kimberacp Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 with all the posts on SS 40sw guns, am wondering if anyone shoots a SS 45acp anymore? Am just about to buy some 45 magazines and thinking of just waiting and see if I should build a 40sw SS gun. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSCaster2 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 There are still ALOT of people shooting .45 in SS. .40 is just convienient for most people. The SS nats was won in 2011 with a .45 btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 40s are cheaper, I think 45s run better I shoot my 45 Better than the 40.. It just feels more comfortable. Less recoil, slower inpulse? Not sure, just feels right 9mm is the other option... just getting one all set to try out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 with all the posts on SS 40sw guns, am wondering if anyone shoots a SS 45acp anymore? Am just about to buy some 45 magazines and thinking of just waiting and see if I should build a 40sw SS gun. ) It all depends on what you are going to do with it. For IDPA - CDP - it is the only 1911 you can shoot.... USPSA your choice of .40 or .45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I still shoot SS in .45 in both USPSA and IDPA because I have them and when I started shooting USPSA the .40 S&W didn't exist and when it came out I didn't want to switch. I shoot a Para P14 in Limited and L10 also because it is easier for me to see .45 holes in distant targets. Like the .40 though. The extra round/s don't do me much good at my age!!!!!! FWIW Richard Edited January 3, 2012 by chirpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I started in SS and went with a 45 because it was a round i was familiar with and I knew i could get it to run well. A lot of guys like the 40 as its a bit cheaper and its especially nice if they already are set up to load 40 and can do two division with one caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 .45 is probably the most popular in SS, followed by 9mm then probably .40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 40 might let you choose... to load 8 and shoot Major power factor, or load 10 and shoot Minor power factor ??? (though...Minor sucks. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 40 might let you choose... to load 8 and shoot Major power factor, or load 10 and shoot Minor power factor ??? (though...Minor sucks. ) yup the system mags with the flex followers will let you do that but your gun better be 100%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I still shoot .45 because I'm too stuborn to build a new top end for my 1911. I like the BIG holes that SWC's make too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 When I shoot major, I shoot .45 as well. I considered a .40 single stack, but it's not worth the increased recoil for me, even if it does reload easier and the ammo is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 The A zone is bigger when you shoot a .45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 As long as you're staying Major, there is no capacity advantage to 40 S&W in a Single-Stack. The advantage of 40 (to me) is that it just FEELS faster. The recoil impulse, assuming that we're talking 170 Power Factor loads in both guns, is a little snappier in the 40 and doesn't feel so "lopey". The 45 also has a little more torque in its recoil impulse than the 40 S&W. When a 230 grain bullet hits rifling and starts to spin, it imparts torque onto the gun and makes it want to twist. A 180 grain 40, spinning closer to its axis, imparts less torque. I have a 45 load for the 185 grain Nosler JHP that makes the 45 feel a lot like a 40, for those who prefer that feel. If somebody just GAVE me a 45, I wouldn't feel at a disadvantage (if I wasn't shooting Hardball loads). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Real men! And those of us too stubborn to switch to 40, or who don't shoot limited. I like my SS in 45, it's easy to load, not much more money than 40, and I feel like there's no recoil with a 230 gn round nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I love my .45. I'm not opposed to .40, and if I was going back and forth between lim and ss, I'd be a lot more interested in having one load for both divisions. I had a .40 for a while, but got talked into selling it to some guy from Louisiana. But I'm 90% SS these days, and I'm set up for .45, so there I am. If I went to .40, I'd have a whole shelf full of safe queens keeping me awake at night. I'm also pretty fond of the giant holes, the fact that I can run factory ammo if I want, and un-tweaked mags from nearly any manufacturer will run in my gun. I like the recoil of both 200 and 230 gr loads, and the fact that I can run Clays without worrying about pressure spikes. I've also found that .45 is more tolerant of the occasional piece of funky brass than .40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 .45 because I can use the same load for my moonclipped revolver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 What's this .45 you guys are talking about, is it a new wildcat cartridge? From the sounds of it, it must be a looser all the way around. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latech15 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I shoot 45 because THAT"S THE WAY JOHN MOSES BROWNING INTENDED IT. I also have a 9mm and a burning desire for a 40. I shoot the 45 because that was the first one I had and that's the one that I have the most "race ready". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgkeller Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Just me and the Single Stack Classic Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 What's this .45 you guys are talking about, is it a new wildcat cartridge? From the sounds of it, it must be a looser all the way around. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigamortis Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 .45 ACP for my 1911. I shoot USPSA SS and IDPA CDP. The 1911 platform just runs more reliably with its parent cartridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbie Shooter Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have and will again shoot .45 cause it's what I have and what I carry on the street. Everything is training, even a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrysho Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Latech. Did not the first John Mos Browning Auto Pistol patented as a .38 very close to todays .38 Super. During the Colt / Army deal it became 1911 .45 acp as we know it today. Ole John Mos & brothers was interested in making money. And did right well for that era of time. Have you visited the museum in Utah? GREAT !!!! Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I started with a Les Baer 45 then I got a Tojan 9mm now when I shoot SS I'm back to the 45 for the major power factor advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Pfffttttt...they were cool for the first hundred years but not so much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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