MachIVshooter
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With 185 or 200 gr. pills, the GAP is comparable to the standard ACP. It suffers with 230 gr. slugs. That said, the GAP will never achieve the 600 + ft./lbs. that a .45 ACP can dish out with +P loads.
Pick up a Glock model 21(45acp), and the grip is way to fat for a lot of people. Pick up a glock model 17(9mm) and is much nicer. Pick up a glock model 37, 38(45gap) and it feels like a 17
One of the best benefits of the 45 gap is that it is probably the best choice when it comes to subcompacts packing a punch i.e. glock 39. Hopefully springfield will make a xd-45 subcompact. As a result, I think the 45 gap will stay. It really benefits the subcompact market which is quite significant for ccw.
The Springfield Micro compact GAP is a whole 1/8" shorter than the ACP version. Forgive me if I don't see the advantage here.
The Springfield Micro compact GAP is a whole 1/8" shorter than the ACP version. Forgive me if I don't see the advantage here.
Shortening the cartridge equivilates (made that word up ) to lengthening the slide--and to increasing reliability. That get's to the heart of the matter.
.45 ACP
185 gr at 1225 fps
200 gr at 1125 fps
230 gr at 1010 fps
From a 5" barreled 1911. Not +P.
You do not need to increase the recoil spring to shoot higher velocity ammo.
How long must we endure that misconception?
The real life difference between .40 and .45 is NOT simply .05" because you are not dealing with a lineal measurement.
You are dealing with the area of a circle. BIG Difference.
And that difference between a .40 S&W bullet and a .45 ACP bullet is .034087 SQUARE inches.
Whih translates into the .45 being about 27% larger than a .40.
27%! That's bigger than ¼.
And that, even for the mathimatically challenged, is significant.