.45 or 9mm Everyday Carry, Self Preservation

.357 SIG

9mm. Smaller package. You will get tired of carrying a larger caliber handgun for concealment. 9mm has higher capacity and for those saying if you can't stop a person with a .45 then you aren't thinking if there are multiple assailants moving and running that would require more ammo.

You thought my comment was dumb yet you doubled down with an even dumber comment? The irony is so thick you can cut it with a knife LOL.

Humans are not deer.
9mm has more velocity, excellent expansion, cheaper to train with, higher capacity, less recoil so you can get on target faster, and a much wider variety of handguns and PCC’s to choose from.

Pretty stupid to buy a .45 over a 9mm nowadays. Your 1911 isn’t the end all be all gramps. If you like it then good for you, but your fudd caliber has gone out of style.

I’m 6,3 212 lbs and ccw a full size 1911 10mm with a sure fire 300xu rail mounted light. I wear it with under armor workout shorts and a fitted or unfitted t shirt all the time. The 1911 is an extremely slim handle, slimmer than some most double stack compacts. The only difference is barrel length which is an absolute non factor. If you have a problem with weight in the form of extra ounces you shouldn’t carry at all. Plus weigh up a 15 round mag vs 7. Almost non factor. My XD slim has the same handle size of my 1911 and one of the smallest semiautomatics. But the 1911 is more accurate due to the weight up front.

yep, they had to go 9mm due to lack of training and girly hands.

A .40 and a .9mm

I believe the .22 caliber has killed more people than all other calibers combined


I’m picking up a Ruger LCP in .22 to have while i am on my nightly run, i would much rather have my Glock 19 or even my Glock 21 , but .22 is much better than pepper spray

A 45 has more ballistic shock and that is ALL that counts. Nobody cares about how fast your 9mm is going. A 45 will have better expansion fact because it’s bigger. A lot of people don’t have a budget like you so money is not a factor when you have a $4000 1911. Recoil in a steel 1911 .45 is likely identical IF NOT LESS compared to a .9mm with that higher velocity due to more charge plastic gun. If you have a well built 1911 you really don’t care about any other crappy $500 gun selection.

9mm is generally for poor people because people shooting it aren’t shooting it out of a $4000 custom weapon.

.40 hollow point.

i have 1911s, but i carry my Sig p229 .357 Legion

Go to a range and try out as many as you can. You'll know it when you find the "one".

Long time ago I used to carry a 32 special. But I switched to a 1911 over 20 years ago when I was at the range with a buddy who had one. I loved it so much that he sold it to me. Been my main "squeeze" ever since.

My friend however prefers his Ruger for whatever reason. I don't judge him for it.

Go to the range. Try out as many as you can. You'll find the one that just "feels" right.

Legions are very nice and heavy. But heave means accurate. People here actually believe tiny plastic sub compact 9mm’s have less recoil than bigger caliber steel guns and they can get on target faster..

It’s so funny.

Cost isn't really an issue, I just want it to work when it is needed.

There’s no way you’re not trolling lol. Most of America isn’t going to daily carry a $4000 gun around. Even if they can afford one they aren’t using it for their self defense gun. It’s a range toy or for competitions. If you have to use your gun for self defense, you’ll most likely never see it again. It’ll be in an evidence locker until you’re dead. That’s why people aren’t spending more than $500-$700 on their daily carry gun. It’s a throwaway tool.

Also you’re talking about a heavy ass bulky, steel 1911. You conceal carrying that to the grocery store with you or to work or anywhere else? I can stick a 10+ round small and lightweight Sig P365, Springfield Hellcat, Shield Plus, Taurus GX4, Glock 26, Glock 43X or numerous other small micro 9mm in my beach shorts and no one would know the wiser.

You can larp as Billy badass bewmur of the week with your $4000 custom 1911 but unless you’re conceal carrying it with you everywhere you go then it’s useless.

I ccw it everywhere. 12 hr work shifts, stores, everywhere. If you want I can send you a picture of the stainless steel rusting on the body side from sweat. 4K is not a lot to save a life. Been through 2 holsters from Tucker gun leather. Best of the best one in the pipe hammer back and I don’t even know it’s there. Yes really.

You’re rich and tall so you can conceal carry a full sized steel gun. Good for you.

How do you know OP isn’t a woman or someone of average height? Not everyone is like you. Not everyone wants to throw away thousands of dollars on a gun when a $500 polymer 9mm is just as accurate and effective.

The majority of US military and law enforcement uses Glock, Sig and Smith & Wesson. I guess they’re all garbage and they don’t know anything huh?

How many rounds do you feel is the minimum for a everyday carry?

i like a 45 next to the bed. id carry either but id lean towards the 9 for the superior capacity. you normally get 6 or more extra rounds in the same size gun 45 vs 9. 6 more rounds of 9 with a good bullet like a hornady xtp is nice to have.

ruger 5.7. 20+1
go to local gun store and actually hold it. examine the ammo. then purchase and leave happy.

9mm .45

All day long .45 is just better.

9mm is for women and fib.

At least 10 rounds plus one or two spare mags seems to be the gold standard nowadays. Your size plus what your wearing determines what you can get away with concealing without printing (your gun being noticeable through your clothes).

Here’s some youtube channels you can skim through to help narrow down what you might want. When you have a few in mind, you should visit a gun range and rent all the ones you’re deciding between to see what you like best.

TFB TV
Classic Firearms
Hickock 45
Sootch00
Hegshot87
Honest Outlaw
Military Arms Channel
The Firearm Guy

I open carry a Glock 21 .45.

Rounds?

4 mags @ 13 +p rounds each ttl 52 rds.

Then the back up is a concealed carry 1911 .45

4 mags @ 8 +p each ttl 32 rds.

52+32=84

Why carry concealed?

Glock 43

15 minimum

a friend of mine was shot three times in the back for his .357 magnum while open carrying. he lived.

ive a hellcat myself for carry

.45 no contest

Nice thread op. Finally something I can possibly learn from.

Maybe you will learn shooting at clouds when you panic shoot a .45