| COMPARISON LOADINGS FOR THIS CALIBER | |||||||||||||||
| .45 Colt | |||||||||||||||
| Colt Anaconda - 4.0 Inch Barrel | |||||||||||||||
| BRAND | BULLET WEIGHT (grains) |
BULLET TYPE |
CASE | POWDER | POWDER CHARGE (grains) |
PRIMER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SD (FPS) | ES (FPS) | AVE (FPS) |
| Glaser | 145 | Silver | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 1265 | 1359 | 1261 | 1335 | 50 | 98 | 1305 | ||
| Hornady | 185 | JHP XTP | Winchester | 700-X | 9.4 | WLP | 1140 | 1150 | 1155 | 1163 | 1164 | 1161 | 9 | 24 | 1156 |
| Hornady | 185 | JHP XTP | Winchester | PB | 10.7 | WLP | 1148 | 1179 | 1229 | 1201 | 1163 | 1200 | 29 | 81 | 1187 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | 700-X | 8.1 | WLP | 1051 | 1049 | 1062 | 1035 | 1058 | 1041 | 10 | 27 | 1049 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | 700-X | 8.2 | WLP | 1005 | 1016 | 1021 | 1029 | 1031 | 1011 | 10 | 26 | 1019 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | 700-X | 8.7 | WLP | 1076 | 1111 | 1091 | 1066 | 1072 | 1094 | 17 | 45 | 1085 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Remington | 700-X | 8.9 | WLP | 1096 | 1081 | 1078 | 1072 | 1068 | 11 | 28 | 1079 | |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Remington | 700-X | 9.1 | WLP | 1094 | 1097 | 1085 | 1086 | 6 | 12 | 1091 | ||
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | Bullseye | 8.0 | WLP | 1036 | 1019 | 1054 | 1040 | 1022 | 1011 | 16 | 43 | 1030 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | Bullseye | 8.1 | WLP | 1022 | 1038 | 1028 | 1027 | 1027 | 1008 | 10 | 30 | 1025 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | HP-38 | 9.0 | WLP | 1022 | 1053 | 1040 | 1047 | 1021 | 1039 | 13 | 32 | 1037 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | HP-38 | 9.6 | WLP | 1055 | 1065 | 1052 | 1062 | 1060 | 1028 | 13 | 37 | 1054 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | HP-38 | 9.8 | WLP | 1087 | 1095 | 1096 | 1082 | 1083 | 1107 | 10 | 25 | 1092 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | PB | 9.5 | CCI-300 | 944 | 1000 | 973 | 944 | 994 | 966 | 24 | 56 | 970 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.2 | WLP | 976 | 999 | 995 | 999 | 989 | 984 | 9 | 23 | 990 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | Power Pistol | 10.2 | WLP | 979 | 963 | 972 | 962 | 966 | 7 | 17 | 969 | |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.3 | WLP | 1002 | 980 | 1009 | 976 | 997 | 986 | 13 | 33 | 992 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Federal | Power Pistol | 10.5 | WLP | 1159 | 1145 | 1109 | 1184 | 1149 | 1124 | 26 | 75 | 1145 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | Power Pistol | 11.0 | WLP | 1046 | 1014 | 1024 | 1036 | 1047 | 1043 | 13 | 33 | 1035 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Remington | Power Pistol | 11.2 | WLP | 1037 | 1049 | 1046 | 1050 | 1057 | 1049 | 6 | 20 | 1048 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Remington | Power Pistol | 11.7 | CCI-300 | 1090 | 1089 | 1083 | 1083 | 1094 | 4 | 11 | 1087 | |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | Unique | 10.0 | WLP | 1017 | 1036 | 1036 | 1029 | 1040 | 1010 | 12 | 30 | 1028 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Remington | W-231 | 9.8 | WLP | 1103 | 1123 | 1089 | 1090 | 1092 | 1117 | 15 | 34 | 1102 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Remington | W-231 | 10.0 | WLP | 1061 | 1080 | 1036 | 1077 | 1089 | 1083 | 20 | 53 | 1071 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Winchester | W-231 | 10.0 | WLP | 1117 | 1066 | 1103 | 1089 | 1090 | 19 | 51 | 1093 | |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | W-231 | 10.2 | WLP | 1174 | 1152 | 1151 | 1145 | 1175 | 1159 | 13 | 30 | 1159 |
