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Socrates · January 13, 2007, 01:42 AM

Recoil is NOT caliber dependent, but, load dependent.. The advantage of the 45 is you can load it down in bullet weight to 9mm, and get the same, or better velocity, with a bigger bullet. The 45 can push the same weight bullet, using the considerably larger case, at much lower pressure. Also, you can put weaker springs in, and load 45 WAY down.
45 works at under 19k, and, 9mm at about double that. At a certain point, with handgun cartridges, you pay a large increase in recoil, for little increase in velocity, when you increase pressure.

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January 13, 2007, 01:42 AM	#3
Socrates Junior member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: East Bay NorCal, People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 5,866	Recoil is NOT caliber dependent, but, load dependent.. The advantage of the 45 is you can load it down in bullet weight to 9mm, and get the same, or better velocity, with a bigger bullet. The 45 can push the same weight bullet, using the considerably larger case, at much lower pressure. Also, you can put weaker springs in, and load 45 WAY down. 45 works at under 19k, and, 9mm at about double that. At a certain point, with handgun cartridges, you pay a large increase in recoil, for little increase in velocity, when you increase pressure. S