rds at some metal plate targets. All I can say is they shoot just fine in my PT-145, although to a somewhat different point of impact than 230-gr hardball (which is to be expected). Haven't tested any in an expansion medium yet. __________________ Violence is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and valorous feeling which believes that nothing is worth violence is much worse. Those who have nothing for which they are willing to fight; nothing they care about more than their own craven apathy; are miserable creatures who have no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the valor of those better than themselves. Gary L. Griffiths (Paraphrasing John Stuart Mill)

September 23, 2004, 04:58 PM	#6
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	JUst in 45 I checked their website and the 45 is the only load for Taurus ammo. It would depend on whether Barnes makes the bullet in other cals, I guess. They might come out with other loads if they do. Saw a review from Handguns mag. when I put "Taurus ammunition" in the Yahoo search. The test velocity was a little lower than stated, but the performance looked pretty good. I still almost need a flashlight to see down into that nose cavity to the bottom!

September 24, 2004, 02:30 PM	#8
Dave T Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2000 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,458	AmmoLab.com recommends this load for the short (3") barreled 1911 varients. I got some for testing and for my wife to carry in her Kimber Ultra Carry (first series). If functioned fine in both her gun, my Ultra CDP and a Compac Aluminum. I hope they continue to offer it as the CorBon version is a +P. That just makes it harder to control and reduces the probable penetration by accelerating expansion. Dave __________________ RSVN '69-'71 PCSD Ret

September 23, 2004, 03:36 PM	#4
CZ75daddy0405 Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2002 Location: WAR EAGLE COUNTRY! Posts: 116	Is this available in other calibers?

September 23, 2004, 04:22 PM	#5
Penman Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2002 Posts: 242	No street results noted on this round yet.

September 24, 2004, 01:03 PM	#7
Darkangel Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 313	Dude they make them in several cals, I see the display at my gun shop all the time. They are expensive.

September 24, 2004, 07:43 PM	#9
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Ammo cals OK, if they make it in other cals, I will have to look somewhere besides the company website to find out! Would think that would be the authority? Maybe they don't update it or something.

September 26, 2004, 02:25 PM	#10
WillBrayjr Junior member Join Date: September 26, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,881	they are loaded hot. taurus only has 45acp, but corbon has a whole selection of calbers.

September 26, 2004, 11:14 PM	#11
liliysdad Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2004 Posts: 1,145	Taurus MADE them in .45acp only, with plans to do others. Taurus no longer makes them, sadly enough. The Taurus Hexs are NOT loaded hot, and are normal pressure rounds. I will not buy the Cor-Bon crap due to the stupid +p ratings. FWIW, I trust my life to my Taurus Hex's in my 220 everyday, on and off duty. I do know they are very accurate, very reliable, and are hell on small varmints. I have retrieved several expanded slugs, and they do quite well.