9 or 45...24 hours to convince me!! Help

[thumperdogg]

I have done so much research on my next gun purchase it is insane!! Without a doubt, 4.5" SA XDM. I have been back and fourth on the 9mm and .45 ACP. I have owned a 380, 9mm, .38, .357 and .40 S&W. I have narrowed it down to the 9mm and .45 ACP for my choices. Convince me which one is the best. This will be my EDC and the 9mm is 19+1 and the .45 is 13+1, so there is plenty of rounds of each. The thing that has me leaning toward the 9mm is I will take it to the range quite often and 9mm is almost half of the cost. I don't want to get into reloading so that is not an option. I will be purchasing tomorrow so I need help ASAP!

P.S. The guns are the exact same price!

 

[unionblue19]

Split the diff. get a 40 Cal??

 

[halfmileharry]

For plinking I like a 9mm for cost alone.
For EDC, .45 is my thing. Nothing like 230gr of old slow lead to leave a hole and an impression on a "socially undesireable" element.

 

[Hammer]

I have the XDm in 9mm and have not regretted the purchase. But the 45 is a nice round as well. It comes down to personal preference really. I chose 9mm because of the added capacity, lower recoil and cheaper ammo prices.

 

[thumperdogg]

Split the diff. get a 40 Cal??

My friend keeps pushing the 40 on me, but if I jump up to 40 I might as well get a 45, the ammo is not that big of a price difference between the two.

 

[thumperdogg]

For plinking I like a 9mm for cost alone.
For EDC, .45 is my thing. Nothing like 230gr of old slow lead to leave a hole and an impression on a "socially undesireable" element.

The 45 is definitely a show stopper in my mind, but the 9mm is so much cheaper to shoot and the XDM's are a pleasure to shoot in my mind.

 

[thumperdogg]

I have the XDm in 9mm and have not regretted the purchase. But the 45 is a nice round as well. It comes down to personal preference really. I chose 9mm because of the added capacity, lower recoil and cheaper ammo prices.

You stand right where I do at this point!! Thanks!

 

[unionblue19]

9mm & 40S&W runs pretty close in price for FMJ's. I found when surfing on line for bulk price. A 1000 pack runs around $300. for 9 or 40 & 45cal around $400

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

Do you reload?

Are you cheap?

All I ever hear from 9mm guys are how they need the extra capacity. I dont personally buy into this logic and reasoning but they do and thats all that matters.

I will forever be a .45 guy but my EDC is going to be .40.


In my opinion the advantage of 9mm is:

cheaper ammo for plinking
less recoil for faster target aquisition
more capacity

All of these things dont even come close to swaying my preferance for the .45 because:

reload it almost evens things out
dont be a limp wristed girl
how many people are you realisticlly going to be shooting at?

 

[newtothis]

cue the music.... ITS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

If youre looking at the 9mm, Id suggest looking at the Winchester Ranger prior to making a purchasing decision. The Ranger rounds are epic SD rounds and are as gnarly (IMOP) as a standard 45, but without the huge exit hole.

 

[Hooker]

For an EDC, save my life, this will be the gun I use if I ever have to use one.....
I go with the 45.

 

[jayhawk]

I voted 9mm. That is what I carry and use at the range.

I may change my mind if/when I start reloading (but I would probably go to .40 rather than .45)

 

[Garb]

Do you reload?

Are you cheap?

All I ever hear from 9mm guys are how they need the extra capacity. I dont personally buy into this logic and reasoning but they do and thats all that matters.

I will forever be a .45 guy but my EDC is going to be .40.


In my opinion the advantage of 9mm is:

cheaper ammo for plinking
less recoil for faster target aquisition
more capacity

All of these things dont even come close to swaying my preferance for the .45 because:

reload it almost evens things out
dont be a limp wristed girl
how many people are you realisticlly going to be shooting at?

What if the op is a limp wristed girl? And zombies. duh.

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

What if the op is a limp wristed girl? And zombies. duh.

I was laughing alittle as I was typing that

I am sure noone takes that as a jab at the OP.

 

[ATM]

My primary EDC is the XDm9. It used to be an XD45, which I still have.

Love them both, trust them both, effective with both...

but ammo cost and capacity outweigh the minimal round performance difference.*
6 rounds of capacity difference is 6 rounds PER MAGAZINE that you carry.

*Modern HP defensive rounds have narrowed the gap between these calibers significantly in the last decade.

 

[thumperdogg]

9mm & 40S&W runs pretty close in price for FMJ's. I found when surfing on line for bulk price. A 1000 pack runs around $300. for 9 or 40 & 45cal around $400

1000 rds of Federal 9mm FMJ @Walmart = $256.80

 

[thumperdogg]

What if the op is a limp wristed girl? And zombies. duh.

LOL no limp wrist here!!

 

[brutalone]

Do you shoot one better than the other?
I personally find myself more accurate with the nine in real world training.
Sure, if I use a good stance, both hands, and wink at the target, I shoot the same with both..... but my accuracy and speed (especially on follow up) suffers greatly with a 45 when I use my weak hand, snap fire, do failure to stop drills, or awkward firing positions.
Remember that shot placement is every bit as important as caliber.

 

[thumperdogg]

Do you shoot one better than the other?
I personally find myself more accurate with the nine in real world training.
Sure, if I use a good stance, both hands, and wink at the target, I shoot the same with both..... but my accuracy and speed (especially on follow up) suffers greatly with a 45 when I use my weak hand, snap fire, do failure to stop drills, or awkward firing positions.
Remember that shot placement is every bit as important as caliber.

I know for a fact my acquisition is slower with the 45, especially a follow up shot. I guess my question is, shooting a target at 10 feet, is the velocity or penetration of a 9mm better than a 45 or at that distance is it not going to make a difference? I am not so much worried about the round count because the 45 does have 14rd capacity.

 

[jmiller676]

Either.