I am torn between these two calibers. How much difference is there in recoil between these two? From what I have read there's not much difference in price, but most say they like the recoil of the .45 better. What's your thoughts on this?
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.40 s&w versus .45 acp
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The only advantage I've seen is lately...
Lots of people own a 45.. Less own a 40.
40 ammo sets on the shelf longer in a craze, than 45.. And is therefore easier to find. As a matter of fact I've started looking at buying a glock 27, or Springfield xd subcompact 40... If anyone is looking to get rid of one PM me, so I can start buying the 40 ammo I see.
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Recently went with the XDs .45
I think ammo on the shelf is a local market issue. There are places here still selling handgun rounds by the case in .45 and .40 (only recently found this spot)
.40 just doesn't seem as smooth to me. The .45 is kinda a push rather than a snap. For me its easier to get back on target for the second shot. They are all the same for the first round..
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As a defense round, both will get the job done. Ammo prices are close to same. Mag capacity is higher in 40. The 40 is snappier than the 45 but not bad. I've shot several 1000 rounds of 40 over the years and prefer it for competitive shooting. 45 is a 100yr old round that still is relevant today. Gotta love that.
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The .40 has more energy than a .45, what you have to look at is the round you are going to shoot and what you want to do with it. You can get some 105gr .40 that cruise at 1,450fps. Not much recoil in that and more capacity than a .45ACP.
With that in mind a similar load can be acquired in a .45 that shoots a 150gr that cruises at 1,450fps also. Being a light bullet the recoil will be low where most .45 are 230gr. Keep that in mind carrying a loaded magazine of 230gr vs 105gr. The weight does become an issue for comfort.
Again, depends on what you want. Look at Hornady's ballistic charts. It gloves a nice comparison off all calibers so you can see the energy of each caliber with different loads.
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Originally posted by dclifton View PostI shoot a 45. Because they don't make a 46.
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One thing that nobody is mentioning is the choice of weapon these rounds are fired in. I've fired several thousand rounds of both, I prefer my .45, BUT I've only shot them in a limited number of guns. In .40, I've shot a G27, a Springfield XD and a Smith 4006 (aluminum framed midsized gun). In .45, I've only fired it from the 1911 platform. For me, the recoil of the .45 was always easier to manage, but keep in mind that it's also coming from a longer barreled, heavier gun, whereas the .40's were all lightweight, 4" guns. Not only does weight of the weapon play a part, the actual design of the weapon does as well. For example, a Glock, from my experience is easier to handle than the Springfield due to the grip angle and more importantly, height of the bore above the hand. The higher the barrel is above the hand, the more "leverage" it has, so the more muzzle flip you will notice. Think about it, you're holding a baseball bat in one hand, with the barrel of the bat pointing up. If someone pushes on the grip area, closer to your hand, you can resist the push, but if they push with the same force at the tip of the bat, they have leverage and you won't be able to resist them. Overall, you really can't go wrong with either caliber, but I prefer .45, call it nostalgia or whatever you want, but a .45 1911 was the first handgun I was ever able to repeatedly hit a man sized target in center mass with, at 100 yards. Again, a lot of that may have to do with the better trigger and balance of a steel frame 1911 as opposed to a polymer striker fired Glock, but it just spoke to me, and I've carried a 1911 pattern pistol ever since.
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