It's the old "would it suck less to be standing in a crosswalk and hit by a Honda Civic travelling 55mph or a Ford F250 cruising at 40mph?".They both deliver a bunch of suck,just go about it a little differently.
That's got to be the best conclusion made in this thread! And speaking of sucking, this debate is still coming up? Even after the VT massacre?
I thought after that tragedy the entire 9mm vs 45 debate would be silenced. Guess not.
As for knockdown power, the Mythbusters had an interesting episode on this. Not only do handgun rounds lack actual "knockdown" power, neither does the 50 BMG.
Placement and Penetration are key, in addition to the reliability of your chosen platform of course. If you can shoot 9mm and 45 equally well, then you may well be a tad better served by 45. That is unless you figure ammo / practice cost into the equation. And IMO, if you shoot 9 better than 45 (ie, 3" groups vs 4"), you may be better served by the 9mm.
Oh well, I guess the debate is endless.
I'm still waiting for the two lines to form so I can begin my test.
Redneck,
I have yet to see any lines forming, what's the deal
? Maybe we can combine the 9mm vs 45ACP debate with the Auto vs Revolver debate to see if we could get a line of volunteers started?
Think: 38 Special revolver vs 45ACP Hi-cap auto.