Why The .45ACP?

[duckknot]

Well the Germans lost 2 world wars with it. The same two we won with the .45 ACP.

Yea, we also kinda used a nuclear bomb.....still waiting for my tax stamp on one of those!

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[texas skeeter]

 

[Time On Target]

Ok my normal answer because they don't make a .46 Caliber handgun. I use the .45 for the sheer knockdown power of a proven round, because I can place it center mass and even if you have a vest on it will break at least one rib. Currently carry a SAR K-2, I used to carry a S&W 4506 (start the Sonny Crocket jokes) which I had replaced the barrel on with a competition barrel, had removed the lock where it couldn't shoot when the magazine was not seated and honed it down to where it really did give one thumb covers both holes groups. I also had a 9 MM P-85 from Ruger that I carried because I liked the extra ammo.

I wanted both and didn't like the fact that the Glock and H&Ks didn't have a safety on the slide. So a friend of mine was shooting and I noticed that he was putting a lot of .45 down the range between reloads and asked what he had. He showed me the SAR K-2 the balance with the 14 rounds in the magazine was good the gun pointed in my grip, I went through three boxes of ammo and tore the head and middle out of the blue man target for Concealed Carry. So I went looking and almost immediately got an ad where they were on sale for less than $400. Bought one and it does great, wish I could get some aftermarket grips for it but if that is my biggest gripe then there isn't an issue. 15 rounds of .45 hydrashok on call is really a great peace of mind.

 

[oldag]

STI (Georgetown, TX) makes a 2011 with a double stack in .45 ACP.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

STI (Georgetown, TX) makes a 2011 with a double stack in .45 ACP.

Probably just a little bit more than $400, though, I bet.....

 

[CrazedJava]

Is the SAR K-2 based on anything? I had to look up what that was and it has a certain CZ-75 aesthetic.

 

[Jakashh]

And that has what to do with the conversation? I know a guy who took out a Panzer with a bazooka. So what?

Maybe the fact that it is a case of someone actually using their sights in a shooting, which you yourself said doesn't happen unless it's the most skilled elites.

 

[oldag]

Probably just a little bit more than $400, though, I bet.....

Of course. But you get what you pay for.

 

[Savage20]

.45 is for Nancies. I carry a 1911 in 10mm.

 

[txinvestigator]

Ok my normal answer because they don't make a .46 Caliber handgun. I use the .45 for the sheer knockdown power of a proven round, because I can place it center mass and even if you have a vest on it will break at least one rib.

Knockdown? lol "break at least one rib"

 

[txinvestigator]

Well the Germans lost 2 world wars with it. The same two we won with the .45 ACP.

Wars were won with pistols? Damn

 

[txinvestigator]

Look, I like the .45 and I shoot the .45 but I'm not going to pretend that anything less can't be lethal.

Very well put

 

[txinvestigator]

Still believe in the tooth fairy as well?

No, nor do I believe people on the internet who clearly and obviously have no idea that about what they write.

And that has what to do with the conversation? I know a guy who took out a Panzer with a bazooka. So what?

Did you already forget what you wrote?

 

[London]

I like the .45 ACP because it makes a very big hole. Controlable recoil is a nice coincidence. I had a 1911 as my bedside and travel gun for a couple of years. Traded it for a Glock 22 more due to the perks of the pistol rather than the round.

These days I see 9MM, .40, and .45 as fairly interchangeable. Each one does what the other two don't. I'm still not buying the current mentality that 9MM does everything .40 and .45 do but more efficiently. Wound ballistics are so unpredictable that it's impossible to make a statement like that with confidence unless you're a fool.

Will 9mm probably do everything .40 and .45 do but better? Maybe. If not, just keep pulling the trigger until acceptable results are achieved.

 

[Se7en62]

Knockdown? lol "break at least one rib"

LOL. I know, right!?...A plate made to stop a .308 and someone thinks a .45 will break a rib through it? Psshhh....

I like the .45 ACP because it makes a very big hole. Controlable recoil is a nice coincidence.

The difference between an expanded .45 versus an expanded 9mm are negligable; It's literally a couple hundredths of an inch.

Controllable recoil is also a byproduct of the gun and the shooter, more so than the round. It just so happens in a 9mm, you have less recoil which equates to better follow-up shot speed and placement.

 

[Jakashh]

Of course. But you get what you pay for.

Unless it's a 1911 that costs any more than a Sig TacOps, but isn't a Sig TacOps, right?

 

[oldag]

The difference between an expanded .45 versus an expanded 9mm are negligable; It's literally a couple hundredths of an inch..

Just flat wrong. Plenty of data showing otherwise.

 

[oldag]

Unless it's a 1911 that costs any more than a Sig TacOps, but isn't a Sig TacOps, right?

Do you want every exception to every general rule listed?

Guess some people are so simple...

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Just flat wrong. Plenty of data showing otherwise.

How much is the difference, then?

 

[Younggun]

I carry a 1911 in .22 TCM.

19 rounds with the recoil of a .22 mag and the knock down power of .45 ACP.


The hydrostatic shot alone is enough to remove limbs.


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