Shooting a .45

[moondawg]

I went to a local gun range and shot a .45...it was a Ruger pistol, I don't remember the model. The caliber wasn't too bad, I could manage it better with some practice. But the gun itself, I didn't like it. It kept jamming. I was told that you didn't have a firm grip, it would do that. I thought I had a decent grip on it, but who knows. I didn't like the hammer and decocking thing...I'm used to just racking the slide and pulling the trigger.

.45 bullets are expensive compared to 9mm bullets!

Maybe one day I'll get a .45 in a Glock or XD.

Edited February 24, 2009 by Shima

[Ropin4gold]

Try a 1911 sometime.

[moondawg]

Try a 1911 sometime.

I'd have to find a range that rents one.

[323ssplt]

Range USA has several 1911's for rent. They're in Bartlett.

[Curiousgb]

I'd have to find a range that rents one.

+ 1 on range usa. They have a nice wilson combat for rent. They also have a kimber or springfield, can't remember which. Don't rent it unless it has been cleaned, or it will jamb.

If mine wasn't in pieces being refinished I would let you shoot it.

[RoDan]

1911's don't have much recoil unless they are lightweight versions. .45 is very tame, more of a push than a punch. Yesterday, I shot a friend's 1911 with a can on it. Thing was scary quiet and with the weight of the can on it, recoil was almost like shooting a .22. I shot it at Range USA, and the coolest thing about it was shooting with a suppressor in there you hear the bullet smack the back stop, and it is louder than the gun itself going off or even the slide cycling.

[Guest dtandy]

I have shot a decent amount of 9mm in standard and +p over the past couple of months and just this Thursday I picked up a XD 45 4" compact and shot it for the first time. I had never shot a .45 before so I was not sure what to expect.

I shot my 9mm first (M&P 9c, 115 gr Blazer and 124 gr +P Fed HST) followed by the XD 45 (230 gr FMJ and 230 gr Gold Dot). I was actually surprised to find that I didn't feel a big difference in recoil between the two calibers. Obviously, there is a difference to some extent but I guess that I'm just not that sensitive to it. This was a pleasant surprise as I guess I was expecting the .45 to be a bit more difficult to handle.

Yeah, the cost of 45 ACP is out of control. I may start reloading.

[Guest HVAC Worker]

I have shot the Kahr 40 and own the Kahr 45cw.The 45 packs just a tad more puch in the hand but overall nothing to worry about.