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Because I took out a .22LR, put it on the table and went, "Hmmm."
I took out a .380, set it next to the .22 went, "Yikes."
Then I pulled out a 9mm and placed it next to the .380 and went, "Owww."
Next I pulled out a .40 S&W and put it on the line and said, "WOW."
Finally, I pulled out that .45 ACP and placed it next to the rest. I glanced down the line from .22 all the way to the .45 and words failed me.
It never fails that when I do this same thing to every customer that ever asks me the differences in calibers that when that .45 hits the table their eyes get about three sizes too large for their sockets and most of them just stare.
That and I read the old report done in whatever year by the military where they tested the different calibers in ball ammunition on cattle and cadavers to determine the best caliber for carry in the military.
The findings were that no caliber less than .45 ACP possessed sufficient stopping power. Granted, this was all with ball ammunition, but that's okay, cause the first time I went to the range and accidentally shot off my mag of hollow-points instead of FMJs I had absolutely no qualms about loading up my little CDP with FMJ rounds. It's the ONLY caliber I've ever felt comfortable carrying in FMJ.
I often do carry less than .45 ACP, but there's never been a time when I haven't looked at the muzzle of my .45 or gazed at it's ammo, or even seen the holes it produces in my targets and haven't marveled at just how big it is.
It makes me very glad I'm on the operator end of it.
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