Would you buy a gun chambered in .45 GAP?

And if I may...:p

For the sake of us reloaders, please don't buy pistols in 45 GAP, 9mm Mak, or 380 ACP.

This concludes my public service announcement. :cool:
 
Nope.

All my caliber/cartridges are common stuff. I have no specifics that require anything out of the norm.

Someone at the show stated they got a Weatherby Mark V rifle at a really good price. The first thing that came to me was…… is it a Weatherby Caliber?

He ended up getting rid of the rifle.
 
.45 GAP wasn't an answer to a question not asked -- the question was "why not offer a .45 that fits smaller hands and people who can't really handle SA guns or 1911s". Since then, they've arguably found better answers, but for a while it was the only answer for those who just couldn't or wouldn't use a 1911 or revolver that would shoot that round.

Would I buy one? Yes. I got one that was ANIB and unfired, and got it cheap from someone who needed cash. I doubt I would have paid full price for one; I was more curious than needy and had another .45 at the time.

I've had that Glock 38 for a while now, and it's the most pleasant, softest shooting .45 I've owned and I like it a lot. I recently sold a SIG P220 Super Match, because I found that I could shoot the Glock 38 better in more situations, and found it almost as accurate if shooting from a rest. (Were I shooting IDPA, I know I'd do better with the Glock than the P220 SM...)

Ammo is harder to find and a little more expensive, but I tend to buy in bulk from Georgia Arms, and their .45 GAP is generally about the same price as .45 ACP. Home/Self Defense ammo is about the same for either caliber, and not cheap, but I don't shoot a LOT of that.

There are other rounds out there that are equally "niche" rounds -- like 10mm and .38 Super, and a number of revolver rounds. But they hang in there. If it happens that .45 GAP is no longer made, I'll just run a different slide on the frame, but I suspect I can get ammo from places that reload (like Georgia Arms) for years to come.
 
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If ammo ever got impossible, it wouldn't be hard for a gunsmith to re chamber to fit .45acp.
Or for the truly dedicated reloader to shorten 45acp brass.
 
I would be willing to buy one but I have yet to find one cheap enough. As difficult as the ammo is to find I refuse to pay as much for it as a Glock in a more readily available caliber.
 
If ammo ever got impossible, it wouldn't be hard for a gunsmith to re chamber to fit .45acp.

Or for the truly dedicated reloader to shorten 45acp brass.
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Rechambering won't help with a semi-auto -- as the .45 ACP round is too LONG to fit in .45 GAP mags.

(If find the .45 ACP Glock too much of a hand full because of that; I think I've got a 2x4 in my hand when holding a double-stack Glock .45. But the double-stack Witness .45 isn't a problem. You'd think Glock could have done THAT better and made a new caliber unnecessary.)
 
Nope.

Wouldn't buy a gun chambered for .357 Sig.

Wouldn't buy a gun chambered for .41 Action Express.

Wouldn't buy a gun chambered for .45 Win Mag.

Would buy a semi-auto chambered for .357 Mag: Coonan. If I had the money...

Why? Ammo availability.
 
I would, I used to own a G38 and it shot well. You can find the GAPs on GB for usually a pretty good price and you can find brass too, and ammo as well. I don't have one because I don't need it, but there's nothing wrong with the GAP.
 
Would you buy a gun chambered in .45 GAP?
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For the right price!

I have GAP .45 brass and I can easily load it.

Seen a Glock sub-compact .45 GAP for $365.

But if it was $300 then I could make that a real good CCW gun.

Handload 200 grain moly coated slugs for practice and keep DPX in it.

But like I said, has to be a GOOD price.

As for .357 Sig, just get a .40 and 9mm barrel so you have three guns in one! That way any ammo shortage you have options.

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Maybe. But only if the price is right and I can find a bunch of ammo or empty cases for it at the time, also at the right price.

I handload, and the cartridge uses the same .45-caliber bullets as .45 ACP, so I won't have an ammo problem once I have the brass.
 
Only if it was SUPER cheap. As a handloader I dont fear not having ammo to feed it. I can make some if I needed more, but I havent shot one yet so I would like to shoot one before pulling the trigger on any new addition.
 
I like the cartridge

Sadly, I don't think there is a market for guns it would be great in. I had a fantasy of a compact frame, big bore 5-shot snubbie.


Never gonna happen.
 
@Ruger45LC

I would, I used to own a G38 and it shot well. You can find the GAPs on GB for usually a pretty good price and you can find brass too, and ammo as well. I don't have one because I don't need it, but there's nothing wrong with the GAP.
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Still begs the Q: When the feces hit the rotating air device, would you rely upon it in lieu of a .45 ACP considering ammo availability? Even if one reloads, one better have a good stash of components. Any .45 GAP max load can be easily exceeded in a .45 ACP case.

I can understand (somewhat) why someone would want it just for S&G or as a collector piece, but I don't have the money for that type of firearm, let alone the dies and casings to reload it.

Your username seems to allude to a preference to the .45 Colt cartridge.

I would much rather have a 1858 Rem New Model .44 or a Colt 1860 Army .44 with a Kirst .45 cartridge conversion cylinder for each. Much more powerful than any .45 GAP. Yes, apples and oranges.

Otherwise, any (1911 or other) .45 ACP will outperform an .45 GAP.

It was just one of Gaston's last gasps to make some money with his pistol frame size.

I have shot Glocks and don't care a bit for them, just like I didn't care for the alloy frame Para Ord P-14 I once owned.

1911 .45 ACP steel gun all the way. Simple to shoot, repair, and carry if one bothers to obtain knowledge about the gun.
 
No, because I do not believe the caliber will survive.

I've wanted a .357 SIG for ages and have not purchased one because of long-term ammo availability and caliber survival concerns, and compared to .45 GAP .357 SIG is 9mm Luger.
 
Nope. Just never had any interest in the caliber and would not be interested in purchasing a .45 GAP firearm even at a veritable giveaway price.........ymmv.
 
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