Help me decide - The Firearms Forum

wildgunner · 02-24-2010, 12:01 PM

Hello all

I have been shooting and carrying a gun for about 44 years now.

As of late i have been shooting a 10mm and it has created a little dilemma.

Should I stick with the 45 ACP or switch to 10mm for my carry?

Keep in mind I shoot one or the other the same, size and weight makes no difference to me because I have always carried full size weapons.

So what do you think 45 acp or 10mm? (WHY)

cycloneman · 02-24-2010, 12:08 PM

Cant really tell you why but I have been a fan of the 10 since it came out. Velocity and knock down it's all there.

Old Grump · 02-24-2010, 02:42 PM

45 is my first choice because I am a dinosaur and I have been shooting it for 40+ years but if anything ever replaced it the 10MM would be it. Just depends which one you shoot best and puts the most giggle in your funny bone.

TheGunClinger · 02-24-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wildgunner

Hello all

I have been shooting and carrying a gun for about 44 years now.

As of late i have been shooting a 10mm and it has created a little dilemma.

Should I stick with the 45 ACP or switch to 10mm for my carry?

Keep in mind I shoot one or the other the same, size and weight makes no difference to me because I have always carried full size weapons.

So what do you think 45 acp or 10mm? (WHY)

Do you reload? That would be the factor for me as I have thousands of .45 cases and no 10mm. I'm with Old Grump.

JLA · 02-24-2010, 07:33 PM

The 10mm has a real overpenetration problem. Dont get me wrong, its a great round, its, IMO, just to darn hot for a carry gun. That being said, The .45ACP with 230 gr bullets will penetrate just as far, therefore its probably best to stick with a lightweight high velocity load intended expressly for self defense. I cant play the 1911 card on this one since the 10mm is offered in the 1911

308 at my gate · 02-24-2010, 08:04 PM

I like the 45 and have a few, but the 10mm is an awsome round also. I just got started on the 45 first so never saw a need for a 10mm after that. I guess you could toss a coin.

jdon72 · 02-24-2010, 08:33 PM

I have had a g20...a 10mm... since the early 90s. It is my first pistol, and I would not trade it. I carry it for mostly hunting.

On your dilemna, the 10mm holds more ammo...you can get heavier rounds for 10mm (200gr) and still have more knock down and ammo. The 45 is excellent as well, but mine has less rounds. Either are top 2 choices.

J

ennis · 06-18-2011, 04:13 PM

.45 Super (Just to be contrary)

woolleyworm · 06-18-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ennis

.45 Super (Just to be contrary)

Welcome to the forum Ennis, looks like you're gonna fit right in ! I've got some new 45 Super brass if you need any.

JLA · 06-18-2011, 09:23 PM

Ill see your .45 super and raise you .460 rowland.. Now thats an overpenetrator.. Bout equal to a .44 mag..

Welcome to the madness

Orin · 06-19-2011, 03:01 PM

With a small gun the probs with kick are important but anything with some wieght? Not much diff. Reloads, a very valid thought. barrel lengths for speed... Again, a consideration. Slow powders vs. fast. You sound like a carry-for need person, vs. a target shooter. I'd say the carts you name are no diff. Would YOU want to get hit by a 10MM or .45? Think youl'd know the diffs? No... big bullet = mucho damage. Judge by the guns. How they feel & could you do yer thang in the dark, by feel & only moments to get yer act together. A .22 at the right time & placed properly would be better that a 50 cal winging it off in the dark, to pass thru a nearby wall to kill a 5 year old kid.

Martys1 · 06-19-2011, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildgunner

Hello all

I have been shooting and carrying a gun for about 44 years now.

As of late i have been shooting a 10mm and it has created a little dilemma.

Should I stick with the 45 ACP or switch to 10mm for my carry?

Keep in mind I shoot one or the other the same, size and weight makes no difference to me because I have always carried full size weapons.

So what do you think 45 acp or 10mm? (WHY)

Have you thought about ammo ie availability of 10mm V 45acp and the cost of each, it ,may help in the decision.

02-24-2010, 12:01 PM	#1
wildgunner Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 13	Help me decide Hello all I have been shooting and carrying a gun for about 44 years now. As of late i have been shooting a 10mm and it has created a little dilemma. Should I stick with the 45 ACP or switch to 10mm for my carry? Keep in mind I shoot one or the other the same, size and weight makes no difference to me because I have always carried full size weapons. So what do you think 45 acp or 10mm? (WHY) -->

02-24-2010, 12:08 PM	#2
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,434	Re: Help me decide Cant really tell you why but I have been a fan of the 10 since it came out. Velocity and knock down it's all there. __________________ Who are you going to serve today?

02-24-2010, 02:42 PM	#3
Old Grump Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Little hut in the woods near Blue River Wisconsin Posts: 2,320	Re: Help me decide 45 is my first choice because I am a dinosaur and I have been shooting it for 40+ years but if anything ever replaced it the 10MM would be it. Just depends which one you shoot best and puts the most giggle in your funny bone. __________________ "When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."~~- Thomas Jefferson Roman Catholic, Life Member of American Legion, VFW, Wisconsin Libertarian party, Wi-FORCE, WGO, NRA, JPFO, GOA, SAFand CCRKBA

02-24-2010, 07:33 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: Help me decide The 10mm has a real overpenetration problem. Dont get me wrong, its a great round, its, IMO, just to darn hot for a carry gun. That being said, The .45ACP with 230 gr bullets will penetrate just as far, therefore its probably best to stick with a lightweight high velocity load intended expressly for self defense. I cant play the 1911 card on this one since the 10mm is offered in the 1911 __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

02-24-2010, 08:04 PM	#6
308 at my gate Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lost in SW USA. Posts: 847	Re: Help me decide I like the 45 and have a few, but the 10mm is an awsome round also. I just got started on the 45 first so never saw a need for a 10mm after that. I guess you could toss a coin. __________________ You got to love it.

02-24-2010, 08:33 PM	#7
jdon72 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 340	Re: Help me decide I have had a g20...a 10mm... since the early 90s. It is my first pistol, and I would not trade it. I carry it for mostly hunting. On your dilemna, the 10mm holds more ammo...you can get heavier rounds for 10mm (200gr) and still have more knock down and ammo. The 45 is excellent as well, but mine has less rounds. Either are top 2 choices. J

06-18-2011, 04:13 PM	#8
ennis Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1	Re: Help me decide .45 Super (Just to be contrary)

06-18-2011, 09:23 PM	#10
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: Help me decide Ill see your .45 super and raise you .460 rowland.. Now thats an overpenetrator.. Bout equal to a .44 mag.. Welcome to the madness __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

06-19-2011, 03:01 PM	#11
Orin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 109	Re: Help me decide With a small gun the probs with kick are important but anything with some wieght? Not much diff. Reloads, a very valid thought. barrel lengths for speed... Again, a consideration. Slow powders vs. fast. You sound like a carry-for need person, vs. a target shooter. I'd say the carts you name are no diff. Would YOU want to get hit by a 10MM or .45? Think youl'd know the diffs? No... big bullet = mucho damage. Judge by the guns. How they feel & could you do yer thang in the dark, by feel & only moments to get yer act together. A .22 at the right time & placed properly would be better that a 50 cal winging it off in the dark, to pass thru a nearby wall to kill a 5 year old kid.