.45 ACP Ammo Prices

The great and venerated John Moses Browning designed the Lord's Caliber in 1904. The US Army married it to the M1911, a pairing that fought two world wars and became American scripture.

The .45 ACP throws a big, heavy bullet at low pressure which makes standard 230 grain loads naturally subsonic — the suppressor people figured that out long ago. The market runs on 230 grain FMJ for practice, with 185 to 230 grain JHP filling the carry shelf. Some very nice +P's are available for appropriate pistols.

More lead and more brass per round means it will almost always cost more than 9mm, so case pricing matters. 1000 round buys are usually the sweet spot for deals.

Brass rules the caliber. Reloaders should carefully watch for small-primer NT brass hiding in the range mix.