polymer with steel, better than alluminum? - Page 2

Tactical Jackalope · May 21, 2013, 09:12 AM

Heh...If we could choose between .45 and 9mm in the military? It'd be a tough call...More bullets vs less bullets would be the only concern. As far as FMJ's go, .45 would be my pick.

JHP? 9mm or .45

Sorry, ok anyways. Like I said with my P220. They will eventually look worn down, but they're outlive you if you just maintain it the proper way!

lcpiper · May 21, 2013, 12:06 PM

I always come back to the idea that if you consider you might be using suppressors for some operations that .45ACP is pretty much already a subsonic round, or that it looses less in the translation to subsonic then 9mm does.

In other words, if you go .45ACP over 9mm you lose less lethality when suppressed.

I would think this has something to do with why the SOF guys seem to gravitate toward .45ACP over 9mm.

Tactical Jackalope · May 21, 2013, 12:15 PM

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In other words, if you go .45ACP over 9mm you lose less lethality when suppressed.

Based on what?

May 21, 2013, 12:06 PM	#27
lcpiper Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2011 Posts: 1,405	I always come back to the idea that if you consider you might be using suppressors for some operations that .45ACP is pretty much already a subsonic round, or that it looses less in the translation to subsonic then 9mm does. In other words, if you go .45ACP over 9mm you lose less lethality when suppressed. I would think this has something to do with why the SOF guys seem to gravitate toward .45ACP over 9mm. __________________ Colt M1911, AR-15 \| S&W Model 19, Model 27\| SIG P238 \| Berreta 85B Cheetah \| Ruger Blackhawk .357MAG, Bearcat "Shopkeeper" .22LR\| Remington Marine Magnum SP 12GA., Model 700 SPS .223 Last edited by lcpiper; May 21, 2013 at 12:12 PM.

May 21, 2013, 09:12 AM	#26
Tactical Jackalope Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 6,429	Heh...If we could choose between .45 and 9mm in the military? It'd be a tough call...More bullets vs less bullets would be the only concern. As far as FMJ's go, .45 would be my pick. JHP? 9mm or .45 Sorry, ok anyways. Like I said with my P220. They will eventually look worn down, but they're outlive you if you just maintain it the proper way!