Wolf ammo makes the 45 about as cheap to shoot as the 9mm and you don't have to save brass, though you should try to pick it up anyway .i love my 40 sw pistols but I'll most likely have a 45 before long.Not because I feel undergunned or any such,It's just that I need one. You see I have a 9mm, 2 40 cals a 44mag a 380 Kel Tec and a target 22! and a good 45 would fit in my gun safe so why not.