Newer and hotter .45 ACP hollow point rounds in the 185 grain 1,000 FPS range are an improvement - they expand up to .65 caliber (16.51 millimeters) yet still produce over penetration harming ...

The only way to settle the Hi-Point debate for myself was to give the guns a try. I set out with a plan to pull together a .45 ACP two-gun home-defense set at a minimum cost.

Aside from being a tremendously fun little plinker, it ate all of our .45 ACP range fodder with impunity. ... with a listed velocity of 850 f.p.s. on a hollow-point bullet of the same weight.

Here are two images from CMMG’s MkG Guard .45 ACP rifle (Image ... the 450 SMC 185 grain Bonded Defense jacketed hollow point round will produce a muzzle velocity of 1,725 feet per second ...

Hi Point demonstrates both concepts with the Hi Point model 4595 .45 ACP semi-auto carbine. Though you may know Hi Point for its handguns, their carbines are just as worthy of attention.