Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Who prefers the .45ACP and why?

Just giving my opinion re the 45ACP's continuing popularity.

I posted a pic awhile back of 147 gr +P 9mm HST's and 124 +P Gold dots shot through 3 water jugs, they were picture perfect and I said I would try the 230 HST's +p's of course.

I also shot a Federal 9mm hollow point, an older LE contract bullet, catalog number xm9001.
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I like em both but tend to favor the 9mm

The 9mm HST and GD for those that missed it.
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that is a very good example of a very good bullet, thanks for posting that again. In the G43 I carry the 147 HST.

If only someone could invent a CCW pistol that shot a 150 grain bullet at 3000 FPS that right there would be the game changer.

At 1000 FPS or there about's one might not be mistaken to consider "bullet choice" and hitting the target as more important. As a new 45 shield owner with its 3.3 inch barrel I wonder if 700FPS is enough to even open a hollow point!

I like the 45 as the sharpness of its report is a bit less but then I have more 9mm's as they are cheaper to practice with and there are very good loads for them now, but then everybody knows that the 45 ACP is inherently more accurate...

In the 4" m&p, the 230 HST's clocked 890 fps, went through 3 water jugs and came out the size of a quarter. I wouldn't dismiss the 45 in a Shield at all.