45 GAP?...

[CommsNBombs]

A few weeks ago I started a thread on the 357 SIG. My trade fell apart and I got a Glock 20 Gen 4 from WarPig instead (who is a great guy)...anyway, the ammo is almost more expensive than 10mm - it is bottle-necked so that was going to kill me. And I can't load it on my new Dillon Square Deal. Plus - it is a SIG...and I HATE Sigs. (I Blame 7th Group for making me carry a M11).

 

Anyway - I was on Glock's website looking at the 40MOS but I noticed 45 GAP. Not a whole lot of videos or reviews on it. The little I was able to find pretty much equated to: 45 Short. Not exactly going to cure cancer - BUT it is straight walled.

 

Anyone ever owned a Glock 37, 38, or 39? Or anything else (???) in 45 GAP. I've actually found 45 GAP ammo at Walmart and Academy on the SUPER CHEAP lol.

 

Plus - I need an excuse to get more Glocks. I was going for a 34 or 17L but the top cutout is UGLY. And this will be cheaper than a Glock 40-MOS.

 

So, any feedback on this Glock Unicorn?

[JeffL]

I don't think Glock even makes guns chambered in .45 GAP anymore. You can probably find a used one cheap, but you'd better buy all the ammo you can. I wouldn't buy it.

[10-Ring]

Odd ball round that died off before it ever took off.  I'd stay away. 

[Cruel Hand Luke]

The Georgia state police, Florida Highway Patrol , South Carolina Highway Patrol,  and New York state police all use 45GAP....so I doubt that it will be going away any time soon...... 

 

Back during the ammo drought you could always find .45GAP available......probably because so few civilians actually use it so no one was hording it. 

Edited October 14, 2015 by Cruel Hand Luke

[nightrunner]

It's a round made to mimic .45acp ballistics yet fit in a Glock small frame (17/19/26). Glock and XD is the only guns I know of made for it. It's an answer looking for a question

[Garufa]

While I don't exactly follow your first paragraph I see no purpose for .45 GAP.  If you are worried about cost it is more expensive than 10mm which is more expensive than .357 SIG.

[Cruel Hand Luke]

It's a round made to mimic .45acp ballistics yet fit in a Glock small frame (17/19/26). Glock and XD is the only guns I know of made for it. It's an answer looking for a question

No, it is an answer for folks (departments, govt agencies, etc) who are tasked with finding a gun that is .45 diameter and still has a small enough grip so that smaller stature shooters with tiny hands (read that as mostly females) will still be able to grip and shoot the gun relatively well.

 

Plus the same magazine pouches that your old G22 or G17 used will be usable with the new G37 mags and you can see how a police dept or state police might look at this as a good idea....for the typical civilian....none of that same argument really applies. I know A LOT of serious gun carriers (and even more intermittent hobby gun carriers) and I do not know a single one who carries a .45GAP. I'm not saying it is a horrible thing (in fact it might be a bit of a "gamer gun" for IDPA in CDP or GSSF in the Heavy Metal division  if you don't have hands big enough for a G41) but I am saying that MOST people who really want a .45 will go with ACP due to availability and not having to deal with an "odd ball" cartridge. 

[CatsEye]

It's a decent round but obsolete.

[ehull20000]

Maybe it will have collector value in 50 years?

[Patton]

The Georgia state police, Florida Highway Patrol , South Carolina Highway Patrol, and New York state police all use 45GAP....so I doubt that it will be going away any time soon......

Actually, Georgia State Police dropped theirs for Glock 17's.

[Monkeyman2500]

I know one person who carries with 45gap and loves it. He said he looks for ammo in bulk. Said it comes up cheep sometimes and he buys bunch at once.

[gregintenn]

There's just enough of it for the odd case to show up in a bunch of surplus brass every now and then. :wall:

 

I'll bet the same guy who decided to put small primers in some 45 acp ammo also dreamed up this useless round.

[CommsNBombs]

Figured as much. I had a feeling it would be stupid. I just want more Glocks :(

Maybe I will try a G21 again - get a gen 3 SF and take a dremel to it. My Gen 4 21 without back straps was too fat for me.

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[Raoul]

45 Gap.....a solution looking for a problem

[tnhawk]

Finding 45 GAP ammunition will likely be a problem in the future.  Without a very good reason to change, I prefer to stay with calibers that are more common.

[Ray Z]

OK, here's my question of the day. Can you trim 45acp brass down to 45gap length and reload it?

[CommsNBombs]

OK, here's my question of the day. Can you trim 45acp brass down to 45gap length and reload it?

I do not believe so, the inner case wall dimensions are just slightly off to do it

[Patton]

While you could, there are some differences that may or may not matter.

[Erik88]

I'm confused by your post. You say you traded for a G20 and that the ammo is almost more expensive than 10mm...

The glock 20 is the full size 10mm not a .357 sig or .45 GAP.

What gun did you actually get?

[Rebels010]

What Walmart or academy did you see the ammo at for cheap?

[CommsNBombs]

I'm confused by your post. You say you traded for a G20 and that the ammo is almost more expensive than 10mm...

The glock 20 is the full size 10mm not a .357 sig or .45 GAP.

What gun did you actually get?

I got the 20 already.

357 SIG fell through.

Im interested in 45 gap because of materials/ease

[WarPig]

If you decide to get a 45 GAP let me know. I have 20 rounds of Federal hollow points on top of my gun safe for no reason. A buddy bought the wrong stuff and its just sitting here.

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[CommsNBombs]

Just got in 500 pcs of brass for free - dude didnt know what the hell it was.

Here it is in all its ugliness!



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[Clod Stomper]

Just got in 500 pcs of brass for free - dude didnt know what the hell it was.

Here it is in all its ugliness!



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To be fair, a semi-wadcutter is ugly in any auto cartridge.

[alwaysoutdoors]

It's a round made to mimic .45acp ballistics yet fit in a Glock small frame (17/19/26). Glock and XD is the only guns I know of made for it. It's an answer looking for a question

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