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460 rowland is NO joke. Its a modification kit for the 1911 pistol, basically its just a new barrel with compensator and recoil spring.

The cartridge is merely a slightly enlongated .45acp, with much thicker brass to handle the higher pressures. I have seen .460 rowland loads capable of nearly 1800 fps using a 185gr bullet out of a 5" barrel.

Depending on the strength of the recoil spring used, standard .45acp ammo can be fired out of a .460 chambered gun with no problems.

So as you can see the .460 offers many advantages in a belt gun sized 1911.

The 356TSW is basically the same concept as the 460. That is, a slightly enlongated 9mm loaded to higher pressures.

 

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No you cant pick up your brass but you can use captured .45acp for the rowland and 9mm for the 356tsw. There is some sense in what this guys saying dont discount everything just because the way he says it.

 

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AGAIN! The .460 rowland will fire the .45acp ammo without changing barrels. All you need to do is get an 'itermediate' recoil spring. The extractor will hold the cartridge against the slide face so it doesnt sink into the chamber. It will fire .460 and .45 mixed in the same magazine. I assume that the 356tsw is capable of the same since its nothing more than a thicker walled 9mm case thats a 1/16th of an inch longer.

 

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Why not use a 45 super? Because a .45 super cannot launch a 185gr bullet at 1800fps. Although the .45 super is most certainly a better round than the antiquated .45acp. The advantages of the super are you could get smaller sized pistols chambered in it.


If you have to share with someone and your locked into what they have, well, your stuck with whatever they have.

But if you or your team is looking to get all the power and versatility you can out of a full sized pistol, then take a look at the 460 rowland conversion kits. Its 44 magnum power in a 1911 size, plain and simple. If you reload, the ammo is no issue as all you will need (assuming you already have 45acp equpitment) is 460 brass.


Is .45acp 'enough'? Probably. .223 is probably 'enough' too...



PS Raider, yes I believe we have 'met' before....

 

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What would the use of a combat pistol be, other than last ditch defense?

What does stuff being packed up and ready (to go where?why?) have to do with pistol stopping power?

 

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I think you get the point....