Disposable Heart
Grandmaster
+1 ModernGunner
.45 is "obsolete" not "ineffective". It's been surpassed by 9mm with the rise of more technologically advanced bullet types.
.45 will still kill as easily as before. It's not that it's become worthless, it just poses more negatives than positives in comparison to "modern" 9mm.
Now, that being said: If I had to carry only "ball" ammo, I would carry the flattest point .45 that I could get to feed reliably. Round nose ball in both calibers has shown to have marginal effect on tissue crush.
.45 is "obsolete" not "ineffective". It's been surpassed by 9mm with the rise of more technologically advanced bullet types.
.45 will still kill as easily as before. It's not that it's become worthless, it just poses more negatives than positives in comparison to "modern" 9mm.
Now, that being said: If I had to carry only "ball" ammo, I would carry the flattest point .45 that I could get to feed reliably. Round nose ball in both calibers has shown to have marginal effect on tissue crush.