Re: .40 vs .45 for ccw/ home defense
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AFShooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I cant decide between a .45 or a .40.</div></div>The .40 is only a solution to the problems it has itself created. There was never, ever, anything wrong with a 4" or 5" 1911 in .45 ACP.
Unlike many here, I remember the development of the Bren 10. It was a good idea at the time. But then the CZ75 came along and made the same concept cheap and available. End of the Bren 10.
That left us with the 10mm cartridge, an unworkable fad. So the manufacturers poured money into research, development and support for an accurate and controllable .40 caliber round.
When the bugs were finally worked out of the .40 S&W, and with its velocity reduced, the 'new' round became a vehicle for the manufacturers to sell even more new hanguns to a law enforcement market already saturated with enough duty handguns.
The industry made money, and the rank-and-file were happy, especially if they thought they needed something new and liked the color black.
But if I'm not forced by policy to carry a .40 I'll still take a .45ACP. For everything I do, or might have to do, with a pistol. Every time.