benzuncle
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A guy I know that does custom work on Sigs and HK's put it this way: "A 45 shoves; a 40 snaps." I personally love the shove of a 45acp. I shoot one-handed alot with no problems.
recoil and muzzle flip on a 45 ACP
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new_steyr1
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I got the HK45, shot it, and I like the gun but... being a bad shot I kind miss the safety/assurance of a high capacity magazine. 8+1 rounds is less than 15 that I'm used to (in 9mm).
I love the gun, safety, de-cocker, custom grips and everything else about it. Thank you all for your responses and help. You guys are awesome.
I love the gun, safety, de-cocker, custom grips and everything else about it. Thank you all for your responses and help. You guys are awesome.
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You couldn't have gotten a better .45, especially for that price. My HK.45C
is very easy to control. Recoil is a lamb.
is very easy to control. Recoil is a lamb.
Darth AkSarBen
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Glad you got the .45 ! Welcome to the pre-expanded club!! When others hope to expand to .45 caliber this one is already there, and any HP or Cor-Bon DPX that expand it is just gravy. My Taurus 24/7 Pro in .45. shot by Taran Butler broke a Steel Challenge record hitting 4 ea 12" targets from 30 feet in 97 hundredth of a second. You can only do that if you do not have too much muzzle flip and the .45 is capable of shooting very fast and very accurately.
Below is a 5 shot group using Rainier 185 grain plated bullets from my Taurus 24/7 Pro. I did not shoot this in 1 second though.
BTW I have shot a HK in .45 ACP and it was a great shooter and fun to shoot. Quality throughout!
Below is a 5 shot group using Rainier 185 grain plated bullets from my Taurus 24/7 Pro. I did not shoot this in 1 second though.
BTW I have shot a HK in .45 ACP and it was a great shooter and fun to shoot. Quality throughout!
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rockhound758
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I've got an XDM .40 and a Colt Series 80 .45, and love them both. I've had the Colt for about 15 years, and I shoot straight as heck with it, and the thing'll feed beer cans...I can't recall ever having a jam.
The .40 is a recent purchase (on Election Day, actually)...got a nice price on it and it's fun to shoot as well. VERY manageable recoil...much more controllable with double taps than another .40 I had.
The two calibers are just different feeling, but both are good. The .45, to me, is much more of a torquey-spring kind of thing...whereas the .40 is much more of a sharp push back.
Like many earlier posters, I'll tell you just get the gun...you'll be glad you did!
The .40 is a recent purchase (on Election Day, actually)...got a nice price on it and it's fun to shoot as well. VERY manageable recoil...much more controllable with double taps than another .40 I had.
The two calibers are just different feeling, but both are good. The .45, to me, is much more of a torquey-spring kind of thing...whereas the .40 is much more of a sharp push back.
Like many earlier posters, I'll tell you just get the gun...you'll be glad you did!
rockhound758
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OOops, okay...saw you got it! Congrats!
Dean Williams
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Ain't it the truth! I seem to have a double dependency in the 45 ACP and the ol' Long Colt.
Best of both worlds.
I know a couple of guys who shoot the .40 very well, but they both prefer 45 ACP. Mainly for the same reason I like it over the .40; It seems to be easier to shoot well, along with being fairly easy to manage, recoil-wise.
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