45 ACP - 185 gr FMJ Semi-Wadcutter Match - Federal Gold Medal - 1000 Rounds

Name: 45 ACP - 185 gr FMJ Semi-Wadcutter Match - Federal Gold Medal - 1000 Rounds
Brand: Federal
Price: 520 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.3 (6 reviews)

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Quantity - 50 rounds per box; 20 boxes per case
Manufacturer - Federal Gold Medal Match
Bullets - 185 grain full metal jacket semi-wadcutter (FMJ-SWC)
Casings - Boxer-primed brass

Product Type	Ammo
Manufacturer	Federal
Condition	New
Bullet Weight	185 Grain
Bullet Type	Semi-Wadcutter
Ammo Casing	Brass
Quantity	1,000
Ammo Caliber	.45 ACP (Auto)
Manufacturer SKU	GM45B
Primer Type	Boxer
Muzzle Velocity (fps)	770
Muzzle Energy (ft lbs)	244
Attracts Magnet	No
UPC Barcode	50029465089370

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Federal's Gold Medal line of match ammo yields super tight groups and consistent velocities. This load is specifically designed for competitive paper target shooting with its low recoil and FMJ semi-wadcutter bullet design. The wadcutter projectile is used primarily for accurate paper punching leaving clear visible lines.

This load is manufactured under tight supervision in Anoka, Minnesota. The next time you aim for the trophy, make it a Gold Medal!

This ammo is brass-cased, boxer-primed, non-corrosive, and reloadable.

Customer Reviews

Best off-the -shelf match grade
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by Ron S. on 7/6/2024
This is NOT made for hard shooting pistols. I have a custom Colt Gold Cup NM set up for low velocity ammo( <800fps ) and this ammo performs flawlessly. If you are shooting a Glock, don't waste your money. The gun might be good but not set up for this ammo. The only ammo better than this is hand reloads.
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Does what it is designed to do exceptionally well. For a price.
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by Big Joe on 6/3/2024
For precision paper punching ie. "Bullseye" competition in a gun set up to function with them, I have not found anything to match it. In a Ransom Rest, my gun will print less than 3 inches at 50 yards. I have duplicated Brian Zinns 185 Nosler with Vitavuri powder 45 ACP loads and the Federal Match in my gun is superior. The price is coming down (I have paid over a dollar a round for it in the past), Its expensive and you can only buy so much accuracy. So, if I'm not in the ten ring,I'm pretty sure it's not the gun or the ammo.
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This ammo would hang up on the feed ramp of my Glock. I had some Federal 230 grain round nose that shot perfectly.
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by HomeyGdawg on 4/29/2024
I rated this ammo low because value doesn't matter if your firearm doesn't like it.
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Very accurate and very short OAL
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by Jayjay on 4/16/2024
Non-reloader, and looking for very accurate factory .45 ammo. This is it. But...as noted, it can be challenging feeding an autoloader because of the short length and bullet geometry. If it cycles, and my RIA will do it if very clean, you can get 3 to 3.5" groups at 25 unsupported, better than anything else factory I've tried. Also recoils much less than 230 Golden Saber or HST. If it gets dirty, 3-pt jams ahoy.

Changing mags to a wadcutter type or to a 47-type may help. Hybrid types have not, so far.

TL,DR: buy a small box first and see if it will function. If it will, it's very accurate.
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Really accurate for off the shelf. Not for Glocks and a few others.
by Meadviewken on 12/4/2023
This is ammo is made for paper and depending on if your pistol likes it, local competitions. I use it in a Colt 1911 45 ACP Gold Cup. It shoots better groups with it than any other factory ammo I've found so far. It usually wins for me in local competitions. Does it match what my sponsor hand loaded for me decades ago when I was young (and better) and they came up with a cartridge ( case, primer, powder, how much powder, and what SWC bullet) built specifically for my Gold Cup? Of course not. Every target pistol is different at that level. But it feeds this ammo flawlessly.
I love my Glock 30 45ACP and it is my carry gun. Glocks don't like semi wadcutters! Mine is basically useless with SWC's. Not built for them. Glocks likes no joke JHP's or other cartridges designed to provide top notch stopping power for self defense. With those many types of cartridge's my Glock NEVER jams. Many other striker fired self defense handguns are the same. Buy ammo your firearm was designed for.
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Would not feed
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by Rex on 7/27/2021
Would not feed reliably in my Ruger SR1911 or my brothers Glock, like 1 failure out of 7 every magazine. The bullets were inserted into the casing more than an 1/8 inch further than any comparable 45 ACP ammo that I have. Worked in my brothers revolver, no surprise there.
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