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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A few years ago I shot a pig with a rifle. When I pulled up to load it up, I happened to have both a 9mm and a 45 ACP and the idea popped to mind to try both on the pig at close range. Distance was about 5 - 6 feet, so very close range. The first shot was from the 9mm with a 124 grain Speer Gold Dot bullet to the head. The bullet ricocheted off the skull without penetrating. Next was the 45 ACP with a Hornady 200 grain XTP. It made a hole in the skull the size of a golf ball and obliterated the cranial cavity. So there two data points. Have not tried it with a 40.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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So there two data points. Have not tried it with a 40. I generally use a 22wmr rifle to kill pics in the trap, but for the bigger ones I use a 180 gr 40S&W. They don't get up.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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If you hit what you're aiming at, not much. Just shoot what you shoot well and never look back. Don't get wrapped up in the caliber debate because as Chad has alluded above, it only opens a can of worms and the arguments never settle anything. ^^What they said^^ This could rank right up there with .30-06 vs. .308, which elk cartridge, and HF vs. LF. Ten miles of bad road....
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm might expand but a 45 will not contract.
I shoot a380, a 9, a 45, and 454 so I would think that eliminates the "real men" attitude. The 380 is for the pocket. The 9 sees all use and is hi capacity at 18 rounds. It is very accurate and offers faster follow up shots than the others. The 45 and 454 are also very accurate with less capacity and slower follow up.
The 40 is considered a good compromise between the two. With my lack of skill I find it has a slower follow up similar to the 45. Less capacity than the 9 although not by much.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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Bullet choice/type matters a lot in this discussion.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm might expand but a 45 will not contract.
I shoot a380, a 9, a 45, and 454 so I would think that eliminates the "real men" attitude. The 380 is for the pocket. The 9 sees all use and is hi capacity at 18 rounds. It is very accurate and offers faster follow up shots than the others. The 45 and 454 are also very accurate with less capacity and slower follow up.
The 40 is considered a good compromise between the two. With my lack of skill I find it has a slower follow up similar to the 45. Less capacity than the 9 although not by much. Get a timer and check your split times while keeping your shots on target. The (non existent) difference the caliber makes may surprise you.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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Never underestimate a 9mm. WWII graveyards are full of brave soldiers killed from a 9mm. May God bless them all!!
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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So there two data points. Have not tried it with a 40. I generally use a 22wmr rifle to kill pics in the trap, but for the bigger ones I use a 180 gr 40S&W. They don't get up. Been using a 165 grain .40 S&W on hogs for years. Pretty nasty and very effective.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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10/01/15 02:22 PM
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You mentioned "knock down power" so assuming you are considering a defensive weapon. Research what LEO chooses to use as their primary weapon.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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I love when people bash the 9MM. I have taught numerous firearms classes over the years and in all that time, I have never had one volunteer willing to take a 9MM round to the chest. They rant and rave that the 9MM is so inadequate and will not work, but yet they are scared to take a hit from one.... So is it or isn't it effective? Yes I am being sarcastic. Bullet placement and advances in Defensive ammo have made all service caliber ammunition on par with each other. I have been able to teach my kids basic handgun skills with Glock 19s due to the fact that 9MM is easy to control and very inexpensive compared to the other calibers. 9MM will do what is needed as long as you do your part. .40 operates at too high pressure levels and is more susceptible to Bullet Setback. I have seen more failures with .40 caliber weapons than 9MM. .45 is a great round, but price of ammo and mostly single stack magazines defeat its purpose for existing now.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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Just received the M4C Newsletter today that included preferences from a lot of folks with real world experience. You can argue with a bunch of Delta and SOF guys if you want, but...I'm just going to leave this here. .45 vs 9mm Larry Vickers: The debate is over - 9mm won Recently Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat fame sent around a survey to many notable people in the firearms industry - many M4C members will recognize instantly several on the survey such as myself, Hackathorn and Rob Leatham. The question was simple; if you had to choose one pistol caliber for self defense and range use what would it be. The results spoke volumes-9mm Para won in a landslide. Almost unanimously. Survey Says Assuming you had to buy your own pistol and ammunition (type of your choice) for combined self-defense and self-defense range training use, which caliber would you choose, 9x19mm Parabellum, .357 Sig, .38 super, .40 S&W, 10mm or .45 ACP ? I surveyed the following and their answer: BJ Norris 9mm Bill Rogers 9mm Bill Wilson 9mm David Bahde 9mm Ernest Langdon 9mm Frank Proctor 9mm Ken Hackathorn 9mm Larry Vickers 9mm Mike Seeklander 9mm Paul Markel 9mm Paul Howe 9mm Paul Buffoni 9mm Rob Haught .45 Rob Leatham .40 Super Dave Harrington 9mm Benefits of 9mm It was no surprise to me; I've been preaching the benefits of 9mm for quite awhile now and I'm not alone. 9mm pistols hold a lot of bullets and are easy to shoot. There are many good models to choose from. Practice Ammo is easy to get and fairly cheap. And most importantly some of the self defense loads on the market are very effective. I can't say I was surprised by this development at all. Experience In fact, I saw it coming years ago. One thing I had been doing for years is asking LE officers who carry 9mm what specific load they use and what performance has it provided on the job. Without exception anytime officers were carrying the Winchester Ranger 127 grain +P+ or the Speer Gold Dot they had nothing but good things to say. In fact one officer told me they had yet to have a bad guy survive who they had shot with the Ranger 127 gr +P+. To me when the FBI announced a switch back to 9mm that simply confirmed what I already knew. We live in a 9mm world and that's not changing anytime soon. The Way I See It An exception to that in my opinion would be if you are stuck for whatever reason to carrying ball Ammo only. At that point all the calibers are just gonna poke a hole in the bad guy and a bigger hole is better than a smaller one so .45 ACP rules. That leaves .40 S&W out in the cold in my opinion and that trend is seen everywhere now as the .40 has quickly become the black sheep of the whole Ammo debate. The guns are harder to shoot, hold less bullets and are no more effective on the street than 9mm. In fact some have proven to be problematic for many years (Glock 22) when there 9mm counterparts are gold standards for dependability and reliability (Glock 17). So that's the way I see it; 9mm is in, .40 is out, and .45 if needed. Be safe, keep shooting, LAV out. Larry Vickers Master Sergeant ( Retired ) US Army SOF Combat Veteran http://vickerstactical.comhttp://m.youtube.com/user/VickersTacticalInc
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm will generally take 4-5 rounds to knock a man down, 40 will do it in 3-4. .45acp will do it in 2-3. And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm will generally take 4-5 rounds to knock a man down, 40 will do it in 3-4. .45acp will do it in 2-3. And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time. Denim backed by body armor?
