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Old 02-03-2012, 04:03 PM
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"Could somebody please compare the .40 vs the .45 in regards to effectiveness such as knock-down, etc.. It seems many prefer to compare most carry guns to the standard .45 caliber. Thanks."

As to effectiveness... .40 or .45, it's a wash. One can get emotional about it, but a 180 gr. .40 bullet at 900 FPS or more is going to get the job done... just like a 230 gr. .45 bullet at 830 FPS... if that slug is put into a vital zone. Regardless of caliber, you've got to make the holes in the right places, otherwise... your just making holes. Don't put much stock in terms like "knock-down power, etc. It sounds good, but it doesn't mean anything. The phrase is a good example of irrational misleading terminology. A grown man is not "knocked down" buy a bullet. Now a brick might do the job... or a baseball bat. But a bullet in any normally encountered .40 or .45 handgun round... no.
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