This again... oldest debate since the chicken and the egg.
Just saying: the ballistics against my wallet have me reaching for the cheaper box.
Yep...really old debate.
My wife and I got into CCW certification some six years ago. Although interested in fire arms for decades, I never really got the fever until the CCW thing for us came around.
We both qualified with a S&W .357 using .38 special rounds.
I got her a real sweet, Walther .380 PPK/S. For me...well, I always thought the look of a 1911 .45 ACP with a 5” barrel was “the way things ought to be.” So that’s what I got for myself. And both the .380 and .45 ACPs are children of the great John Browning.
Occasionally the family and friends will gather at Mom’s farm for a little shootin’. I just get a smile on my face when the .22LR pistols go “CRACK”, the 9mms go “BANG” and my .45 goes “POW!”
Lots of fun, and I have no beef with any of the calibers people choose to use. They key is “to each his own” and most importantly they’re armed.
Egg - I mean .45