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Old January 12, 2013, 01:51 AM   #15
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Do you think it would be a bad idea to trade a S&W M&P .40 cal to get a "cheap" .45 cal?
David: It's a very personal choice. Carry what you feel confident and comfortable with. There isn't a huge difference in ballistics between .40 and .45.

Either of them are viable choices but the M&P brings roughly twice as much total firepower.

The way I see it, the ODDS that I (living in an ordinary neighborhood in an ordinary city, doing ordinary things) will ever need more than 8 shots fired in an SD scenario ARE TINY.

Statistically, most gun exchanges consist of 3 or less total shots fired. It's highly unlikely that a non-Leo ordinary citizen will ever be involved in a high-round-count gun "battle".

The (all-steel) 1911 will be heavier than the (some-polymer) M&P... but thinner.

1911's have so much going for them generally but I'm personally not a big fan of carrying cocked-and-locked (1911 style) so that's a factor for me.

An M&P .40 Compact (10+1) would work better for me as a carry but it's your choice...
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