Sacrificing caliber for cost - Page 4

10thmtn · November 1st, 2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by billdeserthills

Do you disbelieve the evidence found done with ballistic gelatin testing? I accept these tests as factual. They show the .40 round to penetrate about double the 9mm if I recall correctly.

No, sorry. Take a look here. All about the same.

Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo

C hawk Glock · November 1st, 2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 10thmtn

Try different options, and then consider...

Caliber Wars are over for me

While I agree with much of your caliber wars thread, I think much of the argument makes more sense if you are concealed carrying. I love the 9mm, but as far as my night stand firearm, I will take a .45 acp and the 10 rounds that go a long with my gun. If you can eat 10 rounds of .45 acp then you are superman.

10thmtn · November 2nd, 2009, 08:54 PM

Sure, a .45 makes sense as a home defense pistol...IF you can make repeated hits as quickly with it as you can with a 9mm. Most folks, however, find the 9mm more controllable - all else being equal.

SnubMan · November 2nd, 2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ASSA9

I ask myself the same thing a while back and the answer was
9MM.
Going up from 9MM gives more recoil and less ammo in the gun
and higher ammo cost with a slight increase in one shot stop(if you
even buy into that thinking)of about 4 to 8 percent at the cost
of at least 10 percent loss on round count in the gun.

Loss of personal performance with follow up shots for me was
hard to guess, but it was over 10 percent with .40-.45
The cost of ammo to practice with was that lower with 9MM
I can buy three boxes of 9MM for what two boxes of 40 or 45 cost
Thats a loss of 33 percent of practice to go up from 9MM to
40 or 45.

Going down from 9MM is the same story in reverse
less power (IE one shot stop)and more cost.

+1 --- this was pretty much how I decided on a 9mm for my primary EDC (G19)

billdeserthills · November 3rd, 2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 10thmtn

No, sorry. Take a look here. All about the same.

Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo

Thank You for the link,
I copied that info & I will use it to sell my customers what they need.

November 2nd, 2009, 08:54 PM	#33
10thmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Posts: 661	Sure, a .45 makes sense as a home defense pistol...IF you can make repeated hits as quickly with it as you can with a 9mm. Most folks, however, find the 9mm more controllable - all else being equal. __________________ The People ARE the Militia, and have a DUTY (not just a right) to be both armed and proficient in the use of said arms. Ex-Army officer; Hurricane Andrew Relief, FL, 1992; Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, 1993 NRA Life Member; Range Safety Officer Glock 26, CT Laserguard, Smartcarry

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