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.45 or 9mm?
frankcastle13
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Which bullet packs more of a punch? .45 or 9mm? I feel stupid asking. I want to get a glock and I was just wondering which has more power.
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Bad spellers of the world
"UNTIE!"
9mm 115 grns going fast
how about the all perfect .40 185grns going fast!
He has no idea the can of worms he just opened did he[:D]
imay not know it all.....but at least I know that!
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
granted the 9mm is cheap to shoot
the .45 is a sledge hammer compaired to the 9mm
Lt.RRG
"Go over,go under,go around,or go through.But never give up."
A 45 packs more "punch"
Forget the 9 mm and get a 40 or a 45 or both.
Oh yeah Ill take the whole "hook" and answer "what is grns?" also. It stands for grains, the weight unit that bullets and powder are measured in.
Greg
Former Marine
A N G L I C O
9mm is a great round............for a SMG. Get a 40 or a 45.
PS: or a 10mm
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Love them Beavers
Monkey says:
crowded elevator smells different to a midget
1 gr = 1 gr of ... rye? wheat?
So you plow a bigger cornbread at them, they be happy to have more food.
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Don't hold back. Tell him about making toothpicks out of them [:D]
tater
It seems to me that one of our "newbies" asked for UNBIASED opinions not long ago.
If he's watching...here's a glaring example.
[;)][:0][:o)]
But to answer your question (of course, in an unbiased way)
BUY THE FIRST GUN YOU SEE THAT HAS
COLT AND .45ACP ON IT!
Mudge the unbiased
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!<BR>
.45
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You don't say much but you speak volumes. Amen brother.
That is good enough for me.
I however do not feel undergunned with a Glock 19 in 9mm or a Glock 23 in .40.
Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
why 9mm?
9mm is a lot less of a load when shooting compared to a .45, so recoil wont dampen you shot as much. also, the 9mm ammo cost is extrememly low. for 14 bucks i can buy 50 rounds of speer lawman for my .45, or i can by 100 rounds for my 9mm. since its your first gun, you WILL need a lot of practice, so i think the 9mm makes the most sence.
as far as getting a used firearm, assuming this is your first firearm, its probably gonna take a beating, and it really isnt worth it to purchase a brand new glock or XD until you REALLY know what you want. if you love the 9mm, and decide you want a better 9mm, the sig p-228 is just around the corner, or if you want to go with a .45, then that fancy kimber would be better in your hands after you have had some experiance with something a hell of a lot more durable.
used glock 19 in this area runs for around 450 give or take depending on condition. a new one is around 575-600.
for the abuse your pistol is about to get, i probably would stay with a glock. those things can get the poop beaten out of them and they dont care.
as an aside note, a friend of mine has a glock 22 in .40, and he has never cleaned it. just puts a little oil on the rail and on top of the barrell. he wants to know how many rounds it will shoot before it dies. i think its up to 3000 now without a good cleaning.
i wish i had the money he does to throw away a glock like that...
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as an aside note, a friend of mine has a glock 22 in .40, and he has never cleaned it. just puts a little oil on the rail and on top of the barrell. he wants to know how many rounds it will shoot before it dies. i think its up to 3000 now without a good cleaning.
i wish i had the money he does to throw away a glock like that...
I second all of the above with respect to the 9mm (vs .45). Hot loaded 9mm +P is plenty good for self-defense, and much cheaper and easier to shoot the other 99.99% of the time when you aren't shooting a person with it!
In terms of the Glock, I know a guy who claims he has put more than 15,000 rounds through his 9mm Glock 17 without cleaning it once. Strangely, I believe him! I think he joked that when it finally locks up, he'll just put it in his dishwasher.
The thing isn't going to "die" for lack of cleaning. At worst it will lose accuracy, and start to gum up for less reliable feeding and firing. At which point, you simply clean it!
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.45
[8D]
Good luck out there.
If so then get somebody to loan you a .45 and a 10mm and shoot 5 rounds from each one without earplugs in the dusk hours with low light. Then make your choice.
(I suggest you shoot the .45acp first)
Full load 10mm does have a pretty flame throwing effect at dusk.
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