| Nosler | 185 | JHP | Starline | W-231 | 10.5 | WLP | 1179 | 1196 | 1186 | 1172 | 1183 | 1159 | 13 | 37 | 1179 |
| Speer | 185 | JHP GD | Starline | PB | 10.5 | WLP | 1183 | 1125 | 1123 | 1180 | 1147 | 1135 | 27 | 60 | 1149 |
| CCI | 200 | JHP | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 830 | 823 | 816 | 817 | 830 | 7 | 14 | 823 | |
| CCI | 200 | JHP GD | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 927 | 910 | 921 | 885 | 885 | 918 | 18 | 42 | 908 |
| CCI | 200 | JHP Blazer | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 927 | 918 | 880 | 930 | 885 | 924 | 22 | 50 | 911 |
| Cor-Bon | 200 | JHP | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 1139 | 1135 | 1118 | 1107 | 1116 | 14 | 32 | 1123 | |
| Hornady | 200 | JHP XTP | Winchester | AL-5 | 13.0 | WLP | 1105 | 1149 | 1113 | 1131 | 1128 | 1150 | 18 | 45 | 1129 |
| Hornady | 200 | JHP XTP | Winchester | HP-38 | 9.7 | WLP | 1064 | 1066 | 1071 | 1072 | 1073 | 1081 | 6 | 17 | 1071 |
| Hornady | 200 | JHP XTP | Remington | W-231 | 10.0 | WLP | 1118 | 1102 | 1101 | 1109 | 1097 | 1106 | 7 | 21 | 1106 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | AL-5 | 13.0 | WLP | 1049 | 1076 | 1037 | 1039 | 1046 | 1064 | 15 | 39 | 1052 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Starline | AL-5 | 13.0 | CCI-300 | 1100 | 1064 | 1081 | 1071 | 1057 | 17 | 43 | 1075 | |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | AL-5 | 13.2 | WLP | 1050 | 1095 | 1053 | 1079 | 1082 | 1049 | 20 | 46 | 1068 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Winchester | AL-5 | 13.4 | WLP | 1110 | 1066 | 1077 | 1106 | 1097 | 1057 | 22 | 53 | 1086 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | AL-7 | 14.2 | WLP | 1008 | 1031 | 1064 | 1011 | 1047 | 1064 | 25 | 56 | 1038 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | Bullseye | 8.0 | WLP | 958 | 951 | 939 | 962 | 954 | 951 | 8 | 23 | 953 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 8.3 | CCI-300 | 1031 | 1024 | 1022 | 1029 | 1021 | 1020 | 5 | 11 | 1025 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 8.4 | WLP | 1024 | 1010 | 1008 | 1012 | 1011 | 1010 | 6 | 16 | 1013 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 8.5 | WLP | 1024 | 1032 | 1037 | 1043 | 1046 | 1022 | 10 | 24 | 1034 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 8.6 | CCI-300 | 1046 | 1048 | 1043 | 1035 | 1034 | 6 | 14 | 1041 | |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Winchester | HP-38 | 9.7 | WLP | 1035 | 1039 | 1046 | 1034 | 1050 | 1061 | 10 | 27 | 1044 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | HS-6 | 12.6 | WLP | 903 | 903 | 891 | 862 | 19 | 41 | 890 | ||
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | PB | 8.5 | WLP | 895 | 870 | 894 | 883 | 12 | 25 | 886 | ||
