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09-19-2015, 07:13 PM
When using any sort of “like” ammunition for comparison, the .451″ bullet of the .45 ACP is going to make a bigger hole than a .355″ 9mm bullet. That allowed, the FBI Training Division noted that with modern ammunition, the difference in actual wounds in human bodies is so slight that doctors can discern no difference between the wound channels caused by 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP handguns.
Borrowed from a Bearing Arms Article...
But I don't believe there's enough of a difference between the 9mm and .45 ACP to justify the loss of both capacity and the ease of handling. I love my .45, and I don't doubt that it could do more damage... but at the end of the day I don't think that it would make any difference. Of course, I've also not shot at anything but paper. I just watch as many videos and read as many articles as my poor little eyes can stand.
Also.. for me, I choose a XDm 3.8 compact 9mm and a XDs 3.3 .45 ACP.. So the XDm gives me 8 more rounds which I think is an advantage.
Borrowed from a Bearing Arms Article...
But I don't believe there's enough of a difference between the 9mm and .45 ACP to justify the loss of both capacity and the ease of handling. I love my .45, and I don't doubt that it could do more damage... but at the end of the day I don't think that it would make any difference. Of course, I've also not shot at anything but paper. I just watch as many videos and read as many articles as my poor little eyes can stand.
Also.. for me, I choose a XDm 3.8 compact 9mm and a XDs 3.3 .45 ACP.. So the XDm gives me 8 more rounds which I think is an advantage.
He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
— Luke 22:36, NIV
— Luke 22:36, NIV
Borrowed from a Bearing Arms Article...
But I don't believe there's enough of a difference between the 9mm and .45 ACP to justify the loss of both capacity and the ease of handling. I love my .45, and I don't doubt that it could do more damage... but at the end of the day I don't think that it would make any difference. Of course, I've also not shot at anything but paper. I just watch as many videos and read as many articles as my poor little eyes can stand.
Also.. for me, I choose a XDm 3.8 compact 9mm and a XDs 3.3 .45 ACP.. So the XDm gives me 8 more rounds which I think is an advantage.