I am planning to buy a .45 caliber gun and I have a few questions for the guys that have shot that caliber a lot.
How many feet or yards will it travel in a straight line till it begins to fall. Once it begins to fall how much does it fall in relation to distance traveled? How does the .45 Caliber fall per so many feet compare to the .40 Caliber.
The .45 is build for stamina, not speed so it doesn't travel far or fast for that matter. But it's strong. Leaves a big hole and does a lot of damage upon contact. That's why it's the caliber of choice for many. When you hit your target, it normaly stays there and doesn't travel to places unknown. The .40 has a little bigger charge and is faster than the .45 but makes a smaller hole. I've found the .40 to have a bit more kick when shooting it over the .45. You should ask yourself the reason for buying the .45, if for target or personal protection. Mine is for the latter and found the XD .45 Compact the perfect gun for CCW.
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Not trying to start a war, but for what reason would you need to shoot a handgun at 80 yards. For the common citizen, if your threat is at 80 yards, he really isnt a threat anymore and you have other means of escape. At the range its all good for fun, but in a real life scenario, it would be hard to justify a citizen firing at a target 80 yards away. For law enforcement, at that range IF the target is actually a threat, we pull out a patrol rifle. Like a said, no war, just curious.
yes, why would you need a handgun to shoot far....?? If its for defense most instances you would need it is 7 to 10 feet... which the 45 is plenty..... Great defense caliber.... The 40 rnd is pretty comparable... You want a long range caliber handgun, get a 44 mag in a long barrel.....
Not trying to start a war, but for what reason would you need to shoot a handgun at 80 yards. For the common citizen, if your threat is at 80 yards, he really isnt a threat anymore and you have other means of escape. At the range its all good for fun, but in a real life scenario, it would be hard to justify a citizen firing at a target 80 yards away. For law enforcement, at that range IF the target is actually a threat, we pull out a patrol rifle. Like a said, no war, just curious.
I agree with you totally on the above. For the common citizen at 80 yards the threat should be avoided and it shouldnt be that big of a problem to avoid at that distance. Personally I just wanted to know how far I could shoot withsome accuracy with the .45. I havenot competedwith pistols at target practice with my family on our farm in many years. I have two nephews that are on the police force and they think they can beat their old uncle at target practice now. The one that has been on the police force for 8 years I taught some things the academy didnt teach him apparently since he wasnt that good at them. When he first joined the force 8 years ago I showed him a few things aboutholster to target quickacquisition under stress. The other nephew well he thinks he is a hot shot and he has been on the force a year.They shoot 40s and I just want to challenge them a bit and use a heavier pistol since they think the 40 is the bestgun for defense. They know only what they have used and what they have been told. Just have some fun at short, long range, and target acquisition.Part I am not looking forward to is they may beat me this time. They are pretty quick now especially the nephew that has been on the force for 8 years. He has done a lot of practicing since we first competed with targets on the farm. Myeyes andsteadiness of my hands are not what they were 8 yearsago.
All bullets fall at the same speed. All objects for that matter. Gravity pulls everything down at the same acceleration...
BUT, a slower bullet, let's say a 800 fps .45, versus a 1100 fps .40 S&W, will appear to fall father when shooting toward a target because it takes longer to get there. Gravity has more time to pull the bullet down.
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