A2 Buckeye
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Hi All,
I'm in the process of getting my Michigan CDL (I should be carrying by Thanksgiving) and currently own a S&W Sigma 9mm. I want to buy a new weapon when the license comes through.
This is my first post here on USACarry, and I am pretty sure of two things:
1) This topic has already been covered somewhere on these forums.
2) It will generate a bunch of differing opinions.
I know #2 is true from discussions I've already had with gun shop personnel, firearms instructors, LEOs and friends who already carry.
So the question: what caliber to carry--9mm, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP?
I am comfortable with the 9mm and have thought about loading with +P ammo for defensive purposes. An instructor in a recent course recommended .45 ACP (I'm a pretty big guy), but a cop acquaintance claims the .40 has the same stopping power as the .45 because of its higher muzzle velocity.
Thoughts? Opinion? Comparisons of muzzle energy?
Thanks in advance for any info!
I'm in the process of getting my Michigan CDL (I should be carrying by Thanksgiving) and currently own a S&W Sigma 9mm. I want to buy a new weapon when the license comes through.
This is my first post here on USACarry, and I am pretty sure of two things:
1) This topic has already been covered somewhere on these forums.
2) It will generate a bunch of differing opinions.
I know #2 is true from discussions I've already had with gun shop personnel, firearms instructors, LEOs and friends who already carry.
So the question: what caliber to carry--9mm, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP?
I am comfortable with the 9mm and have thought about loading with +P ammo for defensive purposes. An instructor in a recent course recommended .45 ACP (I'm a pretty big guy), but a cop acquaintance claims the .40 has the same stopping power as the .45 because of its higher muzzle velocity.
Thoughts? Opinion? Comparisons of muzzle energy?
Thanks in advance for any info!