30-06 Rifleman
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I've been an avid .45 advocate and carrier since I was old enough to buy pistols. Up until recently, I never considered any smaller pistol caliber worth my time. This past weekend, I went to the range with a friend's shot timer and compared my shooting between my Glock 21 Gen 4 and my friend's Glock 17 Gen 5. I've carried my Glock 21 every day for several years now, and a 1911 before that.
I'm very quick and accurate with the .45, but there's no getting around that my shot strings were faster with the 9mm while retaining accuracy. The 9mm also held 4 more rounds.
I started looking into 9mms more. It seems like it's becoming quite popular again as a self defense and duty cartridge, and is widely considered to be on par with the .45 in effectiveness. It's also a hell of a lot cheaper.
I swear I'm not trying to start another .45 vs 9mm thread, but I just want to see the opinions of those around me right now. Back in the late 80s and 90s, it seemed like the 9mm was considered decidedly inferior to the .45, 10mm, etc.
Have things really changed? I have a hard time wrapping my head around the difference in effectiveness between a .35 caliber bullet and .45 caliber bullet being negligible, but if that's true, it seems like 9mm is a no-brainer for self defense since it has higher capacity, lighter recoil (thus smaller split times), cheaper ammunition, and a more easily concealable handgun.
I'm very quick and accurate with the .45, but there's no getting around that my shot strings were faster with the 9mm while retaining accuracy. The 9mm also held 4 more rounds.
I started looking into 9mms more. It seems like it's becoming quite popular again as a self defense and duty cartridge, and is widely considered to be on par with the .45 in effectiveness. It's also a hell of a lot cheaper.
I swear I'm not trying to start another .45 vs 9mm thread, but I just want to see the opinions of those around me right now. Back in the late 80s and 90s, it seemed like the 9mm was considered decidedly inferior to the .45, 10mm, etc.
Have things really changed? I have a hard time wrapping my head around the difference in effectiveness between a .35 caliber bullet and .45 caliber bullet being negligible, but if that's true, it seems like 9mm is a no-brainer for self defense since it has higher capacity, lighter recoil (thus smaller split times), cheaper ammunition, and a more easily concealable handgun.