doesnt anyone shoot 45acps anymore

[Gunslinger1911]

Waaay back, I researched as much as I could (morgue monsters v/s Jello junkies ring a bell ?)
Seemed prudent
Ayoob v/s Sanow ?

Life or death situation is very fluid - no two will ever be the same. You have to go with what YOU are comfortable with.
Is there a 100 % right answer ? NO
Is there a 100 % wrong answer ? within reason, no
If you can put 10 shots from a Ruger Mark "X" in the chest in 2 seconds, you'll prob win

My 2 cents (worth less than the price)
99% of "bad guys" will bail at the sight of a gun
Of that 1% left, 99% will curl up and cry if shot (effectively-center mass) with just about anything
The 1% left of these are the problem, drugs, booze, body armor, just plain big bad sob.
Think Miami "shoot out". Feds decided 9mm didn't cut it IN THAT SITUATION.

Most agree, 357 125g HP rules as a man stopper.
(44 doesn't dump enough energy into the body on it's way through)

Can't quite get that in a auto loader - OK, you wanna buy / carry a Coonan ? lol
Guess I shouldn't laugh, thought about it.
No, the 357 Sig uses 9mm bullets, not the same
Ammo companies messed up, build an auto cartridge around the Rem .357 125 "tulip jacket" HP.
Get it up to 1400+ f/s in a 4-5" bbl.
THAT comes under the heading of "TAKE MY MONEY !"
It's possible, I sized down some Rem tulips, played around with making them "slippery" (no, don't ask), loaded in 38 Super Comp brass. Ramped bbl. Heavy spring for caliber.
5" 1911 - 1450 f/s
And no, I have NO idea what the pressure is, It worked for me. I wouldn't suggest trying.

I LOVE to debate caliber for "whatever". SD, hunting, 1000 yd, etc.
If YOU are confident in what you use, that's the better part of the journey.

Be well my friends, weird times a commin'.

[dale2242]

My minimum defense caliber is the 40S&W. 45ACP preferred.
The local meth heads and pot growers here shoot one another with 9MMs with FMJ ammo.
They get a trip to the hospital, the doctors dig the bullets out and send them home.
Seldom does one of them die from the gun shot wounds unless hit in the head.
Your results may vary.....

[Baltimoreed]

Many years ago one of my wife’s students came to an unfortunate end after he stole weed from his dealer, jumped into his car and attempted to flee. The dealer thug shot him in the head through the back glass with his .45, don’t know the gunmaker. Sad true story of 2 wasted lives. Really upset my wife as she loved all her kids. Taught English in a rural NC school for 30 years, even taught children of students that she had taught.

[468]

Do you think that more women in the Army was a consideration when the German armed forces adopted the 9 mm in 1908?

No. They just didn’t have the .45 ACP until 1911.

^no clue if that is true or not.

[468]

I filled some cases up to empty this weekend.Attachment 271770

What a coincidence! I emptied some this week to fill this weekend.

[AZ Pete]

No. They just didn’t have the .45 ACP until 1911.

^no clue if that is true or not.

actually John Browning invented the .45 acp cartridge in 1904...

Nice you use a SDB. Love mine, got it to load .45 acp, but expanded to .38 spl. .44 spl., .41 mag, then 9mm. Dillon eventually replaced my 9mm sizer die because the original wore out, after the SDB was rebuilt the first time..

[Lloyd Smale]

Hot dang ! Caliber war !!

If you dont pack a 500 linebaugh your a girl

[Dave C.]

Real men shoot 45acp one handed.

[Kevin Rohrer]

Real men shoot 45acp one handed.

Yup

[10-x]

500 S&W, lol. Buddy got one when they first came out years ago. Took it up to our hunting club in Floyd, Va., shot it at ~225 yds at B-27 target. I used light weight gloves and after 1 cylinder, gave it back to him. All rounds in the black but hand felt like a Nun had used a ruler on it. Sorry, do not want any pistol or revolver that messes up one’s hand. Either .45 is fine with me as have nerve damage in both hands and arms.

[downzero]

Funny you mention that, because I don't think I've shot even a single round of .45 ACP this year.

[JWFilips]

The 45 Auto is the easiest Auto to load Cast bullets in hands down!
If you have a problem ....yes you do have a problem! Guess you have to figure that out!
The 45 is probably the most accurate Auto also ! But 50 /50 with the 32 acp! That little one is very accurate

[Lloyd Smale]

500 S&W, lol. Buddy got one when they first came out years ago. Took it up to our hunting club in Floyd, Va., shot it at ~225 yds at B-27 target. I used light weight gloves and after 1 cylinder, gave it back to him. All rounds in the black but hand felt like a Nun had used a ruler on it. Sorry, do not want any pistol or revolver that messes up one’s hand. Either .45 is fine with me as have nerve damage in both hands and arms.

back when i shot ppc for some fun i showed up at a shoot one day with my ruger alaskan 454 that was cut for moon clips. Shot a match with full power 300 grain loads. After the first segment the buddy who ran the shoot had to stop and have me finish by myself because the noise and concusion had the others even missing the target. I finished the round by myself and shot a 287/300. My normal average that time was about a 295/300. Guys still tell the story when i go to shoots today. I usually placed in the expert revolver class but didnt that day but when they handed out the trophys they called my name and i got a trophy for being the craziest sob that ever shot in that league.