Is 45acp fading away?

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I have two tool heads set up for my Dillon 550c. One 9mm and one 45acp. Bullseye powder for both. A quick check on my balance beam scale but I have never had to adjust a Dillon powder measure once I got it set and proven out. So about 15 minuteness for a tool head and primer size change. I do change bullets but this is something I rarely do because I buy bullets in bulk.

I love to reload but I love to shoot more. Any streamlining in reloading adds to my shooting time.
 
I can only speak as a relatively new (8 yrs. now) shooter at the ripe old age of 65. Never was one to ride the popularity wave, 1st purchase was a 40 that resides bedside. Last 2 out of 3 purchases were 45s, a Shield and a Springfield 1911 45. Have a 9mm, 38 spl., 22lr, and 357 mag and enjoy them all. Just goes to show what's old is new, and what's new is old. I'm sure the pendulum will keep swinging.
 
In lean times as you can see good jhp rounds are hard to come by.

As they say, a 45 never shrinks. A .45 hole where there wasn't one previously isn't bad. If you could only occasionally find iffy range ammo slow and heavy beats fast and pointy.

Add accuracy and soft recoil (in full size platforms and certainly the 1911 government model)
If you ever have occasion to fire one off indoors you'll appreciate subsonic rounds with good terminal effect.
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The 9 has less recoil than a 45 in the same platform.
I totally agree on the subsonic round. After using a 357 indoors without plugs one time. I switched to a 40S&W and a 380.

Common cartridges are not going away. Look at odballs like all the mil surps. They still have companies that make cheap good ammo for them. (Before 2020)
 
Don't think it's going to happen,
when all the dust settles and everything is said and done
I would guess
9mm, 12 guage, .22lR, .223 and 45 ACP. will still be there.
(at least in my lifetime, 30 years from now we may all have phasers....)
 
The only problem with 45 is small pistol primers sneaking in. Its been fine with large pistol for over 100 years and im not interested in small primer brass on 45.

I love that the brass comes in large and small primers. With the sketchy availability of components these days it doubles the likelihood that I can load a batch.
I just keep them separated and only shoot one type at a time so I only have to sort them when I get them. A LGS owner generously gave me a whole bag of 45 brass the other day because nobody was interested in the SP primer brass. Just so happens I have some SPPs.
To be honest, I load on a single stage press so tool changes for primers only takes 1 second.
 
I own three cartridge handguns; two are in the fading away .45 ACP, and the other is the well faded .38 Spl. Yet manufacturers are still making guns on both calibers. 9mm may be hogging the spotlight right now, but it stood stageside for over 50 years while the .38 Spl and .45 ACP were front and center. I suspect all three will be around until ray weapons and phased pulse pistols are standard issue.
 
Mag capacity limits? It’s my thinking as well...

Bingo - We can hope differently , but will be super lucky to save the main 2nd amendment issues. All we can do is work hard, and give support where it counts.
 
I think the 45 AARP round is slowly dying. I never seen 45 auto's anymore. Its either 9mm, 380 or 40. Last gun show I went to had hundreds of 9mm's and 380's, and like 3-4 45's
Slowly dying? The 1911 is the most mimicked handgun in the world.
 
Slowly dying? The 1911 is the most mimicked handgun in the world.
That was true 40 years ago. But almost everyone under 60 years of age considers the 1911 to be a Fudd gun, not too far removed lever actions and double barreled shotguns. It will likely remain a top gaming gun for years to come but the Glock is the 21st century 1911.
 
Slowly dying? The 1911 is the most mimicked handgun in the world.
It is, I have 1911s in the 3 major calibers, including 45 AUTO, at least that's what the ammo boxes and head stamps read. Our SO issues Colt 1911s in 45 AUTO, as do a number of special weapons and hostage rescue teams. :)

I expect more .45 owners handload the caliber more than 9mm owners do.
 
Very little doubt that the 9mm is the soup of the day so to speak. That however doesn't make the cartridge better than the .45 ACP, nor does it make the guns chambered in 9mm better. I have no issue with anyone that chooses' the 9mm, nor do I take Umbridge with most of the firearms chambered for it. The .45 ACP however is far from being put in the rest home. It is still the cartridge of choice for many, and that includes some Military and law enforcement.
Modern bullet design had a lot to do with the come back of the 9mm cartridge. It wasn't all that long ago in firearm history when the 9mm cartridge was considered a poor choice, and was being replaced by many law enforcement agencies by the .40 S&W , and the .45 ACP. The bullet design features that brought the 9mm the improvements to make it more effective also made the .45 ACP even better than it was. I think it will remain in the lineup for a long time to come.
 
I think the 45 AARP round is slowly dying. I never seen 45 auto's anymore. Its either 9mm, 380 or 40.
Not hardly and don't forget that some day you to will be in AARP age range. At this point in time 9mm is being marketed just like the 6.5 creed that's all the rage. The .45 and 9MM will be around for a long time.
 
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