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Old March 11, 2012, 03:06 PM   #69
ClydeFrog
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.40S&W, .41AE, 10mm, .45acp defense calibers...

Don't think I'm knocking the .40S&W. It does have merit & is use with 1000s of US law enforcement agencies & private security services.
I've owned 02 Beretta 96D service pistols(law enforcement surplus).
The .40 round has been around since 1990 and is potent for duty or protection use. I would say it's as good as a few other 10mm/.40 caliber handgun rounds of the early 1990s; .41AE, .40Super, .400Corbon, 10mm, etc.
My point is that of the 2: .45acp or .40S&W, the .45acp is a better pick.
It is slower by vel but it weighs more & creates a wider entry wound channel.

In the early 1990s, author & lethal force expert Massad Ayoob, shot at live(living cattle) in a working slaughter house with a # of common factory made .45acp duty rounds. Most of the 185-230gr bullets did very well but Ayoob stated he'd pack the Speer 200gr JHP(flying ashtray) .45acp in his 1911s & P220s.
I do not own a .45acp pistol at this time, but I'd lean towards the 230gr JHP +P from DoubleTap Ammo, Ranger T, Corbon, or Speer Gold Dot.
I like the 230gr weight because you can fire milspec or practice 230gr FMJs then carry 230gr JHP rounds.

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