no guns user here
is a .45 ACP a good gun for personal defence?
Just moved to a chicago suburb from California
No guns user here
Jordan Powell
Cooper Myers
no, yes, maybe, /thread
Grayson Ortiz
Yeah, it's fine. But so is 9mm, 10mm, .380, or .40 S&W, so why do you ask for .45 specifically?
Brody Ross
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Sebastian Evans
Probably has heard fuddlore as a nogunz
Jaxson Martinez
It's fine.
Isaac Allen
Handgun rounds are generally accepted as being so-so for killing people. Everything from 9mm +p to 45ACP is roughly equal in tissue destruction and recoil, and personal defense situations rarely require more than three rounds and rarely occur past a little over arms reach. Most men can keep 3 rounds of 45 on a man sized target in rapid fire with no problems.
So use whatever gun you can get if you can't afford to be a tactifudd and buy muh perfect CC gun as long as it's not in a mouse caliber. Just follow this one rule: Never shoot FMJ, and make sure your gun can reliably function with hollowpoints. If a gun is already known for not reliably functioning without specific ammo or care (must be kept lubed and away from dirt sweat water etc) don't carry it. The first shot probably won't do anything, because it's a handgun, and the second shot won't even be chambered if it jams. And then you die.
Grayson Bell
>Move from one shithole to another
WHYYYYYYYY?
To answer your question, yes it will work fine for most uses. Get something you can mount a flashlight to, though.
Joshua Phillips
Yes. Anything 380 and bigger is fine. Just figure out what gun you like, fits the role best, and learn to use it.
If you plan to carry make sure it’s comfortable and concealable. If it’s for home or car get as large a gun as you want.
Angel Lopez
>chicago
Get yourself a Problem Solver in 10MM.
Bentley Green
I like the 1911 style, purely aesthetic reasons also for stopping power, I know it used to be standard issue, mostly a /his/ guy myself
Carter Thompson
Benjamin Morales
good info Jow Forums, you guys know your shit unlike /x/ or Jow Forums
lost a job, moved in with parents ngl its pretty seedy out here, looking for a CWP honestly
Leo Phillips
It Will work even better if you hit the target
Caleb Howard
Yes, it works quite well if you are able to put lead on target.
Isaac Ross
Don’t even put .380 in the same “fine” category as .40 SW and .45 auto.
>inb4 some contextless chart from some “””meta””” study saying they’re all the same
Yes user. .45 auto is a fantastic round - great weight, penetration and expansion.
Ayden Hall
Newgunz here. Why are fmj rounds frowned upon?
Jackson Allen
What are you looking for? Concealed carry? S&W M&P Shield in 9mm or Glock 26 with those 12 round Magpul magazines. Anything larger than that, I would go with 10mm.
Jeremiah Williams
>10millimeme for a noob
Adam Bennett
Lack of expansion means they can overpenetrate, and dump less of their energy into tissue
Isaac Brown
>move from california
>to chicago
is New York City, Hawaii, and New Jersey next?