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Winchester | PB | 9.0 | WLP | 998 | 979 | 946 | 989 | 971 | 961 | 19 | 52 | 974 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.4 | CCI-300 | 1019 | 979 | 995 | 997 | 1006 | 988 | 14 | 40 | 997 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.7 | CCI-300 | 1026 | 1030 | 1024 | 1039 | 1030 | 1026 | 5 | 15 | 1029 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.9 | CCI-300 | 1038 | 1057 | 1047 | 1046 | 1047 | 1059 | 8 | 21 | 1049 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 11.2 | CCI-300 | 1029 | 1052 | 1038 | 1031 | 1035 | 1057 | 12 | 28 | 1040 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 11.2 | WLP | 1060 | 1056 | 1050 | 1064 | 1062 | 6 | 14 | 1058 | |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | W-231 | 9.2 | WLP | 954 | 969 | 992 | 998 | 988 | 989 | 17 | 44 | 982 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | W-231 | 9.7 | WLP | 988 | 997 | 1016 | 1034 | 1005 | 1022 | 17 | 46 | 1010 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | W-231 | 10.0 | WLP | 1052 | 1048 | 1046 | 1042 | 1022 | 1046 | 11 | 30 | 1043 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Remington | W-231 | 10.1 | WLP | 1105 | 1107 | 1116 | 1098 | 1109 | 1103 | 6 | 18 | 1106 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-231 | 10.3 | WLP | 1082 | 1087 | 1092 | 1059 | 1074 | 1060 | 14 | 33 | 1076 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | W-231 | 10.4 | WLP | 1083 | 1118 | 1106 | 1083 | 1122 | 1093 | 17 | 39 | 1101 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | W-630 | 16.4 | CCI-350 | 959 | 950 | 1015 | 35 | 65 | 975 | |||
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | W-630 | 16.5 | CCI-350 | 1031 | 1039 | 998 | 982 | 1020 | 24 | 57 | 1014 | |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Remington | W-630 | 16.7 | CCI-350 | 992 | 983 | 966 | 972 | 974 | 10 | 26 | 977 | |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | W-630 | 16.7 | CCI-350 | 982 | 1012 | 999 | 1019 | 1002 | 1020 | 14 | 38 | 1006 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Remington | W-630 | 16.8 | CCI-350 | 1007 | 981 | 963 | 974 | 1009 | 996 | 19 | 46 | 988 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Remington | W-630 | 17.0 | CCI-350 | 1003 | 1011 | 1026 | 1048 | 1021 | 1044 | 18 | 45 | 1026 |
| Speer | 225 | MJHP | Winchester | AL-8 | 15.4 | CCI-350 | 997 | 980 | 1077 | 1052 | 982 | 44 | 97 | 1018 | |
| Speer | 225 | MJHP | Winchester | Unique | 8.8 | Federal 150 | 854 | 903 | 816 | 845 | 858 | 852 | 28 | 87 | 855 |
| Speer | 225 | MJHP | Winchester | Universal | 9.0 | Federal 150 | 811 | 0 | 811 | ||||||
| Winchester | 225 | JHP Silvertip | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 800 | 801 | 790 | 775 | 790 | 780 | 10 | 26 | 789 |
| Hornady | 230 | JHP | Winchester | HS-6 | 11.6 | CCI-350 | 853 | 831 | 834 | 852 | 797 | 23 | 56 | 833 | |
| Hornady | 230 | JHP XTP | Starline | Power Pistol | 9.7 | WLP | 896 | 921 | 940 | 927 | 939 | 935 | 17 | 44 | 926 |
| Hornady | 230 | JHP XTP | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.0 | WLP | 964 | 955 | 945 | 967 | 948 | 964 | 9 | 22 | 957 |
| Sierra | 230 | JHP PJ | Remington | HS-6 | 13.1 | WLP | 998 | 971 | 970 | 16 | 28 | 980 | |||
| Sierra | 230 | JHP | Remington | HS-6 | 13.3 | WLP | 962 | 989 | 988 | 1002 | 1000 | 996 | 15 | 40 | 990 |
| Sierra | 230 | JHP | Winchester | IMR-4756 | 11.7 | WLP | 989 | 1006 | 1005 | 966 | 999 | 969 | 18 | 40 | 989 |
| Sierra | 230 | JHP | Winchester | Unique | 9.5 | WLP | 980 | 995 | 969 | 981 | 971 | 10 | 26 | 979 | |
| Sierra | 230 | JHP | Starline | W-630 | 16.4 | CCI-350 | 915 | 940 | 965 | 970 | 25 | 55 | 948 | ||
