CorBon Powr Ball .45 ACP +P 165gr Polymer Tipped Ammunition /20

CorBon Powr Ball .45 ACP +P 165gr Polymer Tipped Ammunition /20

The Pow'RBall is a gilding metal jacket filled with a lead core that's shaped into a Patented V shape, then capped with a round polymer ball which is crimped and held in place by the copper jacket. During flight, the polymer ball disperses air around the bullet making it more aerodynamic, which improves ballistics. The ball also enhances feeding in auto pistols. During impact the polymer ball delays expansion allowing it to penetrate several inches before it is pushed out of the way exposing the lead V shape cavity, causing the bullet to fully expand properly. Another benefit of the polymer ball is that it protects the integrity of the hollow point by not allowing clothing or other material to plug up the hollow point cavity causing it to fail to expand.

CorBon Pow'rBall
.45 ACP +P
165 Grain Polymer-Tipped
1,225 Feet per second
Manufacturer: Corbon
MPN: PB45165

About the Manufacturer
Proudly, we are still an American family-owned and operated business after 33 years in business. As a family of shooters, we at CORBON understand your needs, from self defense, competition, hunting, law enforcement, and military.

The last few years have been especially challenging for our industry. Specifically, with all the legal issues that continue to plague gun enthusiasts, along with the panic buying, rumors, and hoarding of ammunition and shortages of components. It has created an unsteady market flow for our products. As things settle down a bit in 2015, we are expecting more of a steady buying year with smoother delivery times of our products.

CORBON's quality control is second to none! We fervently stand behind it. That takes a lot of extra care in manufacturing and hence a bit longer production time than other manufactures that run at higher capacity. Our employees take great pride in their work and are honored to create the best PROVEN, Performance Driven Ammunition you can buy. We refuse to compromise excellerated delivery times over our quality controls.

Creating quality ammunition takes good engineering, quality components and rigorous testing in various mediums along with years of experience. There have been several new ammunition companies lately with a promise of the latest wonder product at bargain prices. These unPROVEN companies and products may seem like a bargain, but would you compromise your safety or that of your loved ones on weird designs and gimmicks, along with products that have been rushed to market, over tried and true designs and quality control measures that have spanned 33 years? This is absolutely unfathomable in our minds.

CORBON continues its steady growth using PROVEN designs, unsurpassed quality control and exceptional customer service! We stand behind our products 100%. If you are unsatisfied with any of our products, simply contact us and will gladly resolve any issues.

Our family sincerely thanks you for your continued patronage. We all are facing some unsettling social changes, BUT you can rest assured, Our family will back you up when you need it!

About the 45 ACP Cartridge
The .45 ACP(11.43x23mm or Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P. or 45 Auto by SAAMI, is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.

The U.S. Cavalry had been buying and testing various handguns in the late 1890s and early 20th century. The .45 Colt Single Action Army (SAA) had largely been replaced, even by some double-action versions of the same. The Army had fielded some double-action revolvers in .38 Long Colt. They determined the .38 caliber round was significantly less effective than the .45 Colt against determined opponents such as the warriors encountered in the Moro Rebellion of the Philippine American War. The then-current issue rifle, the .30-40 Krag, had also failed to stop Moro warriors effectively;[3] the British had similar issues switching to the .303 British, which resulted in the development of the dum-dum bullet. This experience, and the Thompson�LaGarde Tests of 1904 led the Army and the Cavalry, to decide a minimum of .45 caliber was required in the new handgun. Thompson and Major Louis Anatole La Garde of the Medical Corps arranged tests on cadavers and animal remains in the Chicago stockyards, resulting in the finding that .45 was the most effective pistol cartridge. They noted, however, training was critical to make sure a soldier could score a hit in a vulnerable part of the body.

45 ACP Cartridge Specifications
Case type Rimless, straight
Bullet diameter .451 in (11.5 mm)
Neck diameter .473 in (12.0 mm)
Base diameter .476 in (12.1 mm)
Rim diameter .480 in (12.2 mm)
Rim thickness .049 in (1.2 mm)
Case length .898 in (22.8 mm)
Overall length 1.275 in (32.4 mm)
Case capacity 25 gr H2O (1.6 cm3)
Rifling twist 1 in 16 in (406 mm)
Primer type Large or Small pistol
Maximum pressure 21,000 psi (140 MPa)

45 ACP Cartridge Ballistic Performance (5 inch Test Barrel
185 gr (12 g) Bonded Defense 1,225 ft/s (373 m/s) 616 ft-lbf (835 J)
185 gr (12 g) Speer Gold Dot JHP 1,050 ft/s (320 m/s) 453 ft-lbf (614 J)
200 gr (13 g) Speer Gold Dot JHP +P 1,080 ft/s (330 m/s) 518 ft-lbf (702 J)
230 gr (15 g) Federal Hydra-Shok 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 414 ft-lbf (561 J)
230 gr (15 g) US Army Ball FMJ 830 ft/s (250 m/s) 352 ft-lbf (477 J)