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Ripp
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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: Rod4861]
#346505 - 04/11/20 05:21 AM

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Gents, some very good info in the above posts. I will disagree with the 9mm been as effective as the 45 as a stopper if using bullets of the same design. If you are dispatching an animal and brain, neck shooting it then yes, both the same. Shooting in the heart/lung area with rounds that are not fast then the bigger calibre damages more tissue and lets blood out quicker so incapacitates quicker. e.g. ol.

Yep I agree Greg. From my limited and non recent experience with pigs and pistol cartridges I found that big holes matter. A round through the chest of a pig with a 44, 357/38 or a 9 mm all resulted in a dead pig eventually. But the bigger the hole, preferably 2, entry and exit , usually meant the easier and shorter the track.
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Diameter matters 👍

That's what she said...

Info for John on some offers from Colt
saw an article this morning they are coming out with a new group of 1911's chambered in .454acp..
https://www.colt.com/category/pistols

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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: Rod4861]
#353204 - 08/05/21 12:47 PM

Well they're old and no longer being produced, but I'm fond of the Smith & Wesson 3rd Generation pistols in 45 ACP. The 4586 and 4516. Both are great shooters. They are heavy, but they work...very well.

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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: Checkman]
#353205 - 08/05/21 01:03 PM

Also have this S&W 4513TSW (pre light rail). Picked it up at an auction last year for $500. S&W only made this particular model for two years (97-98) so I was very happy when I located it. It has a double recoil spring making for a very easy shooting handgun, despite the lightweight aluminum alloy lower frame. The photos were taken by the company for auction. The case and extra magazines were part of the package. I like the 45ACP and the pistols made for it. It's not going anywhere.

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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: Checkman]
#353206 - 08/05/21 01:08 PM

The only .45 I've shot other than my 1911 was a couple Bronwings and were just just super. Just as accurate and easy to handle as my Colt. Bit fatter was all. Trade them for the Colt? Now a chance. I had a pair of 11 shot mags for the Colt that worked perfectly.

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Checkman
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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: DarylS]
#353214 - 08/05/21 01:54 PM

Among the pieces that I inherited on my father's passing (1943-2016) is the Colt Combat Commander that he purchased in 1976 from a fellow Idaho State Trooper. Manufactured in 1974 it started life as a blue steel model. In 1978 dad sent it off to Texas and had a hard chrome finish applied which still looks great after forty-three years. I started shooting in 1980 and this was one of the first handguns dad started me out on.

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Ripp
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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: Checkman]
#353216 - 08/05/21 11:40 PM

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Among the pieces that I inherited on my father's passing (1943-2016) is the Colt Combat Commander that he purchased in 1976 from a fellow Idaho State Trooper. Manufactured in 1974 it started life as a blue steel model. In 1978 dad sent it off to Texas and had a hard chrome finish applied which still looks great after forty-three years. I started shooting in 1980 and this was one of the first handguns dad started me out on.

That's really nice handgun..congrats

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Re: Fading away?? The 45 ACP isn't going anywhere.... [Re: DarylS]
#353227 - 09/05/21 02:09 AM

Personally Im a fan of 45 LC; I carry at least one everyday. More to the point the best gun/cartridge is the one you have when you need it. Obviously there are better and worse options and some I would choose over others for certain uses; but a 25acp always beats harsh words an an unsharpened pencil

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