I agree that .45 is not the best round. They’re big, slow, and expensive. .40 has better ballistics, is smaller, and cheaper. People keep telling me .22 is the best. By your logic it is. I just don’t believe it.
I carry a Glock 26 (9mm) so I am prejudiced. BTW, I load it with a 15 round mag when at home.
Yes, the .45 is not the best round. It is difficult to shoot and takes practice. It is slow, but it is still faster than a bad guy. During my time in the Marine Corps, I saw a few people shot with the .45 and later the 9mil. There wasn’t a single .45 shooting where the victim wasn’t really messed up. Even the guy who was hit in the forearm was put down by the extreme wounding of that round (he probably lost that arm). I never saw the same with the 9 and there were often blood trails with the 9.
By the way, I had a 1st Sgt who was severely wounded in Viet Nam. After a couple of years in the hospital, he convalesced while running the pistol range at Lejuene for a few years where he fired daily. That man could take any pistol from the armory and after a round or two keyhole every subsequent shot. A box of 50 would result in a hole in the target you could slip your McDonald’s coffee cup through. One day we were at the rifle range and our CO bet him he could not put 3 of 5 rounds on the paper a the 200. He put 5 of 5 in the scoring rings. He also put 5 of 5 on the paper at 300. Sadly it was the only thing Top was really capable of and all it took was a little practice.