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Sure, compared to an AR that can take pointed bullets, the .45 Colt is not the best choice. But if you are considering subsonic .45-70, the Colt can do that out of a much smaller and lighter rifle. Yeah, you give up some of the bullet weight that's possible, but 300+ grains out of a light and handy carbine with greater mag capacity is nothing to sneeze at.
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Netpackrat wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:03 pm
Sure, compared to an AR that can take pointed bullets, the .45 Colt is not the best choice. But if you are considering subsonic .45-70, the Colt can do that out of a much smaller and lighter rifle. Yeah, you give up some of the bullet weight that's possible, but 300+ grains out of a light and handy carbine with greater mag capacity is nothing to sneeze at.
Also doesn’t hurt that the action design lends itself to the same sort of muffling as a bolt-action, while the AR platform will make more noise with the can. Once again, an application of the power of “and” here solves most issues.
Netpackrat wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:03 pm
Sure, compared to an AR that can take pointed bullets, the .45 Colt is not the best choice. But if you are considering subsonic .45-70, the Colt can do that out of a much smaller and lighter rifle. Yeah, you give up some of the bullet weight that's possible, but 300+ grains out of a light and handy carbine with greater mag capacity is nothing to sneeze at.
I just started reading that cause heaviest bullets I could think of off the top of my head and when I started looking I was surprised at how much discussion I found, plus there was commercially available ammo apparently meant to be subsonic with max bullet weight. (Edit to add, like 550 gr)
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