
As this article says, there are reasons for any of the three, depending on what you are doing. There are comparable 9mm burdens for silencer use, yet they aren’t as weighty, so there’s less energy to move. Thankfully, YouTuber Garand Thumb is here in a lab coat to settle the debate once and for all.

You get more active energy out of an effect than you can with 9mm. FebruIs 9mm vs 45 ACP the longest running gun debate of all time It might be, and it holds a special place in hell right next to AK vs AR and pop or soda as things you probably don’t want to talk about at a party. I’d rather shoot a 45 (ACP or Colt) than a 40, or 10mm or anything with “magnum” in the listing - it’s not a snap recoil, it’s more of a push – I can shoot a hundred rounds with no issues – but it’s a large frame, and has that single-stack capacity issue - but if I were in the country, I would be carrying the 45, with hollowpoints. 45 ACP discharges heavier bullets at simply under supersonic velocities, making it ideal for concealment. I have a Springfield 45, and I’ve never understood the “oh, the recoil!” angst. Comparatively, 9mm has lighter recoil than 45 ACP, allowing for faster follow-up shots. Chris Baker It’s time for another edition of Stuff John and Chris Wanna Know This time, we’re looking at what pistol ammo does at 100 yards.

9mm can be loaded lighter than 45 ACP, but 45 ACP can be loaded to a heavier grain weight.

easier for concealed carry, but snappy recoil, which makes for less accuracy - I use it for carry, because if I shoot someone more than fifteen feet away, I’ll be going to jail, and less than fifteen feet, my three shot groups are about 6″. Dimensionally, 9mm is smaller than 45 ACP in every way. I like the softer recoil impulse of the 45 as compared to the 40 S&W and prefer the ballistics over a 9mm. My first pistol was a CZ75 9mm – bought it for two reasons it was half the price of the Beretta, and the salesperson said, “You can throw it on the ground, run over it with a truck, pick it up, and it will still shoot.” I still have it, and I’ve put about 3,000 rounds through it, and it fits me really well.
