Cosmodragoon
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I haven't been shooting much .45acp lately and I almost never carry it. I know "big and slow" has a lot of defenders and I'm certainly not opposed. When it comes down to it though, the added bullet weight and girth doesn't contribute quite enough extra to get picked over 9mm, .40 S&W, or even .357 Sig when I'm deciding what to pick for carry or a trip to the range. Those choices all seem to penetrate well, expand well, and perhaps most pertinently, fit a few more in the magazine.
However, I'm stuck with an emotional interest in the classic big-bore. So I considered the upgrades. The .40 Super looked amazing but seems to require a few modifications and maybe a bit more stress than is good? The .400 Corbon looked a little more my speed but it seems to be a fading relic. The .45 Super seems interesting but I'm not sure how much extra wear and tear is involved, or what modifications are really worth doing to accommodate it. So what about regular ol' .45acp +p?
Just how much extra penetration or expansion in "real world" targets (or at least in fun backyard approximations) do you get from the +p's bump in velocity? A lot of guns seem rated for it off the shelf. Do you find a steady diet of it rougher on your guns? Under what circumstances do you say "this is a job for .45 +p" but not the standard stuff?
However, I'm stuck with an emotional interest in the classic big-bore. So I considered the upgrades. The .40 Super looked amazing but seems to require a few modifications and maybe a bit more stress than is good? The .400 Corbon looked a little more my speed but it seems to be a fading relic. The .45 Super seems interesting but I'm not sure how much extra wear and tear is involved, or what modifications are really worth doing to accommodate it. So what about regular ol' .45acp +p?
Just how much extra penetration or expansion in "real world" targets (or at least in fun backyard approximations) do you get from the +p's bump in velocity? A lot of guns seem rated for it off the shelf. Do you find a steady diet of it rougher on your guns? Under what circumstances do you say "this is a job for .45 +p" but not the standard stuff?