RE: .45 acp vs 9mm
I have a copy of a Browning Hi Power that is made in Bulgaria. It is called an Arcus 94. It is a beefed up version with a matteblued , squared off slide and chromed frame. This is the most accurate and reliable 9mm I have ever owned. I paid about 300.00 for it years ago and it was a good investment.I can fan the trigger on a 15 round magazine and it emptys like a full automatic and never jams. I have a Sig 220 in .45 acp but I cant shoot it as well as my 9mm. If you look at the ballistics on the corbon 115 gr jhp you will see it has a one shot stopping figure equaling the powerful 125 grain jhp.357 magnum loads. The nine can be shot cheaper too. I get 50 rounds of usa white box at wally world for about seven bucks. Here are some figures on energy levels and fps from CorBon.
9MM LUGER+P 115 GR. JHP 1350 FPS/466FTLBS***
9MM LUGER+P 125 GR. JHP 1250 FPS/434FTLBS
45 AUTO+P 165 GR. JHP 1250 FPS/573 FTLBS
45 AUTO+P 185 GR. JHP 1150FPS/543 FTLBS
45 AUTO+P 230 GR. JHP 950 FPS/461FTLBS***
357 MAG 110 GR. JHP 1500 FPS/555 FTLBS
357 MAG 125 GR. JHP 1400FPS/544FTLBS***