If you need 15 rounds to get the job done you need more range time....
‘nuff said?
I won't even begin to get into the 9mm vs .45 ACP debate. We both know which round is the better.
I rest my case.
Depends on the job. Knew a guy who (long legitimate story short) went thru 50 to get the job done.
Placement is more important than diameter. Neither mean anything if you’re out. Once you’re out, you’re out.
The .45 ACP was designed to romp and stomp Moslem Juramentados.
The Colt .38 (an early low powered 9mm)was a failure.
Gimme a break. That would have been true if you were comparing FMJ rounds alone. There the slower moving 230gr 45 has the nod with greater cross sectional density getting the knockdown "nod." But with technology today in bullet configuration the expansion realities are virtually identical. So as ALWAYS it still comes down to shot placement. Which round "wins" when a 45 hits a perp in the arm while that 9mm strikes the upper lip at the base of the nose moving at 1250fps in a straight line? For that matter, which one is better if the 9mm takes that same line but the 45, instead of the arm takes the cranio-ocular route? That's a shot through the eyeball. Who wins that one?
C'mon, 15 rounds is going to be critical when the bad guys are higher in number. So what happens to your little scene if there are seven bad guys and your 45 has 7 or 8 or even 9 rounds? Do you think you're gonna get all of them in one shot stops? A Sig 226 has the potential for an 18 or 20 rd flush fit mag (I have several from Mec-Gar). I always carry at least one spare mag. At some point you're going to run out faster than a high cap 9. When I carry my Glock M30, it's a 10rd mag in the weapon plus a 13rd M21 mag as a backup. BUT I also carry a full box of 50 Winchester Ranger JHPs in my jeep. At least for trips.