Why Do You Carry A 45 ACP?

[MGD 45]

Originally Posted by ArmyGuy45

well ... 13 rounds is a xd thing!!!!!

Dang right!! I luv my XD, as a matter of fact I no longer carry my G22 on duty but my XD45 baby!!! The other guys in the Dept. are soooo jealous!!

[Liquid Rhino]

Originally Posted by MGD 45

Jeeezzuusss!! Woooow!!!
Anyone that walks away after gettin' shot like that and STILL rocks a piece on them daily is a certified badass for real!!

[XDAndMe]

Damn MGD... good that you're OK. How come they didn't take all the bullet shards out of your arm? Won't that cause lead poisoning over time?

Glad to hear that little tard got a life sentence.

[jtkratzer]

Going back a few pages, I don't think we can really make an argument that the 1911 won WWII...more like the M1, Thompson, and BAR.

[markl1057]

Originally Posted by TacBlack

Not true any more (50 cal AE, etc), but the line I heard was, "Because they don't make a 46 cal. ACP.

For the old timers its as simple as this. We cut our teeth so to say on the 1911A1 and learned to field strip it in 30 to 60 second in the dark. We slepet with it, ate with it, and of course in a pinch fought for out lives with it. We could come ashore through sand and salt water and know that not only could we count on the 45 to do some serious damage, but even with the grit and grime it had picked up. We could count on it when the chips were down. And face it, if your going to throw anything, be it a rock or a bulet, you darn sure want it to be as big of one as you can mange.

[nikon777]

Originally Posted by LUVMYSIGP225

Nikon,

You da man!!! Awesome. I was unaware you were getting one. Where'd you go to pick it up?

My local guy at Great lakes Outdoors in Chester Township. (Formerly Pistol Petes). Im excited about it, cant wait to see how she shoots.

[LUVMYSIGP225]

Originally Posted by ArmyGuy45

what makes that block so cool...

What's not to like about it?

I like and own almost all makes of firearms. Sig, Beretta, XD(9 and 45), Smith, Glock, HK and CZ, and soon maybe a Stoeger. Multiples of almost each manufacturer.

I've tried or owned them ALL. Glocks are fantastic firearms, and can be whipped to $hit and still operate. The Glock 21 is a great, accurate handgun with a heck of a reputation for service reliability. I love the SF model, and have been wanting one.

Just like I like an XD-45, I like the Glock 21.

I do not discrimiante against guns. They all need love, even if they are kinda ugly.

[MGD 45]

Originally Posted by XDAndMe

Damn MGD... good that you're OK. How come they didn't take all the bullet shards out of your arm? Won't that cause lead poisoning over time?

Glad to hear that little tard got a life sentence.

I asked the Doctor the same question and his response was, "if the pieces don't hurt you, then I don't want to cut you open anymore than necessary...becuz surgery is really a controlled injury to the body, & if it's not needed then I would rather not do it."

If in the future, the pieces start to hurt, then they can take them out.

[sas-xd45]

Originally Posted by TacBlack

Not true any more (50 cal AE, etc), but the line I heard was, "Because they don't make a 46 cal. ACP.

TB:

What's not to love.
230gr X 14!
3220grs of mad .45cal. (Very nearly half a pound of projectile.)
Sure helped my decision to buy.

-steve

[jtkratzer]

I was originally looking at a 1911 but didn't want to spend the money on a good one with night sights for my first semi auto and carry gun...so after shooting an XD40sc, I was really interested in the XD lineup, but I knew I was going to get a 1911 eventually and didn't want to worry about multiple calibers. However, now that I have my XD45 compact, which was my first semi auto, I'm really looking at several others and the calibers aren't all .45 acp so it won't matter now, but that was my original thought. I just like how long the .45 acp has been around and how effective it is. All the other reasons mentioned about minimum diameter, etc. have already been mentioned.