That is not only a valid reason, but a very compelling one. I'm fortunate that my wife shoots both 1911 and striker fired guns. But being the good woman she is, prefers the 1911 in .45acpThe Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:50 pm...switched to 9mm Glocks, and I did that for a very specific reason....my wife carries and shoots Glock 9mm pistols, and it was important to me that she should be able to pick up my gun and use it if she had to.
I agree with you. 9mm is a good round, but I think .45acp is a better round.I agree that a .45 hits a bit harder, but 9mm has been killing people even longer than .45 ACP. Shot placement does count, but it’s not the only factor...
I’m not naive enough to believe that all 9mm hits result in 1 shot kills ... but the same could be said for .45 ACP, or even the mighty .357 Magnum. I’ll grant that those two are more powerful and hit harder than a 9mm........BUT.....the 9mm hits hard enough. I don’t feel particularly under-armed with a 9mm, and at least my wife can shoot it and isn’t intimidated by it. I don’t think I’m likely to need all 15 rounds in the mag that’s in the gun, but it holds that many, so I might as well carry them. And I always have at least one spare mag with me, because 2 is 1 and 1 is none.
My only complaint, if you want to call it that, is that so few people these days [on the 9mm side] can/will admit that there is a difference.
In the words of the Rob Leatham - While 9mm may be entirely adequate, it is not equivalent [to .45acp] so don't kid yourselves.
Just kidding, I like my postman, but no BluePress today.