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jlmcpa1954 · 05-16-2008, 09:04 PM

exactly what MPAK87 said....only I'm not a college student. Better to hit with a 9mm than to miss with a .45.....but if you actually can hit with a .45, then game over.

rpsmith · 05-16-2008, 09:04 PM

I'm waiting for one of you die-hard .45 fans to volunteer to be shot with a 9mm to prove just how wimpy it is.

GARDNER · 05-16-2008, 09:19 PM

I shoot .45
I can't yet afford .50

Nachos Libres · 05-16-2008, 09:48 PM

I have a .40 just because they don't make a .45 XD in the 3" sub-compact form and I wanted the 3" frame for concealed carry. My next gun will be a .45 1911, but it won't be for concealed carry.

Tally XD · 05-16-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpsmith

I'm waiting for one of you die-hard .45 fans to volunteer to be shot with a 9mm to prove just how wimpy it is.

No one here has said 9mm is wimpy. This thread asked why we did or did not choose .45acp caliber.

It has been stated many times already that caliber isnt really the deal breaker. .45 is simply as American as apple pie and Chevrolet and us that love .45acp don't hate 9mm, we just love .45acp.

I doubt anyone here would volunteer to be shot with ANYTHING!

Vandal · 05-16-2008, 10:31 PM

And 9mm is foreign and reminds us of the WWII Germans and other enemies we have crushed that didn't use the manly caliber of .45acp that God himself handed down to John Moses Browning along with the design of the M1911. If 9mm was that good it would have been handed down to JMB. However, it was not thus it is the round of evil.

gsx1138 · 05-16-2008, 10:36 PM

I just like the heavy "THUMP" when my XD45 lets loose. I'm sure I'll be getting a 9mm sooner or later but the .45 always 'felt' better when fired.

Gorillaman · 05-16-2008, 10:59 PM

My 5" Tactical is good to 50 yards, I practice at that distance.

I had a 1911 SA GI. The XD shoots better, more accurate IMO.

Oh the gold dots I shoot in it blossom to about 7/8" in diameter.

Its beautifull too.

LOL

JRH · 05-16-2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomfoolery

but they do make a .50

Carry a .45 because the .50 would get me looks from women everywhere when carrying IWB. I would of course have to carry it in the front.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpsmith

I'm waiting for one of you die-hard .45 fans to volunteer to be shot with a 9mm to prove just how wimpy it is.

I would. Just let me get some body armor. I'll put on a vest and as long as there are 3 people to check and make sure the shooter is aiming for the vest before they can shoot I would do it. After I check my broken ribs. "Eh thats too weak hit me with the .45." After I wake up from that then we'll have the proof. Did I mention I tend to make dumb decisions when it comes to testing out stuff, like tasers, pepperspray, etc. I've been zapped and sprayed. Neither was fun.

**chad_quixote** · 05-17-2008, 06:17 AM

if you hit something with 7 rounds 45acp ; then you shouldnt have been screwing with it in the first place

05-16-2008, 09:48 PM	#44
Nachos Libres XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 41	I have a .40 just because they don't make a .45 XD in the 3" sub-compact form and I wanted the 3" frame for concealed carry. My next gun will be a .45 1911, but it won't be for concealed carry. __________________ Springfield Armory XD-40SC

05-16-2008, 10:31 PM	#46
Vandal XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 342	And 9mm is foreign and reminds us of the WWII Germans and other enemies we have crushed that didn't use the manly caliber of .45acp that God himself handed down to John Moses Browning along with the design of the M1911. If 9mm was that good it would have been handed down to JMB. However, it was not thus it is the round of evil. __________________ Well believe me, I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid...and I went ahead anyway. Springfield xD 4" .45 Remington 870 Tactical 12 Ga. Tippmann/ Special Ops A-5A2 Paintball Gun Tactical Rubberband for those bad SHTF situations requiring unconventional combatives, like the college classroom.

05-16-2008, 10:36 PM	#47
gsx1138 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bremerton, Wa Posts: 506	I just like the heavy "THUMP" when my XD45 lets loose. I'm sure I'll be getting a 9mm sooner or later but the .45 always 'felt' better when fired. __________________ “The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."” ~ George Carlin on the flamethrower Yeah, it's me: http://www.myspace.com/yngvar Wake up America, watch: America Freedom to Fascism

05-17-2008, 06:17 AM	#50
chad_quixote XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 895	if you hit something with 7 rounds 45acp ; then you shouldnt have been screwing with it in the first place __________________ that all this was anticipated and so you will know that it meant nothing to me.

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05-16-2008, 09:04 PM	#41
jlmcpa1954 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 12	exactly what MPAK87 said....only I'm not a college student. Better to hit with a 9mm than to miss with a .45.....but if you actually can hit with a .45, then game over.

05-16-2008, 09:04 PM	#42
rpsmith XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 1,346	I'm waiting for one of you die-hard .45 fans to volunteer to be shot with a 9mm to prove just how wimpy it is.

05-16-2008, 09:19 PM	#43
GARDNER XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 77	I shoot .45 I can't yet afford .50

05-16-2008, 10:59 PM	#48
Gorillaman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 392	My 5" Tactical is good to 50 yards, I practice at that distance. I had a 1911 SA GI. The XD shoots better, more accurate IMO. Oh the gold dots I shoot in it blossom to about 7/8" in diameter. Its beautifull too. LOL