.45 Super

Key specs

Type

Pistol

Origin

United States

Designer

Dean Grennell

Introduced

1988

Case type

rimless, straight

Bullet diameter

11.46 mm

Case length

22.81 mm

Overall length

32.39 mm

Typical bullet

185 gr

Typical velocity

396 m/s

Typical energy

941 J

Parent case

.451 Detonics Magnum