Here’s John Linebaughs article that explains better than I could.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...eBaTDqgIc41XNz
He built a Ruger for Ross Seifried that Ross took a Cape Buff with at close range.
My experience with +P .45 Colt has been limited to hogs and deer.
I have recovered 310 gr cast bullets that have shot through 4’ of heavily muscled hog.
If you are looking for maximum horsepower in a traditional sized handgun (this excludes the big S&W X frames), in a traditional/standard cartridge- the .44 mag or .45 Colt +P with heavy, cast bullets are at the top of the heap.
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