.45 gap

[Charles S]

My XD-45LE Tactical is probably the most accurate handgun I've ever owned. Price-wise the ammo should be the same exact price as .45 ACP. If you can't find it in that price range, go elsewhere or have someone order it for you.

I've never had a problem getting .45GAP. In fact, me and a buddy, who owns a .45 ACP and works at a tackle shop that orders our ammo directly from a distributor, always order our ammo at the same time. I've never been 0'd on an order and time after time he's sitting without ammo for his 1911.

I take it you either have an exceptional XD or don't own many guns.

In my area the GAP ammo is much more expensive, I find this to be true online also. I considered purchasing a GAP (nice XD at a great price) I was considering ordering the ammo online to save money. I really could not come close to what I pay for 45 acp with the GAP ammo.

I would suggest a different gun store it they don't stock 45 acp ammo. I personally would not shop at a gunstore that did not stock 45 ACP. I can purchase 45 acp at any local gunstore, K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Gander Mountain. I can only find GAP at Gander Mountain and it is expensive.

'm not going to spend my afternoon hashing this out for yet another person who knows absolutely nothing about the round. You want to know why you're wrong, educate yourself. Do a search on .45 GAP and read the links that I have posted in those 1,000 threads of this very same nature and you'll see why you are wrong.

It's getting old.

I believe that is secret code for: I don't have a valid answer.

I have shot one, and it was ok. I found the handling characteristics, accuracy, recoil reminded me of a 40 loaded with heavy bullets. Accuracy was what I would expect from a service gun.

On the other hand, there really is no reason to buy anything in .45 GAP. It seems to offer nothing. Ok, well maybe a VERY minor increase in capacity, but that's about it. The resale value will be horrible if you decide you don't like it one day. The availability and price of the ammo is certainly in question even now in 2007. What's going to happen in 5 years?

Excellent summation of the potential problems with ammo availability.

To me, operating at higher pressures to obtain the same performance level negates many of the advantages of the 45 ACP. I love the fact that I can get great performance at relatively low pressures.

I certainly would not try to talk you out of it, but I would suggest you keep brass and dies. I really see it becoming a caliber of limited availability in the very near future.

 

[wes]

Along with the G30 I also purchased the bladetech ultra concealment iwb holster that allows shirts to tuck (not that I tuck my shirt often outside of church, I work in construction).

 

[Charles S]

Wes, I find that I really like the ability to tuck a shirt with a IWB holster. I really like having that option. IMHO most of the tuckable model of holsters are thinner than their counterparts and that is an advantage also. Great choice in a carry gun.

If you don't already have a good belt get one. A good belt will make the holster even more comfortable and secure. Good luck.

 

[trickyasafox]

i don't think the gap is all that dead. i keep finding more and more 45gap brass in my 45acp scavange hunts

the amounts are still very low, but i used to find 10-12 pieces of gap to every 300-400 acp, now im finding almost a full box.

also there is enough of a market that i can throw 45gap brass up for trade and get some interest. not much again, but it's doing far better than i gave it hope for.