| Sierra | 230 | JHP | Winchester | W-630 | 16.5 | CCI-350 | 992 | 1018 | 997 | 1009 | 991 | 1003 | 11 | 27 | 1002 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | AA-5 | 11.5 | WLP | 897 | 876 | 864 | 887 | 860 | 15 | 37 | 877 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Federal | Blue Dot | 12.3 | Federal 150 | 705 | 701 | 811 | 745 | 771 | 770 | 42 | 110 | 751 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Blue Dot | 12.5 | CCI-300 | 848 | 890 | 857 | 883 | 867 | 18 | 42 | 869 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 7.3 | CCI-300 | 894 | 902 | 885 | 898 | 897 | 899 | 6 | 17 | 896 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Bullseye | 7.5 | CCI-300 | 910 | 916 | 905 | 906 | 911 | 924 | 7 | 19 | 912 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 7.5 | CCI-300 | 923 | 985 | 925 | 922 | 919 | 917 | 26 | 68 | 932 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Bullseye | 7.7 | CCI-300 | 930 | 920 | 916 | 923 | 923 | 935 | 7 | 19 | 925 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 7.7 | CCI-300 | 941 | 923 | 933 | 915 | 928 | 935 | 9 | 26 | 929 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 7.9 | CCI-300 | 947 | 943 | 938 | 926 | 930 | 932 | 8 | 21 | 936 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Bullseye | 7.9 | CCI-300 | 936 | 936 | 951 | 923 | 940 | 943 | 9 | 28 | 938 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | Bullseye | 8.0 | CCI-300 | 924 | 926 | 931 | 922 | 917 | 918 | 5 | 14 | 923 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Bullseye | 8.1 | CCI-300 | 943 | 948 | 940 | 953 | 954 | 960 | 7 | 20 | 950 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | HP-38 | 9.3 | WLP | 910 | 900 | 915 | 921 | 905 | 902 | 8 | 21 | 909 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | HP-38 | 9.6 | WLP | 965 | 948 | 930 | 976 | 999 | 946 | 25 | 69 | 961 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | HS-6 | 11.5 | WLP | 917 | 917 | 924 | 907 | 878 | 915 | 16 | 46 | 910 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | HS-6 | 11.8 | CCI-350 | 892 | 755 | 828 | 893 | 832 | 766 | 59 | 138 | 828 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | HS-6 | 13.5 | WLP | 977 | 966 | 1003 | 1014 | 984 | 19 | 48 | 989 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | HS-6 | 13.8 | WLP | 1017 | 1002 | 1019 | 990 | 956 | 998 | 23 | 63 | 997 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | HS-6 | 13.8 | WLP | 995 | 996 | 992 | 1031 | 18 | 39 | 1004 | ||
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | HS-6 | 14.0 | WLP | 1068 | 1060 | 1042 | 1029 | 1008 | 24 | 60 | 1041 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Federal | PB | 8.3 | WLP | 823 | 796 | 805 | 794 | 839 | 788 | 20 | 51 | 808 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 9.5 | WLP | 873 | 909 | 891 | 894 | 907 | 896 | 13 | 36 | 895 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.4 | WLP | 993 | 974 | 979 | 963 | 956 | 975 | 13 | 37 | 973 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.5 | WLP | 998 | 977 | 972 | 962 | 950 | 959 | 17 | 48 | 970 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | Power Pistol | 10.8 | WLP | 955 | 949 | 965 | 987 | 941 | 966 | 16 | 46 | 961 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | Power Pistol | 10.9 | WLP | 982 | 954 | 955 | 940 | 955 | 979 | 16 | 42 | 961 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | Power Pistol | 11.0 | WLP | 989 | 992 | 980 | 940 | 989 | 943 | 24 | 52 | 972 