Russell,

Your random thoughts are pretty much mine. The consensus seems to be that .300 is a good minimum meplat, but I still get confused when I read stuff on Kieth bullets v. the others. Nose versus the bands, what enhances the penetration. I am pretty good on the Rowland front, my current project is a tad slower at 45 Super levels. No problem with 250's at 900, 950 and 1000.

And it is also my understanding of the goal of the acp when it was developed. Thank goodness, as there are no .355 class bullets in any 1911 version that would give me comfort with critters bigger than whitetails ;^)

Craig