.50 MH VS .45 MH which one to buy?

[artjr338wm]

I have an opportunity to buy a Knight Elite MH one in .50 cal and one in .45 cal, which is the smarter all around buy for use in deer hunting?

I have zero .45 bullets or sabots, and are concerned about the selection of bullets and sabots for use in a .45 caliber ML. But if the advantages of a .45 cal ML over a .50 cal are large enough I will be more than willing to buy the .45.

I am just concerned I will get the .45 and there will not be enough different bullets usable by it to find a extremely accurate load for it.

So those with .45 caliber Elites I need you help and knowledge on this, and quickly as I do not want the opportunity to buy to get away from me. I have on question concerning the .45. Will it push Barnes all copper bullets fast enough to open up relaibly at longer ranges?

Thanks,
Arthur.

[wilmsmeyer]

Art,

I believe the Barnes should open up at 1300-1400 fps. So you can back into what range that is if you know your MV and assume a BC of roughly .19.

Probably can't go wrong either way. You have the same things to weigh out here as with smokeless....recoil, selection..blah blah

[lakeplainshunter]

Art,

Are these guns DISC Elites or Master Hunters as they are two different guns? If they are DISC Elites, I would buy them both. My .45 DISC Elite loves the following bullets: 195 gr Barnes Expander, 200 gr Hornady SST, 200 gr Lehigh DOA, 185 gr Lehigh DOA, and 200 gr Hornady XTP all in a Harvester Light Blue Sabot. They all shot sub MOA using 120 gr of BH 209. I used the 200 gr Lehigh DOA for deer this year with excellent results on two deer. My .50 Elite likes the 275 gr Parker BE with supplied sabot. I need to do some more load development for the .50, but I love the .45 so much this may not happen. I hope this helps.

[GMB54-120]

My Elite 45 will shoot almost anything i feed it well within "minute of deer" out to 200 yards and "plinking ammo is cheap. Most 40cal/10mm bullets come in packs of 100. XTPs and GoldDots are pretty cheap and a good all around choice.

40-200gr SSTs are not available in bulk but the Lehighs/Barnes are and shoot great in mine. You only have 3 main sabot choices but thats fine. It hasnt stopped the 45cal SML owners a bit. Ive shot bullets in sabots from 155gr-260gr and conicals upto 360gr. All of them can shoot under 2" at 100 yards with little effort. Most are right at 1" when dialed in.

I cant say a 45 is better but to ME its more enjoyable.

And as mentioned the MHCs are based on Extremes not Elites. I prefer the Elites but a mint MHC would be nice too. Make sure if its a MHC that it comes with both stocks. All MHCs IIRC came with a wood/laminate and a composite TH stock.

[artjr338wm]

Thanks for the replies, I am now properly educated did not know there was a diff BTW a Elite and MH, although common sense should have told me so. I also hopefuly have a Knight Elite I can buy, so I will go with the Elite if it is still available.

Thanks,
Arthur.

[grizzly]

If you ever wanted to hunt Illinois, the projectile must be .44 or larger. That pretty much eliminates the use of sabots in a .45 I like the buy them both idea.