The 45 is so slow that..

[Matt.Cross]

You weren't bad.

But it's still pistols at dawn if it don't rain.

The good news for you is that I'll be bringing my .45, provided it doesn't rain of course...

 

[SmokeyJoe]

... it rides the short bus!

 

[fieldgrade]

45 is so slow the only way to hit the 100 yard steel at H20 is to bounce it off the dirt at 70 yards.

Bank shot.

 

[FishHunt]

My 45 is so slow that I'm thinking of getting the .460...

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

People make fun of .45acp being slow ... then say hollow points need velocity to expand ... I never heard a .45acp had problems with expansion ... guess the 100+ year old government mule cartridge (along with the .45-70) just has some kinda of voodoo behind it that makes it work for those who believe in it .

One could argue the point that when your ammo is already the size of ashtrays, who needs hollowpoints?

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Easy Matt.
My G41 goes with me to the range every time. Every time.

To see what real guns look like?

 

[Friday]

To see what real guns look like?

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Come over here mama-san. Me love you long time.

 

[BatteryOaksBilly]

Hey!!!!!! Who you talkn bout????? Signed...The Midget Legend

 

[Bailey Boat]

I once shot a Coyote with my .45 and it was sooooo slow that he came closer to help speed up his demise....

I was shooting a paper target with my .45 last week and it was sooo slow the paper turned to dust before the bullet arrived..

A .45 is soooo slow it can see both AM and PM but not of the same day....

 

[Firemedic54]

 

[Firemedic54]

 

[Get Off My Lawn]

People make fun of .45acp being slow ... then say hollow points need velocity to expand ... I never heard a .45acp had problems with expansion ... guess the 100+ year old government mule cartridge (along with the .45-70) just has some kinda of voodoo behind it that makes it work for those who believe in it .

Wayyy back I tested 5-6 brands of 9mm, 40S&W and 45 through denim and 5 gal buckets of water. None of the subsonic rounds opened reliably. None of the 45's did, they exited as FMJ's, with one exception- the Flying Ashtray.
That's when I bought a 40 Short & Weak and carried 135g-155g Cor-Bons. They were the most dramatic energy dumpers out of everything I tested.

 

[Downeast]

The .45 is the 5.56 of the pistol world. Both being basically ne'er-do-well's.

 

[Chihuahua Floyd]

They used a 45 to film "The Matrix",, without special effects.

 

[Charlie]

It is sort of fun being able to watch the bullet go downrange.

 

[Chihuahua Floyd]

The 45 is like the Marine Corps, when it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight.

 

[Friday]

One time I took my 45 on an airplane. That was the fastest thing it's ever seen.

 

[Friday]

One time I took my 45 to the moon.

 

[ProfMagoo(ret)]

Host: The 45 ACP is so slow ...
Audience: How slow is it?

A: it would only merit a warning for speeding through downtown Creedmoor, NC.

 

[ProfMagoo(ret)]

One could argue the point that when your ammo is already the size of ashtrays, who needs hollowpoints?

Don't let the anti's get wind of that! Amendment 2.5 to the Constitution: the right to keep and bear ashtrays shall not be infringed.

 

[THE PUNISHER]

10mm. Because 2 holes bleed faster than one

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Wayyy back I tested 5-6 brands of 9mm, 40S&W and 45 through denim and 5 gal buckets of water. None of the subsonic rounds opened reliably. None of the 45's did, they exited as FMJ's, with one exception- the Flying Ashtray.
That's when I bought a 40 Short & Weak and carried 135g-155g Cor-Bons. They were the most dramatic energy dumpers out of everything I tested.

Let this be a lesson to you...

Don't shoot bad guys wearing 5 gallon buckets wrapped in denim.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

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[BlackGun]

45 is so slow that body armor level is a catchers mitt.

 

[Chihuahua Floyd]

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Gotta agree with the duck. First time ever!
CF

 

[Bailey Boat]

It is sort of fun being able to watch the bullet go downrange.

As long as it's GOING AWAY from you!!! If it' COMING TOWARD you it ain't gonna be much fun....

 

[Windini]

I think I wore out the "like" button on this thread!

 

[John Travis]

I was amazed the first time I was at a range and realized I could actually see the projectile in flight.

I've seen full throttle .357 and .41 Magnums in flight. It depends on the lighting and where the sun is.

The British had the "stopping power" issue figured out over 250 years ago with their .75 and later .69 caliber muskets.

Heavy ball. Light charge.

Regards.

 

[BlackGun]

45 is so slow it’s measured in fathoms per second.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

45 is so slow it’s measured in fathoms per second.

Well...technically a fathom is a unit of LENGTH equal to 6 feet, though it most often refers to depth of water.

Soooo...when you're saying it's measured in fathoms, it could easily mean "too fast for fps to be meaningful".

Just sayin'.

 

[JimP42]

How about furlongs per fortnight?

 

[doose]

45 is so slow it’s measured in [strike]fathoms per second[/strike] furlongs per fortnight.

Fixed.

And i missed the post above...

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[ProfMagoo(ret)]

How about furlongs per fortnight?

Ah, my favorite speed of light unit conversion exercise.

 

[BlackGun]

45 is slow it’s called the retard round.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

45 is slow it’s called the retard round.

Yeah, but it also comes with retard strength.

 

[eolian]

.45 is so slow nobody has an oversupply in stock and I had to pay full retail & shipping for my 500 round order yesterday!

 

[Bailey Boat]

I gave myself a new Colt 1911 in 45 ACP several years ago for my birthday (if she won't get it for me I'll get it myself!!) and went shooting that afternoon. Boy was I disappointed, I had to come back the next day to see where I hit the target.....

 

[18DAI]

The 45 is like RAID. It kills bugs dead.

My preferred load is from ACME. A name you can trust. Regards 18DAI

 

[nchunt101]

My reason for being a fan of the fotay.

 

[S4f]