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GAP or ACP?

Sonic BoomSonic Boom Member Posts: 15 ✭✭
edited May 2007 in Ask the Experts
Can I shoot ACP through a GAP pistol? Probably a dumb question....
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  • Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    No, you can not. The Over all length to a GAP is 1.137 and a ACP is 1.17.
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  • Sonic BoomSonic Boom Member Posts: 15 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mk 19
    No, you can not. The Over all length to a GAP is 1.137 and a ACP is 1.17.


    So does GAP suck as much as i've heard it does? I hear ammo is expensive and hard to find and it doesnt have the stopping power of ACP...
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  • Mr. GunzMr. Gunz Member Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Same energy, but it is expansive, just go with the ACP
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  • jnmiller75jnmiller75 Member Posts: 899 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not only is it expensive, it is being phased out. Many companies that produced guns in this caliber no longer offer it.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Call me old school but IMHO Gap translates to POS was an attempt to to answer a question/problem that never existed or a GAP between the ears. You can't even trim 45 ACP cases back and shoot GAP loads in a ACP case
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The GAP was an answer to a question that was never asked.
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  • Henry0ReillyHenry0Reilly Member Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by jnmiller75
    Not only is it expensive, it is being phased out. Many companies that produced guns in this caliber no longer offer it.


    Many companies??

    I thought it was a proprietary Glock cartridge.

    Edit = I found out that Springfield Armory makes (made) the XD in this caliber also.
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Getting a .45 ACP into a .45 GAP chamber would be like trying to force a .357 mag into a .38 spl chamber.

    It was Glocks desire to be able to shoot a .45 cal bullet from their smaller frame gun which, as mentioned, may not have been a big problem to begin with.

    Developing a new round to satisfy a small segment of shooters seems to me a big risk that may not pay off.
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  • fastcarsgofastfastcarsgofast Member Posts: 7,179
    edited November -1
    In another hundred years people will still be shooting the ACP cartridge and will think GAP is a place to buy overpriced clothes.
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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    FWIW, here's my view on it.

    The ACP has been around for what, a hundred years? Its reliability is well-documented. It is readily-available. It is accurate, parts are VERY easy to come across for the gun and ammunition is about as available as 22-LR.

    While I can appreciate different loads and calibers, IMO I'll almost always go with what's common.

    I have um, "owner manuals" in 22LR, .223/5.56, 9mm, 44-mag, 45ACP, 20-gauge and 12-gauge. I don't worry about a store not having the ammunition I need and having it available at a reasonably-fair price.

    If you have some real need for a GAP and don't see the purpose of an ACP, then by all means go with the GAP.

    If you want life to be a little easier and not such a hassle when it comes to feeding your hobby, go with the ACP.
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