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.45 Colt / .454 Projectiles

0.454" diameter · Effective range ~100 yards

Common Cartridges

.45 Colt .454 Casull

Suitable Game

Hunting Bear Defense Self-Defense

Overview

The .45 Colt / .454 (0.454" diameter) is chambered in cartridges including .45 Colt, .454 Casull. It is primarily used for hunting, bear defense, self-defense with an effective range of approximately 100 yards.

Our database contains 1 projectiles in this caliber from 1 manufacturers.

Available Projectiles

Weight Range

  • Lightest: 255.0 grains
  • Heaviest: 255.0 grains

BC Range (G1)

  • Lowest: 0.117
  • Highest: 0.117

All .45 Colt / .454 Projectiles

Weight vs Ballistic Coefficient

Interactive comparison chart — view BC trends across different bullet weights in this caliber.

ProjectileWeight (gr)BC (G1)SDCompany
Hornady .452 200gr Frontier® Lead 121082000.070.14Hornady
Hornady .452 200gr Frontier® Lead 122082000.0810.14Hornady
Hornady .452 200gr FTX® 452152000.1450.149Hornady
Hornady .452 225gr FTX® 452182250.1450.157Hornady
Hornady .452 230gr Frontier® Lead 123082300.2070.162Hornady
Hornady .452 240gr XTP® 452202400.160.168Hornady
Hornady .452 250gr XTP® 452002500.1460.175Hornady
Hornady .452 300gr XTP® 452303000.180.21Hornady
Hornady .452 300gr XTP® 452353000.20.21Hornady
Hornady .454 255gr Frontier® Lead 124582550.1170.177Hornady
Speer .452 200gr Lead Handgun 46782000.0780.14Speer
Speer .452 230gr Lead Handgun 46912300.160.161Speer
Speer .452 250gr DeepCurl® Handgun Hunting 44842500.1650.175Speer
Speer .452 250gr Lead Handgun 46842500.1170.175Speer
Speer .452 260gr Jacketed Handgun Plinking 44812600.1830.183Speer
Speer .452 300gr DeepCurl® Handgun Hunting 39743000.2330.21Speer
Speer .452 300gr Jacketed Handgun Plinking 44853000.1990.211Speer
Hornady .452 250gr FTX® 452012500.210.175Hornady
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