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.45
Seneca · Round ball
Round Ball
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Seneca
- Product
- Seneca Round Ball .45 cal, 143 gr - 100 ct
- Family
- Round Ball
- Projectile type
- Round ball
- Material
- Lead or lead alloy
- Caliber
- .45
- Caliber (in)
- 0.45
- Caliber (mm)
- 11.43
- Weight
- 143 gr
- Shape
- Round ball
- Pack count
- 100
Energy by velocity
Muzzle energy this projectile carries at common airgun velocities, useful for matching it to your rifle and to honest hunting ranges.
700 fps155.6 ft·lb
800 fps203.3 ft·lb
900 fps257.3 ft·lb
1000 fps317.6 ft·lb
Hunting & suitability
- Primary purpose
- General target / field
- Target use
- Very good
- Hunting use
- Large game / big bore
- Ethical game band
- Large game; often evaluated by 2 FPE per pound of quarry
- Suggested min muzzle energy
- 200 ft·lb
- Suggested max range
- Close-range big-bore work; ASA guidance favors 75 yd or closer
- Game examples
- deer, hogs, similar large game where legal
Projectile alone does not establish ethical use; confirm legal species, rifle FPE, retained energy, accuracy, and shot placement. Domed/round nose designs tend to favor accuracy and penetration.