Go with the 1911 .45 It has more knock down power But walls will stop it easier. Were the .40 will go through to hit who knows what. Everyone misses sometime.
The SW .40 was nothing more that the government showing how it take a 10mm cut it down, and waste a pile of money for something it did not need.
The .40 is nothing new. the Cowboys had them too. But people just don’t read there history. The US went from using the LC .45 to the .38 Went to the Philippines. found out the .38 didn’t do the job. Got the old Colt .45s out and developed the 1911
Fast F to the 80s All the PD & the military had to get new bad toys. And went out and got all those 9mm Which is basically the same as a .38 What did they find out. She just
don’t get the job done. But the government is never wrong. Right /s They couldn’t say we should have gone with the 1911 They needed to spend a whole lot of tax money for something new.
They first looked at the new bret 10mm But that was too much power. So it was cut down into the SW .40 When all they had to do was go with the good old .45 auto.
It’s sad that even after Golf I It was seen the 9mm was junk. and everyone asked to keep the 1911 They still use that 9mm crap.
I disagree. The M1911-A1 and its variants is, IMHO, the finest combat handgun ever designed. That's the problem. It's a COMABT handgun, not designed for peace officers. It's much better for firing doubletaps than holding someone at gun point under high stress situations.
Please don't get me wrong. I love the 1911s. I own and shoot them. But I wouldn't use them for LE work, due to the far greater trainging needed to use them, and the ease with which "something can go wrong" because of the situation.
Mark
I carry a 9mm Baretta. No kick. Plus, I am such a good shot I only would need to use the first 3 rounds out of 15. The .45 is overrated. The .40 is a .45 mini-me. The 9mm is only crap for people who can't shoot straight.