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I have a question, should I buy a 9mm for edc or a 40, 45? People say there’s no significant difference in their effectiveness but idk.
IMO it's whatever you find most comfortable. I like 9mm for faster follow up and capacity. Yet I have a .45 on the nightstand because I'm less concerned about size & weight due to the fact I'm not carrying that SOB around all day. Truth be told I usually just drop a little.32 in my pocket, maybe not the most effective but first rule in a gunfight is have a gun.
Common opinion is just that, so they recommend 9mm so you get maximum number of rounds in the mag.
All things being equal if you could put rounds on target easily with full power 10mm, that would be my choice because I feel in general pistol rounds are too underpowered to put someone down fast (see my other comment about Carhartt jacket body armor).
Depends on open carry or concealed carry. The .45 is a monster compared to the other two, but doesn't hold much ammo and compact ones are still bigger than the 9's. My conceal carry is a Ruger EC-9 which is a 9mm but is so small it only holds 7 rounds. A standard 9mm like a Glock will be 15 rounds.
EC9 was probably my favorite edc ever. Small enough to hide and 7 9mm plus a magazine should be plenty for all but the worst situations.
Shouldn't have taken it on that canoe trip....
9mm guns tend to be smaller, but snappier when shot. .40 are about as big as 45 guns. .40cal is WAY snappy. more so than a 9mm. However more power than 9mm or 45acp. 45acp the largest of the three guns... Not a ton of power "FPS" however you got a large ball of lead down range.
I like both 9mm and 45acp. 9 for CC 45 for OC.
That's my take as well. If I'm going to have a snappy pistol, it'll be with the un-neutered .40; the full 10mm. The .40 was a dumb compromise round.
I think I would carry a 10mm before I carried a 45 but it's an expensive caliber. Best gun is the one you carry often and practice with though so I stick with 9mm with critical defense (though I may change that looking at this image). If glock ever made a slimline 10mm I would switch but the 43x is nice and easy to carry.
The average number of hits for incapacitation is slightly lower for higher calibers, but not significantly higher. I'd recommend 9mm because it's common, relatively inexpensive, and lower recoil...which increases accuracy. Remember that your worst day at the range is the approximate accuracy of your best day when the SHTF, so accuracy trumps slight differences in wound channels.
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