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | Power Pistol | 11.1 | WLP | 973 | 983 | 959 | 942 | 965 | 15 | 41 | 964 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | Unique | 9.0 | WLP | 879 | 844 | 914 | 836 | 857 | 847 | 29 | 78 | 863 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | Unique | 9.3 | WLP | 867 | 914 | 895 | 874 | 903 | 937 | 26 | 70 | 898 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | Universal | 9.7 | WLP | 995 | 959 | 952 | 945 | 953 | 922 | 24 | 73 | 954 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-231 | 8.0 | WLP | 834 | 823 | 814 | 811 | 10 | 23 | 821 | ||
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | W-231 | 8.0 | CCI-350 | 858 | 828 | 849 | 15 | 30 | 845 | |||
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-231 | 8.3 | WLP | 838 | 838 | 827 | 851 | 826 | 10 | 25 | 836 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | W-231 | 8.3 | WLP | 853 | 850 | 871 | 870 | 826 | 828 | 20 | 45 | 850 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | W-231 | 9.0 | WLP | 951 | 938 | 954 | 935 | 928 | 950 | 10 | 26 | 943 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-231 | 9.3 | WLP | 915 | 925 | 910 | 918 | 934 | 906 | 10 | 28 | 918 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | W-231 | 9.3 | WLP | 995 | 970 | 996 | 972 | 992 | 1001 | 13 | 31 | 988 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-231 | 9.8 | WLP | 983 | 959 | 934 | 966 | 950 | 954 | 16 | 49 | 958 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 15.8 | WLP | 935 | 909 | 908 | 904 | 910 | 12 | 31 | 913 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 15.8 | CCI-350 | 996 | 979 | 993 | 9 | 17 | 989 | |||
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Federal | W-630 | 15.8 | CCI-350 | 996 | 972 | 1011 | 20 | 39 | 993 | |||
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | W-630 | 15.9 | CCI-350 | 935 | 917 | 942 | 936 | 952 | 13 | 35 | 936 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 15.9 | CCI-350 | 989 | 1002 | 964 | 986 | 1003 | 964 | 17 | 39 | 985 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | W-630 | 15.9 | CCI-350 | 985 | 944 | 980 | 1009 | 1002 | 997 | 23 | 65 | 986 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Federal | W-630 | 15.9 | CCI-350 | 1033 | 950 | 989 | 989 | 984 | 985 | 26 | 83 | 988 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 16.1 | WLP | 947 | 927 | 933 | 963 | 899 | 948 | 22 | 64 | 936 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | W-630 | 16.1 | CCI-350 | 928 | 968 | 968 | 914 | 947 | 943 | 22 | 54 | 945 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 16.3 | CCI-350 | 935 | 951 | 961 | 943 | 1007 | 957 | 25 | 72 | 959 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 16.4 | WLP | 924 | 923 | 983 | 966 | 957 | 26 | 60 | 951 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | W-630 | 16.5 | CCI-350 | 918 | 937 | 925 | 960 | 931 | 16 | 42 | 934 | |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Winchester | W-630 | 16.5 | CCI-350 | 932 | 962 | 931 | 18 | 31 | 942 | |||
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | W-630 | 16.7 | CCI-350 | 1056 | 1050 | 1061 | 1025 | 1020 | 996 | 25 | 65 | 1035 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Remington | W-630 | 16.8 | CCI-350 | 1062 | 1010 | 1023 | 1051 | 1017 | 1071 | 26 | 61 | 1039 |
| Speer | 230 | JHP GD | Starline | W-630 | 16.8 | CCI-350 | 1056 | 1074 | 1067 | 1060 | 1042 | 1058 | 11 | 32 | 1060 |
