View Poll Results: Which is Best?
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.45 ACP
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.40 CAL
48 32.65%
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November 14th, 2010, 02:10 PM #11Super Member
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Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
Isn't the .40 used my most law enforcement?
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November 14th, 2010, 02:29 PM #12
Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
I don't watch shark week. Sharks watch FLICK week.
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November 14th, 2010, 06:15 PM #13
Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
id take 45 or 9mm, 40 is good because its abundant at wal mart
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November 14th, 2010, 07:17 PM #14
Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
To be totaly unscientific, I prefer a heavier bullet moving at moderate speeds. Overall I want the bullet to penetrate half-way through the threat and stop completely. That way the threat gets the "benefit" of hemorrage, nervous system distruption and absorbs all of the bullet's energy.
Many people talk about 9mm or 10mm bullets expanding to almost 1/2" well it might be so, but a .45 sure as hell isn't going to shrink.
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities".
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November 14th, 2010, 07:30 PM #15
Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
Bullet for bullet, if you can put BOTH bullets where you want them to go, the .45ACP will displace more tissue causing more trauma to the body. There in, is the key -- IF you can place BOTH bullets where you want them to go. In comparable size/weight guns, I find the .40S&W more easy to control. Plus, as was said, the .40S&W is normally cheaper to shoot than a .45ACP ... thus, allowing for more practice giving better accuracy. Plus, in similar size guns, one can get considerably more rounds in the .40S&W than the .45ACP -- for example, a Sig 226 holds 12 rounds of .40S&W compared to 8 rounds of .45ACP in the Sig 220 (I don't top off) -- that's a 50% difference in the amount of ammo available.
As I said, bullet for bullet, the .45ACP is superior to the .40S&W if the bullets end up in the same place but given a 50% bullet advantage, I normally go with the .40S&W.
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November 14th, 2010, 08:31 PM #16
Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
No flame but do you have any reference for your claim of better accuracy? In my experience the weapon and skill of the shooter are what determines accuracy not the caliber.
According to my Lee manual the recommended fastest load for .
40S&W with a 180 gr. jacketed bullet is 1160fps. The recommended fastest load for the .45 acp. with a 185 gr. bullet is 1149 fps. If you use the common formula to calculate energy the .40 S&W power factor is 208.0 and the .45 acp. power factor is 212.565.
As to range we sat and watched a guy knocking over 12" plates at 200 meters. He was about 75% effective and ran 3 sets which are 10 plates each.
The only remaining factor is magazine capacity which is or is mot a factor depending on the gun and use.
All conversations comparing calibers boil down to personal preference and an individuals experience. The other factor that seems to form many opinions is what has been read or seen from a professed professional.
Damn it is nice to get to discuss .45 acp. and something else but 9mm.Courage is being scared to death--but saddling up any way. John Wayne
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November 14th, 2010, 08:41 PM #17
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November 14th, 2010, 09:17 PM #19Senior Member
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Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
i voted for the .45....proven manstopper time after time after time. Although I guess I am bias because I carry a 1911
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November 15th, 2010, 01:32 AM #20
Re: .45 ACP vs .40 Cal Which one do you think is best?
Lawdy... Here we go...
Righto. Run what you brung. I wouldn't go running out and grabbing up a bunch of .45 just because Stevie A. Handgunner says it's superior.
Sometimes I wonder about you. While .40 S&W may be in stock in Wal Marts so is 9mm, and lots of it. I shoot and buy booth from a few different Wal Marts.
True story.
Still no flame but maybe we should turn the heat up... More accurate? If you could explain that I'd be tickled pink. Even if .40S&W was inherently more accurate than .45acp the difference would be minutia. Blah, read below.
Personal preference indeed.
Righto.
The only proven manstopper I know of is this;
Shot placement? How about "Over that way, ish..." 155mm.Selling off a a sizeable Spyderco collection here
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