Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!ucbvax!jade!jkh From: jkh@jade.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns Subject: Re: 9mm vs. .45 automatics Message-ID: <803@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Mon, 9-Jun-86 17:36:57 EDT Article-I.D.: jade.803 Posted: Mon Jun 9 17:36:57 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Jun-86 20:04:31 EDT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 15 Approved: jkh@ucbjade Author: Ray Curry In-Reply-To: <791@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> Article: 6:6 The .45 is a more powerful slug because of its size. However you have to take into consideration the target. Flesh and blood and or paper are no general match for either. Its been my experience that the knocks on the 9 mm come from the stories from the Mau Mau and from the relationship of the 9 mm to the Luger. The Luger was a precision instrument that tended to jam if not perfectly maintained. The .45 generally comes in a workhorse slug like the military auto. From shooting both, I strongly feel that the quality and shootability and feel of the weapon outweigh the cartridge. Availability of both is good with a slight edge in cost if reloaded to the .45. Now that the military is going 9 mm, the cost will probably slide the other way soon. When picking nits, the 9 has the edge in weight and feel, the .45 in power.