I'll probably stick with .45 until they make a nice .50. Why go small? I want to make the biggest hole possible, not the most powerful.
.50 GI Glock conversion kit. $595 MSRP if you already have a Glock 20/21.
I'll probably stick with .45 until they make a nice .50. Why go small? I want to make the biggest hole possible, not the most powerful.
... but here's why I have chosen this caliber..
1. I chose the larger caliber in the exact same size platform.
2. The 9mm has less recoil. But with +P SD ammo, the recoil is about the same.
3. The 9mm is cheaper than .40.
4. The .40 has the power close that to .45 in the more concealable platform of a 9mm. There's also the greater capacity than the .45 at approximately the same power.
5. With the .40, you practice with the same load (target practice and self-defense ammo) have the same power levels. This makes sense. I question the practice of using regular 9mm loads for practice, then carrying +p for self defense.
Yes, on paper it may show that, but considering that I can get 3 good, accurate hits with a .45 vs only 2 with a .40 due to the recoil and longer time between follow ups, experience shows me that, for me, .45 outperforms .40 in every situation except those internet creations where I am only allowed one shot.Almost all ballistic charts show .40 ammo outperforms the .45acp.
Quite interesting. Do you know if that is mostly domestic deputes or murders with those firearms. Or is it mostly crimes like breakins gone bad or the like?This is a good thread and has brought out some interesting comments and statistics, but at the end of the day, FBI statistics still show that more people are killed annualy by a .22 or .25!
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Bigger is better and, in my case, you'll get no argument on the beauty of the 45 JHP 230gr sub sonic effects and my faith in my P220 but -
Shooting is also about affordability and the cost difference between 45 FMJ and 40 FMJ is a huge, on-going, factor so -
180gr FMJ or JHP's being, also, a sub-sonic load works very well for me and are both cost effective to own and shoot - and rely on
Welll . . . that was the original idea. But many manufacturers had trouble with .40 caliber in 9mm platforms, and nowadays they make a separate, slightly beefier gun in .404. The .40 has the power close that to .45 in the more concealable platform of a 9mm.
Quite interesting. Do you know if that is mostly domestic deputes or murders with those firearms. Or is it mostly crimes like breakins gone bad or the like?