Anyone else shoot 45acp better than 9mm?

[Axxe55]

Admittedly, if I were to go insane again and buy a Glock , G30sf would be it.

bullet desisign and materials have gotten dood enough that there isn't as big the difference between a 45acp and a 9mm!

 

[Txhighlander]

bullet desisign and materials have gotten dood enough that there isn't as big the difference between a 45acp and a 9mm!

Still like a 45 better.

 

[Axxe55]

Still like a 45 better.

a 45 will never shrink down!

 

[Bozz10mm]

No difference. I'm a lousy shot with both.

 

[Sasquatch]

From one of the latest caliber threads...

Seems that its not just y'all that are shooting .45's more accurately - the data set from the article this is taken from says that .45's are more accurate as well.

My own experience is anecdotal - but in Sig P22x family of pistols, the P220 .45 shoots the best for me. I shoot a Glock 21 about the same as a Glock 17.

The M&P 45 compact shot better to me than the M&P 9 compact.

I still carry a 9mm though. Follow up shots are faster, ammo is way cheaper. If someone else was buying my ammo - like an employer or sponsor - I'd not mind a .45. A 200 grain Cor Bon "flying ashtray" really makes for a bad day for whatever / whoever is hit by them.

 

[zackmars]

From one of the latest caliber threads... View attachment 404190

Seems that its not just y'all that are shooting .45's more accurately - the data set from the article this is taken from says that .45's are more accurate as well.

My own experience is anecdotal - but in Sig P22x family of pistols, the P220 .45 shoots the best for me. I shoot a Glock 21 about the same as a Glock 17.

The M&P 45 compact shot better to me than the M&P 9 compact.

I still carry a 9mm though. Follow up shots are faster, ammo is way cheaper. If someone else was buying my ammo - like an employer or sponsor - I'd not mind a .45. A 200 grain Cor Bon "flying ashtray" really makes for a bad day for whatever / whoever is hit by them.

Was this from the 9mm is overrated thread?

 

[Sasquatch]

Was this from the 9mm is overrated thread?

Yup

 

[zackmars]

Yup

I skimmed it but didn't see it, thanks. All those numbers seem very high, but maybe they're excluding missed shots, and only counting torso/head shots vs arm/leg shots...

 

[Southpaw]

All my guns labeled .45 shoot better with that ammo then with 9mm and vice versa.

 

[Pistol Pete]

The .45 is usually more accurate. Don't believe? Put them in a machine rest and shoot at 50 yards.

 

[oldag]

I just shoot better with 1911's than any other handgun. The grip and balance just provide a natural aim. But that is a personal thing and can be different for others.

I do also like the .45 ACP, so that makes the 1911 a natural choice.

 

[easy rider]

The reason I started carrying my 1911 .45 over my 9mm, is that it fits my hand better and therefore my groupings are better.

 

[A1Oni]

So I switched to 9mm for defensive purposes in 2020 for more capacity. Have been training with it regularly for the past 5 or 6 mos

I picked up 3 new pistols in 45 yesterday and took them into the range.
Fired about 150 rounds of 9mm through my church gun with and without the red dot. Got it all sighted in and was grouping maybe 6" at 10y. Minute of Man.

Threw some grease on the rails of my new g30sf, g21, and FNX.
First time shooting 45 in maybe 3 years. No optics, just good old fashioned irons. G30sf was marginally better. G21 surprisingly wasn't as good as the G30sf. FNX DA pull was like 2 feet off lol but I put most of them in a single ragged hole. By the 2nd mag on each gun I was shooing way better than 9mm.

Anyone else? I can't figure out the reasoning in my head.

it might seem more accurate but the reality is that the holes are bigger so they appear closer together.

in short shoot more

 

[rman]

it might seem more accurate but the reality is that the holes are bigger so they appear closer together.

in short shoot more

Yes and no… the groupings are definitely tighter and they seem to be closer to the bullseye independent of distance… which is strange because you would think 9mm would shoot flatter, further out.


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[seeker_two]

it might seem more accurate but the reality is that the holes are bigger so they appear closer together.

in short shoot more

If that's true, snipers should use grenade launchers.....

 

[WAA]

If you carry 45ACP, use a Glock 21.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Only due to inherent qualities of the pistol, like having a nice SAO trigger, and a long sight radius, etc

This. The gun makes more difference than the ammunition. I can shoot a long slide 9mm more accurately than a 3” .45.

Recoil impulse can have an effect, but I think that’s more mental than anything else.

 

[rman]

Only due to inherent qualities of the pistol, like having a nice SAO trigger, and a long sight radius, etc

the odd thing is, I shoot the tiny G30sf better than a full-size P320 9mm

Admittedly, if I were to go insane again and buy a Glock , G30sf would be it.

I've been a SIG guy my whole life. Got a g43 years ago from a member here in a trade, and traded it away. Also got a G17 from another member for a couple bucks, that's my garage gun (it's secured).

The G30SF and G21 are the first glorks that I went out and actually chose to buy.

 

[zackmars]

the odd thing is, I shoot the tiny G30sf better than a full-size P320 9mm

I've been a SIG guy my whole life. Got a g43 years ago from a member here in a trade, and traded it away. Also got a G17 from another member for a couple bucks, that's my garage gun (it's secured).

The G30SF and G21 are the first glorks that I went out and actually chose to buy.

Iirc, the most mechanically accurate glock was (back in the gen 3/4 days) the glock 26

 

[Sasquatch]

Iirc, the most mechanically accurate glock was (back in the gen 3/4 days) the glock 26

My lil' wifey's experience bears this out - of all the Glocks she's ever shot - which includes a number of samples of G19's and 17's, plus her 43X, and a G26 I had for a while, plus some samples of G21's, G21SF's, G30SF, G30, G20, and a few G22's - the absolute best she ever shot from that bunch (dozens of guns) was my G26.