Best 45 Caliber Handgun

[Hernandez]

http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/4023393.htm

The Sig P250 lost in the ATF bid for a new polymer sidearm for their agents. It was much less reliable and the testers liked it significantly less then Glock and S&W's submission.

I'm going to the other side, the p250 is a good gun, while not quite up to the blocks level of reliability, I personally am one of those who can't stand the blocks ergonomics.

However, where I usually recommend the p250 are for women or those who aren't going to be proficient enough to be able To use mechanical safeties under stress, it's double action only with a heavier but nice trigger that essentially replicates the operation of a revolver but with more ammo. I know several people with close to 10k rounds on their p250

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[BADMD]

I'm going to the other side, the p250 is a good gun, while not quite up to the blocks level of reliability, I personally am one of those who can't stand the blocks ergonomics.

However, where I usually recommend the p250 are for women or those who aren't going to be proficient enough to be able To use mechanical safeties under stress, it's double action only with a heavier but nice trigger that essentially replicates the operation of a revolver but with more ammo. I know several people with close to 10k rounds on their p250

I've never liked the G-locks myself. I find too much brass hitting my forehead. I used a P226 and it wasn't bad. I plan to build myself a 10 mm longslide sometime in the future, so a fitted frame/slide will probably be my next purchase. If I don't buy something designed by JMB, it will either be a revolver (SW 686+ or Ruger SP101), XDM or CZ-75.

 

[periopdoc]

http://www.grantcunningham.com/index.html

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[vicepharm]

Wow WTF are these topics lol?

 

[core0]

Why the .45 ACP caliber and not the 40 Smith and Wesson (or even the 9mm)?

Only the 45 ACP round has over 100 years of proven reliability and man-stopping power using BALL AMMO. This means that same practice round can also be used for self-defense. Yes, modern JHP ammo is much better and improves one shot kills from 65% with ball ammo to 95% with JHP .45.

However, the 40 Smith and Wesson Round and the 9 mm round are below 50% with ball ammo. This requires you to keep sufficient JHP ammo in stock when the mob shows up at your door. One box of JHP 40 then what?

With the .45 ACP you get lethality with every round you load whether ball or JHP. Considering the abundance of .45 ACP ball ammo and the ease to stock up with a 1,000 rounds or more this caliber remains the choice of many who prefer every round be deadly and not just expensive JHP.

Police use the 40 Smith and Wesson because they need to carry more rounds than you and me (we hope anyway). The 40 in JHP offers the kill power of the .45 ACP with the quantity in each magazine of a 9mm. However, if Ball AMMO is all the officer can find for his 40 caliber Glock the .45 ACP is a much better choice.

The stopping power of .45 FMJ has been debated for more than 40 years. Similary the concept of stopping power "one shot stops" is full of fuzzy science. What has been shown is that shot placement is key to getting people to stop bothering you.

I tend to come down on the side that modern hollow points expand effectively and are superior to FMJ for expansion and penetration. It really doesn't matter the caliber. Consider that most handgun deaths are in the .25-.380 range. This simply reinforces the fact that criminals tend to use cheap available hand guns. Also consider that among military units that tend to shoot a lot the Army tends to go with the .45 and the Navy 9mm. This tends to be due to service philosophies more than any other reason.

In the end, best results will be with a handgun that you can and will shoot a lot and are comfortable with.

If I really wanted shot placement this is what I would use:

Of course magazine capacity and round cost leave something to be desired ($15 for a box of 20). Only likes the expensive federal stuff.

 

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