| Sierra | 240 | JHP | Winchester | Herco | 9.5 | WLP | 845 | 837 | 821 | 812 | 878 | 833 | 23 | 66 | 838 |
| Sierra | 240 | JHP | Winchester | Unique | 9.0 | WLP | 845 | 846 | 861 | 864 | 825 | 833 | 15 | 39 | 846 |
| Sierra | 240 | JHC | Remington | W-630 | 15.5 | CCI-350 | 907 | 934 | 914 | 890 | 878 | 928 | 22 | 56 | 909 |
| Sierra | 240 | JHC | Winchester | Unique | 9.4 | WLP | 926 | 917 | 930 | 959 | 939 | 16 | 42 | 934 | |
| Sierra | 240 | JHC | Starline | W-231 | 9.0 | WLP | 937 | 959 | 941 | 944 | 946 | 931 | 9 | 28 | 943 |
| Hornady | 250 | JHP | Federal | Unique | 8.1 | WLP | 788 | 782 | 828 | 798 | 20 | 46 | 799 | ||
| Speer | 250 | JHP GD | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 859 | 821 | 827 | 840 | 817 | 821 | 15 | 42 | 830 |
| Speer | 250 | JHP GD | Speer | Power Pistol | 9.5 | WLP | 846 | 866 | 857 | 871 | 844 | 12 | 27 | 857 | |
| Speer | 250 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.2 | WLP | 957 | 964 | 949 | 974 | 958 | 948 | 9 | 26 | 958 |
| Speer | 260 | JHP | Winchester | Unique | 8.3 | WLP | 806 | 784 | 742 | 755 | 796 | 756 | 26 | 64 | 773 |
| Speer | 260 | JHP | Starline | Unique | 8.5 | WLP | 828 | 835 | 841 | 870 | 814 | 815 | 21 | 56 | 834 |
| Cor-Bon | 265 | JHP +P | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 1198 | 1193 | 1204 | 1155 | 1186 | 1220 | 22 | 65 | 1193 |
| Cor-Bon | 300 | JSP | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 1112 | 1132 | 1133 | 1090 | 1121 | 1127 | 16 | 43 | 1119 |
| BRAND | BULLET WEIGHT (grains) |
BULLET TYPE |
CASE | POWDER | POWDER CHARGE (grains) |
PRIMER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SD (FPS) | ES (FPS) | AVE (FPS) |
| COMPARISON LOADINGS FOR THIS CALIBER | |||||||||||||||
| .45 Colt | |||||||||||||||
| S&W 625 - 4.0 Inch Barrel | |||||||||||||||
| BRAND | BULLET WEIGHT (grains) |
BULLET TYPE |
CASE | POWDER | POWDER CHARGE (grains) |
PRIMER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SD (FPS) | ES (FPS) | AVE (FPS) |
| Remington | 185 | JHP | Winchester | 700-X | 9.3 | WLP | 1091 | 1085 | 1122 | 1105 | 1123 | 17 | 38 | 1105 | |
| Sierra | 185 | JHC | Winchester | 700-X | 9.3 | Federal 150 | 1148 | 1127 | 1148 | 1101 | 22 | 47 | 1131 | ||
| Sierra | 185 | JHP PJ | Remington | 700-X | 9.4 | WLP | 1129 | 1113 | 1122 | 1106 | 1114 | 1095 | 12 | 34 | 1113 |
| Speer | 185 | JHP GD | Starline | 700-X | 9.4 | WLP | 1127 | 1104 | 1135 | 1134 | 1115 | 1128 | 12 | 31 | 1124 |
| Speer | 185 | JHP GD | Remington | HP-38 | 10.2 | WLP | 1095 | 1114 | 1095 | 1103 | 1119 | 1115 | 11 | 24 | 1107 |
| Speer | 185 | JHP GD | Winchester | PB | 10.5 | WLP | 1106 | 1096 | 1099 | 1087 | 1139 | 20 | 52 | 1105 | |
| Speer | 185 | JHP GD | Remington | W-231 | 10.0 | WLP | 1070 | 1117 | 1079 | 1104 | 1084 | 1079 | 18 | 47 | 1089 |
| CCI | 200 | JHP | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 871 | 797 | 859 | 791 | 774 | 806 | 39 | 97 | 816 |
| CCI | 200 | JHP Blazer | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 904 | 901 | 889 | 904 | 878 | 915 | 13 | 37 | 899 |
| Cor-Bon | 200 | JHP | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | 1133 | 1177 | 1118 | 1170 | 1168 | 1116 | 28 | 61 | 1147 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP | Winchester | HS-6 | 11.9 | CCI-350 | 869 | 894 | 920 | 896 | 839 | 914 | 30 | 81 | 889 |
| Speer | 200 | JHP GD | Starline | Power Pistol | 10.1 | CCI-300 | 981 | 985 | |||||||