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Originally Posted by tropple
Ziadel, I don't think using a .45 ACP for deer hunting is legal in any state. Better check that out before you go. You typically wouldn't get close enough to a deer for a clean kill with a .45. It might be good out to 15-20 yards, but further than that is asking for a wounded animal.
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I can't find anything that says I can't on the NY DEC website.... NY is kinda weird, no semi-autos that hold more than 6 rounds, but you can hunt with ANY centerfire rifle cartiridge, so its not uncommon to have some idiot out there blasting away at a buck with his Mini-14.
I'll ask an encon guy point blank, if they say its legal, I'm goin for it
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Originally Posted by MrTuffPaws
Another issue is the recoil. There have been cases of police departments going to 40 or 9mm from 45 and having there range scores jump because of the lesser recoil.
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that sounds a bit far off to me... the .40 isn't a very much smaller round, figure about 50 grains smaller, and its moving another few hundered FPS, but what really puts the recoil factor out the window is the fact that most .40cal pistols are polymer.
When you don't have steel to soak up the recoil everything starts to hurt ya... and they are all double stack mag'd, more you have to wrap your hands around, can be either good or bad depending on the size of your hands...
this is all just my opinion tho, you should really fire off a few of each caliber... but also consider cost...
9mm is the cheaper centerfire pistol round available, IMO sucks as a defense round, but its cheap for plinking...
the .40 is more money for FMJ's and JHP's....
the .45 has cheap (not as cheap as 9's) FMJ's (YOu can get a box of 100 winchester FMJ's at wal-mart for $20 and not too unreasonably priced JHP (all JHP's are expensive if you get good ones)
basically, since a lot of countries have used 9's and .45's as their sidearms, their is surplus ammo laying around, no country has ever had a .40 S&W side arm....
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Originally Posted by MrTuffPaws
No doubt that 45 ACP can get the job done, but it does have some draw backs. The major one is that due to the size of the round, you either have to carry a big gun or you have to limit the number of rounds your gun can carry. There are some compacts out there that are 10+1, but they are thick and can be difficult to conceal.
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A full-size 1911 carries 8+1. 9 .45's is enough to lay out 9 attacker. Since the odds of getting jumped by 9 people and having the other 8 continue their attempt on my life after I have just blown one away are so incredibly remote, I feel confident in carrying a smaller amount of ammo. Besides which, if I can't manage a hit with 9 rounds, I'd prolly be better off with a sharp stick or something
