Anybody else also thinking of getting out of 45 ACP?

[jclusin]

Why are your shorts so long? Are you sponsored by And 1?

I can't find any shorter shorts, I think the soffee 3" inseam running shorts are the best athletic shorts for sports.

 

[jclusin]

I’ve got one of those!!

What a tack driver. I found one with the factory bolt-on compensator.

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This is my first revolver and I'm surprised I haven't learned about this model before. It looks like the dirty Harry model 29 but shoots very softly. The moon clips make it very easy to reload too.

 

[joefrank64k]

This is my first revolver and I'm surprised I haven't learned about this model before. It looks like the dirty Harry model 29 but shoots very softly. The moon clips make it very easy to reload too.

I think it’s that huge N-frame (same frame as the Model 29 in 44 mag). Couple that with 45ACP and it’s a sweet shooting revolver!!

Moonclips: FWIW I’ve had good luck with EZ Moon Clips

Ez Moon Clips

 

[Jimi Jah]

Once I finish my stack of .45 I will probably sell my Springfield Mil Spec. I only paid $650 for it new so I'll get back more than that.

Keeping the 9mm target and EMP.

 

[nescott24]

Once I finish my stack of .45 I will probably sell my Springfield Mil Spec. I only paid $650 for it new so I'll get back more than that.

Keeping the 9mm target and EMP.

How is the EMP?

 

[Sheepdog1968]

If I had to do things over again, I’d probably just stick with 9 mm. That is mostly driven by my developing arthritis in my hands in my 50s and thinking that there will be a day .45 ACP might be too painful; not too bad yet. To date, I have still shot more .45 ACP than 9 mm. Love the cartridge but age rather than ammo price is causing me to shoot it much less than 9 mm. I won’t sell the .45 ACP pistols I own though. I don’t have an all steel one so I “might” get a 1911 long slide with brass grips to see how the recoil feels.

 

[chiroken007]

How is the EMP?

I love my EMP! Not sure about Jimi’s experience. I had a 1st generation which needed to be serviced by Springfield because of FTF issues known in the 1st gen. It’s great now.

 

[Jimi Jah]

How is the EMP?

Great design, tight tolerances. A keeper.

 

[CWINSD]

I haven't shot any .45 in over a year, so probably

 

[Tere_Hanges]

Oddly enough, Im shooting more 40 than 9mm or 45 now that 40 costs the same as 9mm at 26cpr.

 

[chiroken007]

Oddly enough, Im shooting more 40 than 9mm or 45 now that 40 costs the same as 9mm at 26cpr.

Do you reload? I have about 1k in .40 casings without a useful home.

 

[hapevo]

I sold off my last HK Expert in .45 last year and then all the .45 ammo. Narrowing everything down to 9mm and 5.56.

 

[Gawernator]

Haven’t shot my 1911 more than once this year

 

[NoCal]

Am I getting away from 45 ACP
NO! Unless I have to dress like that then maybe

 

[HarleyLowRiderST]

I was an 1911 fan for maybe a month. Lol Bought a Springfield Armory Operator in OD Green. Sold it a couple of months later and now all 9mm except for my three revolvers in .357

 

[ShootFirstFirster]

I am 9mm until death but 20 years ago I purchased my first 1911, a Kimber TLE II. Sold it a year later. Recently picked up a RIA Pro Ultra Match FS and then an SA TRP Operator Full rail.

Had some 45 ACP guns in between, Glocks, HKs. All gone now.

I think you should always have at least ONE 45 ACP and at least ONE 357.

 

[esv_joker]

Yep, sold my RIA 1911 a while ago. Bought it because I wanted a cheap 1911. It was neat, but I began consolidating on logistics. I might end up buying a 1911 in 9mm later on

Update: I caved during my Birthday and put a deposit on a Springfield Armory GI-Spec 1911A1 and Beretta 92FS. The grip felt amazing. Might treat it more as a range gun than anything, lol.

 

[Gawernator]

Shot my second uspsa match with a Smith & Wesson 25-2 chambered in .45 acp with moon clips.

I impulse purchased this revolver after spending 3 months tracking down a 9mm 1911 ‍

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Silkies

 

[dvoncock]

Great design, tight tolerances. A keeper.

I love my EMP! Not sure about Jimi’s experience. I had a 1st generation which needed to be serviced by Springfield because of FTF issues known in the 1st gen. It’s great now.

Agree with Jimi and chiroken. The EMP is a good pocket rocket. I’ve had no mechanical issues over 2.5k rounds. The rear sight seemed a tad off center out of the box (annoying!) but was easy enough to adjust at home.

 

[Jaac624]

It seems that .45 ACP wiill be a handful and high maintenace.