.45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?

**ishoot4fun** · December 16th, 2010, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Noah_Zark

Women have been saying that for millennia.

Noah

That and..."Stop it. I have a headache."

I vote for the .40. Not technical reasons...I just don't own a .45 to compare it to...yet!

**PhillyGunslinger** · December 16th, 2010, 10:09 AM

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Never having a 45 ACP is like never getting laid !

**indianjack** · December 16th, 2010, 06:26 PM

If you want to rely on math to give you the answer look here.

http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/terminal.html

**rwb1500** · December 16th, 2010, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by CHEMICAL

A bean bag isn't designed to penetrate... a bullet is. That being said, I will take something that penetrates less, (not passing through my target) ,and dumps more energy into my target, thus having a greater affect on the organs and tissue.

The majority of vital organs are only a few inches below the surface. Why in the hell would I want a round with 19" of penetration?

Someone had mentioned earlier that they based their choice on kinetic energy alone. I was just stating that kinetic energy alone is not a number to base your choice of ammo on.

I also said you want as much penetration as possible TO A POINT. No more. You certianly can get into overkill with things like .44 mag, even .357.

**shortthrow50** · December 16th, 2010, 08:59 PM

I prefer big caliber so i prefer .45

**budman46** · December 17th, 2010, 11:01 AM

i have tons of .45acp, .357 and .38 spec brass accumulated over 40 tears of shooting and reloading, but once-fired .45s and .38/.357s in quantity are becoming scarce because 9mms and .40s are the preferred brass of the military and police depts.

if i were a newb, 9mms and .40s would be my auto-loader choices.

budman