Advice for my handgun rotation

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30-30shooter

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Hey guys. been awhile sense ive made a post here. im looking for advice for my home defense handgun. Im debating between my Glock 45 9mm and my M&P 45.

currently i carry a Glock 43x, i am not looking to change this as I shoot this gun so well and i find it very comfortable to carry. So i had been using my Glock 45 with a Streamlight TLR-7 for home defense. I shoot this gun very well however, sense I live in a capacity restricted state I've been debating switching to a 45 ACP handgun sense im limited to 10 rounds anyway. I have an M&P which holds 10 rounds of 45 but it lacks nights sights and i have far less trigger time with it. Also I loose the advantage of having both my guns have the same grip angle and controls.

I understand that the best option here would probably be to buy a Glock 21 or 20 but id rather put that money into upgrading my pocket gun from a P-32 to an LCP 2 or Glock 42.

Also for what its worth both my Glock 45 and 43X have the same Ameriglo Night sights while the M&P has standard 3 dots so id probably have to buy new sights if i switched to the M&P. Also the M&P has a thumb safety which none of my other carry guns do.

So is it worth the switch to the M&P or should I stick with my Glock?
 
I don't think there's any real performance advantage to a 45 over a 9mm so I'd probably stick with the Glock 45. It's set up better for home defense already and you say you're familiar with it and shoot it well. You don't get the benefit of higher capacity where you live but you still get cheaper practice ammo plus commonality with your 43x. On the other part of your question I don't think there's any question a 380, either the Ruger or the Glock, will outperform a 32 in your pocket setup, so putting money into that area would give you a meaningful upgrade in your rotation.
 
Are you a reloader? If not then I'd just keep the 9mm, in my neck of the woods 100 rounds of typical brass cased 9mm goes for what 50 rounds of .45 ACP does, dont matter what caliber it is matters how much you can practice. That being said I am biased towards the M&P, I truly believe it to be superior to the Glock but for your needs Id say Glock has you covered.
 
I'm a huge fan of .45 and I'm lukewarm on 9mm but in this case my answer is 100% stick with what you are good with. 9mm does the job just fine and you shoot it well...no point introducing a change.
 
I prefer the Smith, but think you would do better to stay Glock.
Id try for a fair trade, either a G21 or a G42.
Then buy the other as affordable.
 
1KPerDay said:
My heart says bigger is better but my brain and all the data says 45 has no significant advantage over a good 9mm. I'd go with the one you can shoot quickly and accurately.
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I tend to agree. Plus you already shoot the 45 well and the important part is putting them where they count.

Now, should you shoot the M&P as well as the 45, then you might as well go with the bigger round in case I happens to make a difference.
 
What's wrong with the P32??? Save your money and keep the KelTec in service. You lose a round going to .380, you don't really gain much by upping to .380, and .380 is a bitch to shoot in a gun that small and light. I've kept my P32 in my pocket for almost 20 years now. Tried the various .380s but still carry the .32.
 
jonnyc said:
What's wrong with the P32??? Save your money and keep the KelTec in service. You lose a round going to .380, you don't really gain much by upping to .380, and .380 is a bitch to shoot in a gun that small and light. I've kept my P32 in my pocket for almost 20 years now. Tried the various .380s but still carry the .32.
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Theres nothing wrong with it per se but after seeing Paul Harrels video on the 32 ACP i deffinatly think 380 worth a look at, also i have a ton of 380 ammo for my makarovs and ppk/s
 
30-30shooter said:
Hey guys. been awhile sense ive made a post here. im looking for advice for my home defense handgun. Im debating between my Glock 45 9mm and my M&P 45.

currently i carry a Glock 43x, i am not looking to change this as I shoot this gun so well and i find it very comfortable to carry. So i had been using my Glock 45 with a Streamlight TLR-7 for home defense. I shoot this gun very well however, sense I live in a capacity restricted state I've been debating switching to a 45 ACP handgun sense im limited to 10 rounds anyway. I have an M&P which holds 10 rounds of 45 but it lacks nights sights and i have far less trigger time with it. Also I loose the advantage of having both my guns have the same grip angle and controls.

I understand that the best option here would probably be to buy a Glock 21 or 20 but id rather put that money into upgrading my pocket gun from a P-32 to an LCP 2 or Glock 42.

Also for what its worth both my Glock 45 and 43X have the same Ameriglo Night sights while the M&P has standard 3 dots so id probably have to buy new sights if i switched to the M&P. Also the M&P has a thumb safety which none of my other carry guns do.

So is it worth the switch to the M&P or should I stick with my Glock?
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No reason to limit yourself to just 1 gun, is there?

I don’t know what your home is like, as in a house, an apartment, a mobile home, etc., but there is nothing wrong with having a spare gun or two hidden around the front door, back door, kitchen, garage...wherever makes sense.

As far as the gun you grab in the wee hours when **** goes bump and the wolves are coming, you want one that you know how to shoot and has a light. I used to think night sights were important, and I still do to a degree, but a weapon mounted light trumps night sights for me.
 
ArchAngelCD said:
Just don't use the safety. It really is that simple.
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I want to agree but it just looks like an unnecessary opportunity for something to go wrong to me.

Without a safety the choice would be difficult for me but with the safety, I'd have to go with the Glock
 
Buzznrose said:
I don’t know what your home is like, as in a house, an apartment, a mobile home, etc., but there is nothing wrong with having a spare gun or two hidden around the front door, back door, kitchen, garage...wherever makes sense.
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Locked up or under your direct personal control is wherever makes sense. Extra guns by the doors or in the garage aren't going to help you in the middle of the night and it's much more likely that they'll be stolen than that you'll ever defend your self with them.

FWIW my HD gun is whatever I carried that day. So most of the time it's a Glock 26 with a factory 12 round magazine. If it's not that it's a Glock 19 with a standard 15 round magazine.
 
1KPerDay said:
Disagree with this. It's easy for safeties to get flipped on by holsters, putting the gun down, bumping stuff, etc. If it has a safety, train to use the safety. Or you might get a very loud quiet sound when you want a bang in an urgent situation.
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Of course you are free to disagree but I stand by my statement and disagree with you.

If your holster easily flips on your safety you are using the wrong holster.
 
ArchAngelCD said:
Of course you are free to disagree but I stand by my statement and disagree with you.

If your holster easily flips on your safety you are using the wrong holster.
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I think it would be fair to say that there is some realm of possibility where the safety may become engaged. If you accept that, then the only reasonable solution is to train to swipe it off upon presentation. IMO
 
1KPerDay said:
Disagree with this. It's easy for safeties to get flipped on by holsters, putting the gun down, bumping stuff, etc. If it has a safety, train to use the safety. Or you might get a very loud quiet sound when you want a bang in an urgent situation.
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Strongly agree, I've had safeties disengage in the holster enough times to never trust one to stay off or on. Usually with ambidextrous safeties (which is why I don't like them) but occasionally with non ambi ones.

Always good practice to assume you need to manipulate it and train your hands to do it.
 
1KPerDay said:
Disagree with this. It's easy for safeties to get flipped on by holsters, putting the gun down, bumping stuff, etc. If it has a safety, train to use the safety. Or you might get a very loud quiet sound when you want a bang in an urgent situation.
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I agree with this. When I first started carrying I had an old Ruger P94 DA/SA pistol. I didn't like the slide mounted thumb safety & someone on one of the forums said they carried theirs with the safety off. Sounded good to me so I went with it. Then one day I was out deer hunting & had just went up a tree with my climber. I realized the safety on my pistol had gotten bumped on somehow. I wound up getting another pistol not too long after that.
 
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