Mark IV Series 80
New member
Originally posted by Mike H:
I have never really looked seriously at .45ACP as an all round caliber, target/competition work, personal defense, plinker, whatever....
I've done some pin shooting at my old club in SW Pa with a 9mm and found that it was only suitable for shooting pins off the back of the tables. It simply didn't have the power to despatch pins set on the spots which are further forward. I don't want to go up to a .45 though because my wife needs to shoot it too and prefers 9mm over heavier calibers.
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For the kind of shooting you want to do, I think that it would be hard to beat a quality, 1911-style, .45 ACP pistol.
I hear that the current Colt 1991-A1 pistols are reliable right out of the box.
I would rather fire 7 rounds from my Colt than 15 rounds from a 9mm. (You could let your wife keep your 9mm.)
I normally buy quality, U.S. made, factory, 230 grain, .45 ACP hardball ammo when I see it at $10.00 to $11.00 per box.
If you were to shoot 3 boxes of .45 ACP per week, instead of 4 boxes of 9mm per week, then you would spend only $20.00 more per month on factory ammo. You would also have a handgun caliber that meets all of your requirements.
The .45 ACP pistol does everything that I need a centerfire handgun to do.
-Mk.IV
I have never really looked seriously at .45ACP as an all round caliber, target/competition work, personal defense, plinker, whatever....
I've done some pin shooting at my old club in SW Pa with a 9mm and found that it was only suitable for shooting pins off the back of the tables. It simply didn't have the power to despatch pins set on the spots which are further forward. I don't want to go up to a .45 though because my wife needs to shoot it too and prefers 9mm over heavier calibers.
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For the kind of shooting you want to do, I think that it would be hard to beat a quality, 1911-style, .45 ACP pistol.
I hear that the current Colt 1991-A1 pistols are reliable right out of the box.
I would rather fire 7 rounds from my Colt than 15 rounds from a 9mm. (You could let your wife keep your 9mm.)
I normally buy quality, U.S. made, factory, 230 grain, .45 ACP hardball ammo when I see it at $10.00 to $11.00 per box.
If you were to shoot 3 boxes of .45 ACP per week, instead of 4 boxes of 9mm per week, then you would spend only $20.00 more per month on factory ammo. You would also have a handgun caliber that meets all of your requirements.
The .45 ACP pistol does everything that I need a centerfire handgun to do.
-Mk.IV