Going back to my days with the Florida ANG after the active AF, I have loved the .45 particularly on a 1911 platform. Thing is, since ca. 2007, there is no longer any appreciable difference between the stopping power of a .45 and 9mm with certain 9mm loads such as Federal HST, - but I continue to enjoy the .45 chest beating and the cute posts about why would you shoot somebody twice when one .45 will do.
Anyway, an FBI comparison is below - the full study has been duplicated, is very revealing, and readily available on line. And, there are numerous articles in the LEO publications about the migration back to 9mm among LE agencies.
To digress to platforms for a second, I stopped carrying the 1911 in 2014 as even with a a Wilson Combat .45 CQB Elite and WC 9mm X-Tac, they would eventually but not often malfunction, and WC would blame inconsistencies with the factory ammo or lack of lube, and make statements about the tight tolerances it takes to produce a weapon that shoots 1" groups at 25 yards. So I went back to a 627 carry (or 586+ IWB) with about the same capacity as a 1911. My introduction to Glocks occurred years ago via the agency I serve, and while ugly and soul-less, I was shocked these sub $500 weapons were more reliable than my high-maiteneance $3,000 WC 1911's. An inconvenient truth you can't post on a 1911 forum or they freak out. Looking forward to an S&W PC 929 for carry that looks maybe like a 2.625" barreled 627 UDR (top of 3rd picture). Peace
Last edited by dwever; 12-30-2015 at 02:27 PM.
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