About to take the plunge into the 3" 1911 arena - understand the +/- of the design as compared to the commander and full size guns (aka reliability). Just am ready for the weight savings and smaller footprint for my daily carry piece.
Question: Assuming the ability to reliably handle the ammo (which of course will be verified), I have pretty much boiled it down to two carry rounds - the light/fast choice and then the big/slow choice.
Question: Assuming the ability to reliably handle the ammo (which of course will be verified), I have pretty much boiled it down to two carry rounds - the light/fast choice and then the big/slow choice.
- Corbon DPX 160 grain "short barell" load. This has a couple of reviews that suggest it may be an ideal round for the 3" barell. It makes sense that some rounds might struggle to expand without a longer barell - that is supposedly what drove the development of this load. I am very familiar with the DPX round as I have lots of experience with it in my muzzleloader (in a word, devastating!).
- The tried and true 230 grain hollow point, probably the Remington Golden Sabre. Tons of data and general good reviews on the round. Remington site claims it can/does expand reliably at lower speeds. The other nice reality about a 230 grain round is that even if it doesn't expand, you end up with a 230 grain ball round that certainly has history on its side when considering effectiveness.