45 vs 9 again

[andy75]

I say 2 options use 147 gr 9mm more power, or get a 40 s&w, best of both more rounds in gun and more power than 9mm.

[TripleThreat]

how much more expensive? Everybody keeps talking about "how much more expensive it is" how much more? 2-4 cents?

This made me chuckle.

Triple

[crufflers]

how much more expensive? Everybody keeps talking about "how much more expensive it is" how much more? 2-4 cents?

Sometimes .04-.06 yeah... $40 on a thousand or $2 a box is not that much more.

Some guys here probably shoot 10,000 rounds a year though (where the savings really start to show). That's a lot of money that could be spent on a one case of .22 LR or a truck payment or something.

[Maht_g]

4" of penetration is enough for me!

Not what your wife said...!!!

[ducky_0811]

Obrez is best bro...

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I recently picked up a FNX 45 and it is a beast. I don't shoot it nearly as well my 1911 at this point. Perhaps it's the huge mag well and cheese grater grips.

[flhxxx]

Between 9mm and .45 I'd take whichever is closest. Most of my handguns are chambered in 9mm simply because it is more cost effective to shoot. If one bad guy was coming in to my house and I had both a glock 17 and 21 within arms reach I'd pick the 21. If more than one bad guy were coming in to my house I'd pick the 17.

If it's a carry gun, it'd likely be a 9mm, they tend to be more compact.

"knockdown" is a myth. Best single shot performance goes to hard hitting rounds like .357 (mag or sig), .44 mag, 10mm etc.

[Socalman]

Throwing my vote into the hopper for .357 magnum.

Yes, I have a 9, no I don't have a .40, my next pistol will be a .45, just because it is a fun caliber to shoot. Nevertheless, my .357 will remain the primary HD firearm.

[flhxxx]

BTW - .45 acp does have an advantage to being subsonic... Not sure how much it will help shooting indoors, but if you are ever in a free state where you can pay the extortion, I mean tax stamp to own a suppressor then .45 is a better choice in that regard.

[himurax13]

BTW - .45 acp does have an advantage to being subsonic... Not sure how much it will help shooting indoors, but if you are ever in a free state where you can pay the extortion, I mean tax stamp to own a suppressor then .45 is a better choice in that regard.

It isn't hard to make subsonic 9mm and .40S&W either.

[Packy14]

Between 9mm and .45 I'd take whichever is closest. Most of my handguns are chambered in 9mm simply because it is more cost effective to shoot. If one bad guy was coming in to my house and I had both a glock 17 and 21 within arms reach I'd pick the 21. If more than one bad guy were coming in to my house I'd pick the 17.

If it's a carry gun, it'd likely be a 9mm, they tend to be more compact.

"knockdown" is a myth. Best single shot performance goes to hard hitting rounds like .357 (mag or sig), .44 mag, 10mm etc.

Lol single shot performance stick with a rifle

[flhxxx]

Lol single shot performance stick with a rifle

Agreed never bring a handgun to a rifle fight.

[Big bug]

Beware of the .40

Pass....nuff said.

Me wimpy man....staccato jumpy round hard to double tap, triple tap..any tap...
Pass...too...nuff said...

Wouldn't the particular ammo be more important... ie. p+++------, hollow point, etc....... put that into the equation then 9mm hard to beat....

[nightwolf0215]

What happen to the 12ga shotty??? Comes handy as a long stick when its out of ammo too.

[Doitbby]

CZ 97 tuned by CGW. Accurate, low recoil, .45