9mm vs .45 ACP

Carlos Hathcock

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"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth "And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, 'Let there be the .45....... and there was light.
 
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Carlos Hathcock said:
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth "And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, 'Let there be the .45....... and there was light.
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Actually....

The world was created from the remains of the giant Ymir . The three brothers dragged Ymir's lifeless body towards the center of Ginnungagap, this is the place where they created the world from the remains of Ymir. The blood became the oceans, rivers, and lakes. The flesh became the land.

Before the dawn of time and before the world was created in Norse mythology there was only a big dark vast emptiness called Ginnungagap. From this, two realms came into existence, Niflheim, and Muspelheim.


In the north Niflheim formed, it became such a dark and cold place that there was nothing else than ice, frost, and fog.


To the south of Ginnungagap, the realm of Muspelheim formed, this became the land of fire, and it became so hot that it would only consist of fire, lava, and smoke. This is the place where the fire giant Surtr lives along with other fire demons and fire giants.



As for the ammo question...

Both are awesome in their own ways. I have a multiple of both, depends on the time and the need.
 
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This debate is pointless. I’ve said it before and I will keep saying. 1) Shot placement and speed of accurate repeated shots matter more than whatever pistol cartridge you carry. Carry the biggest reliable pistol cartridge you can accurately shoot the fastest. 2) capacity matters more than caliber size. I’ve never heard anyone say “I had too many rounds available too me in that gunfight that just happened”.

I would be far more afraid of the man with 10 rounds of 32acp that knows how to accurately mag dump the magazine into a human skull size target at 15 yards than the man with a 44 magnum 6 shooter who can’t hit a man sized target at 5 yards.
 
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Just like @That_FNG said, shot placement is much more crucial than the caliber itself. If shot placement is more critical, wouldn’t you choose the caliber that allows for better follow up shot placement than the other? It’s not just a concept that 45acp recoils more than 9mm but just a plain fact. With modern technology of cartridges being what it is, 9mm is able to inflict comparative damage (and sometimes better) to soft tissue and barriers than it’s big brother. I’m not saying shooters are not able to shoot 45acp quickly, cause they can. But if you can shoot 45acp quickly, you can shoot 9mm quicker. 9mm recoils less, which means quicker follow up shots, more rounds on target accurately, you can carry more rounds, it’s physically less weight to carry than 45acp, it is cheaper to shoot. If more people were honest with themselves and weighed the pro’s and con’s, there would be even more people carrying 9mm than before.
 
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