Straight out of the Hodgdon Data Manual.

185 gr. (I like Rem. JHP)

10 gr. HS6

Federal Magnum Large Pistol primer

According to the manual, 5" bbl. it's 1162 fps, and 19,900 CUP.

I've tested these loads on "wet pack" newsprint. 5 gal. bucket wet packed. Lid secured and set on its side.

From about 15', the bullet penetrates and passes out the rear of the bucket, dives deep into the dirt berm backstop.

Exit hole in the plastic is torn to fist size. "Wound channel" is open space the size of a fist. The bucket is on the verge of splitting.

I use NEW Remington brass, and this a a favored CCW load. So we can launch into the old debate about how the Prosecutor in a defense shooting will go after you for "sitting in the basement, cooking up a hot load and looking to 'test it out' in the field on a live target."

"Well sir. Actually this load is pretty much readily available in factory offerings over the counter."

But then I'm going to have my attorney make that rebuttal. I'm not taking the stand.

My other favorite ammo for CCW in 45 ACP has been Remington 240 JPH in a box of 50. That way I have ammo to run in the semi-auto to ensure it feeds reliably, and ammo to carry. "Factory Loaded."

The "flying ashtray" was a nickname for a specific bullet - the Speer 200 grain JHP. No longer available, Speer has since replaced it in the line up with the Gold Dot.
The man who gave it that name, Dean Grennell, has also passed into history (in 2004).