40 or 45-Which one? Vote?

[dstiltner]

.45 it will have a much more managable recoil, more of a push instead of the .40's snap. Plus it goes hand in hand with the 1911.

[shooting4life]

In California I would get 45 since you can only hold 10, they might as well be the 10 biggest you can fit. I reload, so finding either is not a problem, but if you did not reload, 40 is cheaper and easier to find.

[mgw12]

neither 9MM

...Already have that one.

[BluNorthern]

Though I've enjoyed shooting a couple of .40's, I use and trust my .45 1911. Purely subjective, I know.

[twotap]

45 acp. Having to shoot twice is just silly.

[1911Operator]

gotta give it up to the 45! its been around for a looooong time! dont re-invent the wheel. just use it.

[advocatusdiaboli]

They both have their strengths. .45 ACP is tried and true--slower and less recoil--and doesn't penetrate as well and costs more to shoot. .40 is hot and jumpy to shoot--but penetrates far better and is more plentiful and cheaper.

In my view, you can buy a .40 Sig and swap barrels for .357 SIG (now that's a kick a*s round) even get a 9mm Bar-sto or other barrel--three calibers in one. 45 ACP? Well, that's it and you can carry fewer rounds per magazine too though in most scenarios that isn't going to matter--the rule of 3's: 3 yards, 3 rounds, 3 seconds. That's most gun fights. Either one will do you. Both have their fans and there is no "right" for you except what you say it is. Find a place to rent and try them.

[Gallows]

.45 is the first round I started with and I fell in love with it. Nothing is the same to shoot as a .45

I can't give it up and its not too hard to find in this area, which is a plus!

As far as alcoholic beverage a 40z would do me good =D I just drank one hahaha

[shellyzsweet]

I like em both! I have a .40 compact and a full size .45, planning on buying a full size .40 as my next handgun.....but if I had to chose just one....its gotta be a .45

[Beetle Bailey]

I just plain shoot better when I am shooting a .45 ACP. And I like 1911's, especially in .45. YMMV

[themailman]

I can try to bs my reasoning for choosing .45, you know, availability in SHTF, powerful, big, blah blah blah. But reall, I just feel safer having a .45 near me. Thats it.

[CenterX]

It's only about the money.
Both are awesome, yet must be available and priced well.

[Nynvolt]

I voted .40. I was debating between .40 and .45. I knew I wanted a Glock. So I ran around looking for ammo. Never saw even a single box of .45. I still wasn't totally convinced until I handled the glock in .45. It was too fat for my hand. Also the gun was $50.00 more than the .40 alternitive and the .40 also had night sites. Ammo is cheaper and easier to find for the most part. I still want a .45 but will hold out for awhile until ammo is more abundant.

[Blaster 80]

Very true....however those in the hood figured out a way to get the best of both the 45 and the 40....

good one man.