ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
My 1911 holds 18 rounds of 45 acp. And trust me, if you know how to shoot, you're not going to be any slower with a .45 than you are with a 9. My son, at 14 years old, was running off aimed double taps with a .45 faster than some LEO's were with their DA 9's...
ParaOrdnance - renders compromise obsolete.
I don't think any difference in being able to shoot one a fraction of a second quicker than the other would make any real world difference, so I'm with you on that one. But I do believe in trained hands the 9mm can be fired just a fraction faster than a 45. One of the big benifits of the 9x23 and 38 super are their reduced recoil in comparison to the 45. Especially with compensators.