9 Mm Vs 45 Acp

[SRG720]

I ditched all my 9mm's after shooting a .45 for the first time. IDK what it is but there's just something very special about it. Don't get me wrong, the 9mm is a decent round and it works for alot of people.. just not for me.

[Lex_Luthor]

I've shot .45 and 9mm, haven't shot .40 yet though. I actually prefer the way my XD9 handles over my buddy's S&W .45 that I shot. I suppose my pocket has something to say about cost of ammo too, but that's my own choice and personal financial situation. It works for me, and I'm glad I made the choice I did.

[TFOGGER]

I've been known to carry either. I have 2 basically identical pistols, 1 in 9mm, the other in .45. I shoot the .45 better most of the time. I think it has to do with the report and the perceived "speed" of the recoil. I'm generally faster on follow up shots with the .45.

[rockymtnrifleman]

IDK,

I really like the 9mm, and 45. I recently got rid of the 40/357 sig.

9mm, you get alot of bullets, and with todays hp ammo out it really performs pretty damn good. cheap to shoot= alot of range time.

45 well its a tank, I really only care for it in the 1911 platform. fun but cost more, and its a pretty big bullet,

40 good round if you can shoot it well, affords a few more rounds than a 45, good middle ground.

Personally I like alot of little bullets/ 9mm. I've read alot of stats on offercer involved shootings that the accuracy of the trained professionaly (officer) under fire is somewhere around 33% so thats roughly 3/10 rounds hit the intended target. I often find myself carrying a Glock 19, hopefully i never have to use it, and hopefully I land ATLEAST 5/15 on target.



YMMV

[Atrain1]

If you need firepower, your handgun is the WRONG tool for the job.

Just remember that Simo Hayha got shot in the face with what has been reported to be an 'explosive round' allegedly from some sort of light anti armor rifle... and lived. What chance has a pistol got of guaranteeing a 1 shot stop?

So, i highly recommend using the ammo your fire arm is chambered in

I will gauranty you that if you shoot him with my Ruger Super RedHawk 44 magnum with a 340 grain bullet he will not live, do to the fact that he will no longer have a head. As far as 9mm vs 45 I am with everone with the g20 I have the 200 grain Double tap rounds and it is nasty, 15+1 it will do some damage. 45 is also a nice choice if you get a guy that is all hoped up on something like pcp you will drop him with the 45, the 9mm is going to go through most likely. As far as shot placement most people have not had close combat training so shot placement when your heart is racing is going to be a problem, again with a 45 it is going to take them down as long as you can put one in the guy.

[mcantar18c]

As far as shot placement most people have not had close combat training so shot placement when your heart is racing is going to be a problem, again with a 45 it is going to take them down as long as you can put one in the guy.

That is the biggest pile of BS I've seen on this board. Classic "this is a manly round, it'll take them down as long as you can get one hit on em" mentality.
There are PLENTY of instances where multiple hits with a .45ACP doesn't drop an attacker. Do a google search, you'll come up with plenty of news reports and statistics.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.... ALL handgun calibers suck, and they all suck pretty much equally. The difference in effect on target between a single 9mm round and a .45ACP (and a .357SIG, and a .40S&W) is negligible. There is no such thing as "stopping power"... the only true one hit drops are CNS shots, and if you're thinking that you'll pull off a CNS kill with one shot in a gunfight outside of pure luck... well if you're ever in a gunfight, I'll just chalk it up to Darwin at work.
I'll take a few dozen 9mm rounds over 8 .45 rounds anyday... and I can guarantee I can put more rounds on target in less time with my 9mm than you can with your .45.
More rounds on target is the best stopping power there is, and two .356" holes is always bigger than one .452" hole.

[rockymtnrifleman]

That is the biggest pile of BS I've seen on this board. Classic "this is a manly round, it'll take them down as long as you can get one hit on em" mentality.
There are PLENTY of instances where multiple hits with a .45ACP doesn't drop an attacker. Do a google search, you'll come up with plenty of news reports and statistics.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.... ALL handgun calibers suck, and they all suck pretty much equally. The difference in effect on target between a single 9mm round and a .45ACP (and a .357SIG, and a .40S&W) is negligible. There is no such thing as "stopping power"... the only true one hit drops are CNS shots, and if you're thinking that you'll pull off a CNS kill with one shot in a gunfight outside of pure luck... well if you're ever in a gunfight, I'll just chalk it up to Darwin at work.
I'll take a few dozen 9mm rounds over 8 .45 rounds anyday... and I can guarantee I can put more rounds on target in less time with my 9mm than you can with your .45.
More rounds on target is the best stopping power there is, and two .356" holes is always bigger than one .452" hole.

WELL SAID!...... more round on target... More holes more blood loss...

One shot drops... CNS... GOOD LUCK! Fire under stress, while being engaged, behind cover, ect.... its a whole different ball game....

[Bailey Guns]

That is the biggest pile of BS I've seen on this board. Classic "this is a manly round, it'll take them down as long as you can get one hit on em" mentality.
There are PLENTY of instances where multiple hits with a .45ACP doesn't drop an attacker. Do a google search, you'll come up with plenty of news reports and statistics.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.... ALL handgun calibers suck, and they all suck pretty much equally. The difference in effect on target between a single 9mm round and a .45ACP (and a .357SIG, and a .40S&W) is negligible. There is no such thing as "stopping power"... the only true one hit drops are CNS shots, and if you're thinking that you'll pull off a CNS kill with one shot in a gunfight outside of pure luck... well if you're ever in a gunfight, I'll just chalk it up to Darwin at work.
I'll take a few dozen 9mm rounds over 8 .45 rounds anyday... and I can guarantee I can put more rounds on target in less time with my 9mm than you can with your .45.
More rounds on target is the best stopping power there is, and two .356" holes is always bigger than one .452" hole.

This. If you want "stopping power", you don't want a handgun (at least in the "normal" defensive calibers).

As soon as somebody makes an IWB holster for my AR I'm all over that.

Hell...I sometimes carry a little Beretta .22LR or a .25ACP. Is it optimal? No. Unless I really need it. If that's what I happen to have at the time it's the best handgun/caliber combination out there.

I just don't get too wrapped up in worrying about is "Caliber X better than caliber Y?".

[Hoser]

I will gauranty you that if you shoot him with my Ruger Super RedHawk 44 magnum with a 340 grain bullet he will not live, do to the fact that he will no longer have a head.

Funny stuff right there. Hit them in the torso and their head explodes.

with a 45 it is going to take them down as long as you can put one in the guy.

Modern bullet technology has come a long way. As long as you arent shooting FMJ, its a wash.

[Mick-Boy]

There are lots and lots of dead people that say both rounds kill. Carry what you can shoot the best. Just as long as you carry. I'd rather have a .22 in hand than a .50 AE in the safe.

As the great Mr. Heinlein said (in one of my favorite books) - "There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men."

Be a dangerous man.