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LockedBreech · October 4, 2012, 04:03 PM

The .45 ACP is a superior round. It hits harder and larger. The 9mm makes up a lot of the ground with capacity and short follow-up times, but the .45 is a better round if you only had one shot.

That said, modern JHPs are superb and I would feel very well armed with a 147-grain HST or Gold Dot.

I'd narrowly pefer the .40 or .357 Sig over either for police duty since both the 9mm and .45 have - based on the research I've seen - a slightly higher tendency to glance off barriers.

October 4, 2012, 04:03 PM	#13
LockedBreech Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2009 Location: Rocky Mountain West Posts: 3,395	The .45 ACP is a superior round. It hits harder and larger. The 9mm makes up a lot of the ground with capacity and short follow-up times, but the .45 is a better round if you only had one shot. That said, modern JHPs are superb and I would feel very well armed with a 147-grain HST or Gold Dot. I'd narrowly pefer the .40 or .357 Sig over either for police duty since both the 9mm and .45 have - based on the research I've seen - a slightly higher tendency to glance off barriers. __________________ 16 Pistols, 5 Rifles, 1 Shotgun, no time to shoot them