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AndyC wrote:Nothing wrong with a 9mm IF you have the skills to make up for the smaller caliber.

C-dub wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:This is a very good read, even though it brings tears to the eyes of a die-hard 1911 .45ACP guy. I've been seriously considering switching to an M&P 9 for daily carry because of the greatly increased firepower. (17+1 with 1 or 2 more mags.) I've never worried about the ammo load until the ISIS issue came up. However, the extra ammo could play a role in "ordinary" shootings since it seems thugs have realized that there are more effective with multiple attackers.

My wife carries a Kimber Ultra Carry in .45ACP and she may switch to an M&P 9 Compact. She'd be doing it more because the reduced felt recoil would be easier on her hands. Arthritis is making it somewhat painful to shoot her Kimber.

Chas.

I just couldn't do it; I tried, but I just couldn't!! I now have a hi-cap handgun on my hip and I still have a 1911 .45ACP on my hip. I forgot about a gun I haven't shot in at least 15 to 20 years. It's a Paraordnance frame, Caspian slide, Wilson barrel (wouldn't do that again), Bomar sights and Brown parts. I had it built when I was shooting IPSC and Paraordnance was only making frames. It's a bit on the heavy side, but I was surprised that the felt weight isn't much if any heavier than my 5" Government Model. Life is good!

Chas.

I went through the same soul searching and came up with a different solution - more .45 ACP magazines!

Excellent solution. Hmmm, wonder where I can carry that third spare mag.

Excaliber wrote:

C-dub wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:This is a very good read, even though it brings tears to the eyes of a die-hard 1911 .45ACP guy. I've been seriously considering switching to an M&P 9 for daily carry because of the greatly increased firepower. (17+1 with 1 or 2 more mags.) I've never worried about the ammo load until the ISIS issue came up. However, the extra ammo could play a role in "ordinary" shootings since it seems thugs have realized that there are more effective with multiple attackers.

My wife carries a Kimber Ultra Carry in .45ACP and she may switch to an M&P 9 Compact. She'd be doing it more because the reduced felt recoil would be easier on her hands. Arthritis is making it somewhat painful to shoot her Kimber.

Chas.

I just couldn't do it; I tried, but I just couldn't!! I now have a hi-cap handgun on my hip and I still have a 1911 .45ACP on my hip. I forgot about a gun I haven't shot in at least 15 to 20 years. It's a Paraordnance frame, Caspian slide, Wilson barrel (wouldn't do that again), Bomar sights and Brown parts. I had it built when I was shooting IPSC and Paraordnance was only making frames. It's a bit on the heavy side, but I was surprised that the felt weight isn't much if any heavier than my 5" Government Model. Life is good!

Chas.

I went through the same soul searching and came up with a different solution - more .45 ACP magazines!

Excellent solution. Hmmm, wonder where I can carry that third spare mag.

I'm glad you asked. Your answer can be found here.

C-dub wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

C-dub wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:This is a very good read, even though it brings tears to the eyes of a die-hard 1911 .45ACP guy. I've been seriously considering switching to an M&P 9 for daily carry because of the greatly increased firepower. (17+1 with 1 or 2 more mags.) I've never worried about the ammo load until the ISIS issue came up. However, the extra ammo could play a role in "ordinary" shootings since it seems thugs have realized that there are more effective with multiple attackers.

My wife carries a Kimber Ultra Carry in .45ACP and she may switch to an M&P 9 Compact. She'd be doing it more because the reduced felt recoil would be easier on her hands. Arthritis is making it somewhat painful to shoot her Kimber.

Chas.

I just couldn't do it; I tried, but I just couldn't!! I now have a hi-cap handgun on my hip and I still have a 1911 .45ACP on my hip. I forgot about a gun I haven't shot in at least 15 to 20 years. It's a Paraordnance frame, Caspian slide, Wilson barrel (wouldn't do that again), Bomar sights and Brown parts. I had it built when I was shooting IPSC and Paraordnance was only making frames. It's a bit on the heavy side, but I was surprised that the felt weight isn't much if any heavier than my 5" Government Model. Life is good!

Chas.

I went through the same soul searching and came up with a different solution - more .45 ACP magazines!

Excellent solution. Hmmm, wonder where I can carry that third spare mag.

I'm glad you asked. Your answer can be found here.

Hah. Those aren't for double stack .45, but point taken. After looking around a bit there is certainly some interesting stuff out there if someone really wanted to carry a bunch of extra rounds of just about anything. I do have two double pouch paddle holsters, but don't really want to carry four double stack .45 13-round mags on my belt and the gun.

AdioSS wrote:Here's my thinking on that. The same advancements that have been done to modern 9mm ammo have also been applied to .40 S&W & .45ACP ammo.

If you really want capacity & low recoil then there's the 5.7x28