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.45 Super

Overview


The .45 Super is a powerful pistol cartridge developed in 1988. It is dimensionally similar to the .45 ACP round but has a thicker case wall and is loaded to higher pressures, which offers an average 300 feet per second (91 m/s) improvement in muzzle velocity over the .45 ACP.

Stats


Ammunition TypeDamageBullet Velocity (m/s)Barrier PenetrationArmor Piercing
230gr FMJ10.725554
325gr Hollow Point15.451202.61
RBCD AP9.2713.411.311.3
Strike 310.12340.82
HV-I-AP10.4540138
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.