The 9mm is a metrosexual pistol. The .45 is a man's gun.
I have a .40 (glock) and it kicks like a mule.
Went shooting w/ a friend and his .45 was smooth as silk.
SMACK!!! (Hitting forehead w/ palm) shoulda bought a .45!
I resent that...
I carried{and still do} Carry a 92FS Berreta. I found the gun to be reliable, sturdy and very manly.
A gun is a tool, it depends on who is using it.
I have a Colt Commander. It is a good pistol. But I feel better with 15 rounds than 8.
And it is not a girly pistol.so there..........
I can imagine the recoil from a smaller ligher .45 for women.
When I qualified on the .45 in the sixties it was a foregone conclusion that it was the only sidearm that would not only kill someone but knock them down too. Even if you hit them in the finger.
"The 9mm is a metrosexual pistol. The .45 is a man's gun. "
My gun is huge, but my firearm is 9mm.
Those of us who are "Niners" just prefer shooting the bad guy multiple times!
If a Soldier / Soldierette is too feminine, effeminate, petite or sensitive to competently use the M-1911-A1, then keep 'em in the Mess Hall or the HQ behind a keyboard, and leave the fighting up to the Warriors.
Or hunker in the bunker and hope the meanies don't find ya.
Offended?
War is offensive; get used to it.