Combat cartridge = power on the pill to the enemy person. Mostly we are combating steel reactive varmints and the dude with the timer is only watching for safety. The spotters are watching, thru the smoke, for misses. If it's a hit, it's a hit. If he thinks it's a miss, it's a hit. Only if he sees a miss is it a miss. The smoke and fog of war goes to the shooter.
Choose your mission and the venerable old 45 Colt will deliver what you ask. All the way from C45Spl to Schofield to 45 Colt, there's a load to fulfill your mission. For SASS matches I choose the Colt 1860 open tops with Kirst Konverter cylinders and ejectors. They point the best in my hands, stay on target and satisfy any smoke rule. C45Spl, standard WLP primers, 1.3 cc of Holy Black under a J/P 45-200 Big Lube® bullet does my work.
DD-MDA