9mm better than 45 acp for defense???

[RPCVYemen]

One gun shop guy related a story of cops dispatching a bear--one guy unloaded 9mm's causing minimal impact; another pulled out his .45 and put "big holes" in the bear, putting it down.

If you go bear hunting with a 45 ACP, can I have your permission to take out a life insurance policy before you go?

Mike

 

[6_gunner]

I tell ya what, you willin' to stand there and take ONE +P nine center mass? Not me.

Nope, but I wouldn't stand there and take one .22 short to the center of body mass, either. Dosen't mean I'd trust my life to one.

Having said that, everybody just carry whatever you want and shut up about it!!!







(cough .45 cough)

 

[ArfinGreebly]

This one time, at band camp . . .

Oh, Gawd, stop!



You guys are killin' me!

I'm going to invoke The Litany Of Tamara!

You knew it was coming.

It would probably have been posted earlier, but evidently Steve hasn't seen this thread . . .

... Don't forget that SIGs rust, 1911s jam, USPs break firing pins, Delta Elites crack their frames, Glocks explode like cheap firecrackers, and Berettas break their locking blocks right before putting the back half of the slide through your bridgework.

Also, 9mm won't do anything but tick 'em off, .45 is too powerful to control, ammo can be corrosive and not loaded to spec. Finally, in the end, you'll always miss anyway.

The faster most folks realize that all guns suck, the happier they'll be.

-Adapted from Tamara

 

[the pistolero]

One gun shop guy related a story of cops dispatching a bear--one guy unloaded 9mm's causing minimal impact; another pulled out his .45 and put "big holes" in the bear, putting it down.

If you go bear hunting with a 45 ACP, can I have your permission to take out a life insurance policy before you go?

Mike

Funny you should mention that, Mike...I actually got a referral to my blog from a Google search for "Ammo to stop bears Rugar P90" (and that was the original spelling). First thing that popped in my mind? "ya might wanna bring more gun, Sparky..."

 

[possum]

there are often 2 trains of hought for the 9mm vs. .45 the whole small and fast vs. big and slow. but then you have to revert back to the whole shot plaement deal, it dosen't matter what you are shooting of you don't hit your target. then there are the folks that prefer capacity. i like the 9mm for the low cost of ammo and because the 9mm rd defensive ammo has come a long way and there are ome exceptional lods that are battle proven. i believe that you get more trainning and shooting for your dollar with the 9mm which will aid in your ability to hit the target not only that but where you need to to achieve the win in gu fight. i wouldn't hesitate to carry either rd in a defensive situation, i am more of a .40 man but that is what i was raised on, ad i reload and have so much brass and trainned with my .40 guns so much that it would be waste to change now.

 

[CWL]

- 9mm is more accurate.

I just reread this line and laugh every time...

 

[76shuvlinoff]

tried to pick the perfect caliber....

• • So I bought a short single stack ported .45, didn't like it,
  • Bought a 4" dbl stack 40, got bored then bought a 4" dbl stack .45, well I couldn't cc it.
  • Bought a 3" dbl stack 40, Hey THAT works!
  • Bought a 5" single stack 45, works too!. Figurered I was all set but then I thought I was missing out on something again so....
  • I bought a 9mm conversion for the 40 and a .22 conversion for the .45
  true story.

Gawd I am confused but I should have the perfect caliber in there for ..... something? :banghead:

 

[orionengnr]

I'm not bad mouthing the 9mm, but where ever u hit a bad guy with a 45 ends the fight.

Posts like this are why I tend to avoid this type of thread. Wish I'd resisted the temptation to start reading this one. Kinda like a train wreck...couldn't look away...