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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 219136" data-attributes="member: 1650"><p>The 45 was stopping fights before the day of &quot;boutique&quot; bullets.&nbsp; It started down the barrel as big in diameter as some of the soft points bloom to. Of course bullets for virtually all calibers have developed.&nbsp; There is a lot of good reason for using 9's etc.&nbsp; I shoot more than most. Very common for me to shoot 8-10k rounds of center-fire pistol a year. 45 acp still heads my list, but seldom am I carrying it on me in my favorite form (1911).&nbsp; The poly's are easier to hide, carry lots, and they are so reliable.&nbsp; The XD series in a medium length barrel is a great night stand gun, under arm or appendix carry concealed, under the dash etc pistol that is as good as any pistol in any caliber.&nbsp; Like bikes it comes down to personal likes. I have learned that in cases where I am concerned about fast follow up shots, the bigger the physical size, and the longer the barrel, the faster I am back on target.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 219136, member: 1650"] The 45 was stopping fights before the day of "boutique" bullets. It started down the barrel as big in diameter as some of the soft points bloom to. Of course bullets for virtually all calibers have developed. There is a lot of good reason for using 9's etc. I shoot more than most. Very common for me to shoot 8-10k rounds of center-fire pistol a year. 45 acp still heads my list, but seldom am I carrying it on me in my favorite form (1911). The poly's are easier to hide, carry lots, and they are so reliable. The XD series in a medium length barrel is a great night stand gun, under arm or appendix carry concealed, under the dash etc pistol that is as good as any pistol in any caliber. Like bikes it comes down to personal likes. I have learned that in cases where I am concerned about fast follow up shots, the bigger the physical size, and the longer the barrel, the faster I am back on target. [/QUOTE]

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