Not sure I know how to ask this so I'm understood but I'll try. As of now I own a 380 acp and a couple 9mm. I have been thinking of adding another pistol in a larger caliber but I'm unsure which one. This will most likely be used as a range gun and not as a SD gun.
What I've been thinking is either a 40cal or a 45acp. Thing is I know very little about either as I have never shot a 40 and it's been many years since I've fired a 45. I do reload all my own so that will also play a part in my decision.
From what I seem to be reading this past year is that the 40 has sort of fallen out of favor and folks are migrating back to the 9mm or the 45. Again I don't really understand why.
One of the things I keep seeing come up is that the 40 is much more snappy and some think it has heavier recoil then the 45acp. Is that true or fiction?
Seeing as I reload is there a big cost difference between 40 and 45. I would think that 45 brass is easier to obtain. Which holds up to multiple reloads better before it starts splitting?
Basically what I'm looking for is which one will be easier or more over-all pleasant to shoot. When I go to the range I generally like to shoot about 50 rounds in each gun per session. Not really looking for the ballistics but just the general impression or general feel of the 2.
As to the gun itself. That is still up in the air but I am leaning towards either a 1911 style or a metal framed EAA Witness. But honestly I haven't gotten to that point so lets leave this one or that one out for now. What I really want to do is decide on a caliber as I can only afford 1.
What I've been thinking is either a 40cal or a 45acp. Thing is I know very little about either as I have never shot a 40 and it's been many years since I've fired a 45. I do reload all my own so that will also play a part in my decision.
From what I seem to be reading this past year is that the 40 has sort of fallen out of favor and folks are migrating back to the 9mm or the 45. Again I don't really understand why.
One of the things I keep seeing come up is that the 40 is much more snappy and some think it has heavier recoil then the 45acp. Is that true or fiction?
Seeing as I reload is there a big cost difference between 40 and 45. I would think that 45 brass is easier to obtain. Which holds up to multiple reloads better before it starts splitting?
Basically what I'm looking for is which one will be easier or more over-all pleasant to shoot. When I go to the range I generally like to shoot about 50 rounds in each gun per session. Not really looking for the ballistics but just the general impression or general feel of the 2.
As to the gun itself. That is still up in the air but I am leaning towards either a 1911 style or a metal framed EAA Witness. But honestly I haven't gotten to that point so lets leave this one or that one out for now. What I really want to do is decide on a caliber as I can only afford 1.