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm will generally take 4-5 rounds to knock a man down, 40 will do it in 3-4. .45acp will do it in 2-3. And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time. Denim backed by body armor? Lol nope. Regular old denim. You want a real man stopper? .32acp is king as far as I'm concerned.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm will generally take 4-5 rounds to knock a man down, 40 will do it in 3-4. .45acp will do it in 2-3. And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time. Denim backed by body armor? Lol nope. Regular old denim. You want a real man stopper? .32acp is king as far as I'm concerned. worked for 007
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time. Wait! Wait! Wait! Hold on... A 22LR with 104 lb/ft of energy at 1200 fps can go through clothes and kill a man. But you are saying that a 90gr .380acp with 200 lb/ft of energy at 1000 fps can't even go through a denim jacket? It is the same size bullet as a 9x19 but 300fps slower. I am gonna have to find a Canadian Tuxedo and check this out.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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A 9mm will generally take 4-5 rounds to knock a man down, 40 will do it in 3-4. .45acp will do it in 2-3. And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time. I've killed a downer cow from 10 yards with a 380. I would hardly consider a cow skull denim.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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And .380acp will no even penetrate a denim jacket most of the time. Wait! Wait! Wait! Hold on... A 22LR with 104 lb/ft of energy at 1200 fps can go through clothes and kill a man. But you are saying that a 90gr .380acp with 200 lb/ft of energy at 1000 fps can't even go through a denim jacket? It is the same size bullet as a 9x19 but 300fps slower. I am gonna have to find a Canadian Tuxedo and check this out. .22lr has exponentially more power than a .380
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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I'm amazed at the number of experts in this thread.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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.22lr has exponentially more power than a .380 I am going to have to ask you to clarify this statement. The information I pulled off the web could be contested so I pulled up bullet information from my Winchester Ballistics Calculator App .380 ACP 95gr FMJ target round - Muzzle - 950 fps 190 ft/lbs 50 yds - 886 fps 166 ft/lbs .22LR (fired from pistol) 40gr Lead Round Nose Muzzle - 1060 fps 100 ft/lbs 50 yds - 980 fps 85 ft/lbs and just for comparison .22LR (fired from rifle) 40gr Lead Round Nose Muzzle - 770 fps 38 ft/lbs 50 yds - 680 fps 30 ft/lbs I am failing to see how the .22LR is "exponentially" more powerful than the .380 ACP Would you please explain your answer so I can understand what you mean? And FYI... we hauled my old washing machine to my father's scrap metal pile after it quit working. I shot it with my .380 and it had no trouble penetrating the sheet metal body and then the ceramic-coated, metal wash tub. It almost was able to penetrate out of the other side of the wash tub. My 45 penetrated the same distance through the washer. The 45 came closer to punching through the other side of the wash tub than the .380 did. But I really thing that the statement that a .380 can't penetrate denim is a gross understatement of power.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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I'm amazed at the number of experts in this thread. I'm amazed at the number of people in this thread who are so easily trolled. Cmon guys. I was just exaggerating all the nonsense weve heard over the years. Maybe giving answers that were as silly as the original question. In my non expert opinion, you put a couple of rounds of anything .38 cal and above into a target, you will be fine. Center mass, multiple rounds, you are going to have a bad guy suddenly very unmotivated.
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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Hi everyone! I'm Bull279... and I am troll bait!
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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Hi everyone! I'm Bull279... and I am troll bait!
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Re: 9mm vs 40 cal
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I'm amazed at the number of experts in this thread. I'm amazed at the number of people in this thread who are so easily trolled. Cmon guys. I was just exaggerating all the nonsense weve heard over the years. Maybe giving answers that were as silly as the original question. In my non expert opinion, you put a couple of rounds of anything .38 cal and above into a target, you will be fine. Center mass, multiple rounds, you are going to have a bad guy suddenly very unmotivated. 380 is actual a .357 bullet as is the 9mm and 38 special
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