Old Dog
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As one who actually grew up in an era in which the preponderance of adult males were WW II or Korean War veterans, I can honestly state that I never heard the "war story BS" about the 1911 and .45 ball. And I was a firearms enthusiast starting around age eight, trust me, I asked lots of questions and was privy to many, many war stories over the years. Perhaps the men in my family, and their social circles were just a little more honest, who knows?And, if you bought into all the war story BS and think one round is all its going to take to stop the show, and stop right then to marvel, instead of carrying on shooting as you should be, I think youre likely going to be surprised and disappointed.
A cousin returning from Viet Nam in 1968 did tell me that if you had to use your pistol, you were already in deep kimchi, but implied he'd witnessed positive results. I personally never witnessed anyone using a .45 against another human during my conflicts, but did see the M9 brought out a time or two...
Anyway, the OP's question was how effective .45 ball was for self-defense, not would we rather carry 9mm JHPs.