9mm vs 45 ACP, WE END THE DEBATE. The Human Torso Test.

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9mm is a faster, less expensive round. You can carry more of it. You can train easier with it. You can buy it in bulk. The variety is crazy. 9mm is just the best round out there. That is why I carry a .45.

Mike is a time traveler and he’s laughing our faces about it. Things like “arguing about it for centuries.” Come clean Garand Thumb.

Also, if you're considering a round to carry for a CCW. In this particular situation, the +P .45 went thru the gel dummy and kept going another 50-100 feet, and rang that plate with some authority. The 9mm +P+ stopped inside of the gel dummy. If you're out in public, that extra 100ish feet could mean someone else gets hurt.

"I think the .45 is gonna win" "The Japanese don't like it" @5:29 😂

I miss my uncle, a former Vietnam Ranger/Green Beret. When I asked him about calibers and whether the 9mm or .45 was better, his response was: "I've never met anyone that would let me shoot them in the chest with a .22." In other words, "doesn't matter."

As far as these tests go, I’d love to see a comparison of 5.56 out of a 20” compared to a 10.3” and how much they really differ.

I've always wanted to see 9mm vs .45ACP on levels of body armor.

I always assumed it was more capacity that differed between 9mm and .45 personally. I kept hearing how closely the rounds performed and figured it was the ability to carry more rounds that really separated the two calibers.

The intern legally has to live at that range because it’s the only place in town sufficiently far away from elementary schools.

Charlie chugging milk in the background and acting extremely awkward after referencing he had been banned from the public library is a truly epic character arc

Summer: 9mm subcompact in my shorts pocket Winter: Full size 45 ACP under jacket.

I have been watching your vids forever, and they never cease to entertain. I’m going back through and watching these older ones. Thank you!

This .45 acp ammo is unrealistic, it should be able to summon a P-51 Mustang that can destroy a Tiger Tank

Having seen this video, I think it's safe to say that either caliber is more than sufficient for defense against an armless, legless man who struggles to sit up without assistance. Thanks, Science Man!

I spent 24 years on the police force, I retired at the rank of Chief of Police in 1993. I also spent a bit over a year in Vietnam back in 1970-71. In my time, I have seen shootings using every round from the little .22LR and even a .25 ACP. I have seen shots that killed in one round, I have seen guys that kept coming after a dozen rounds hit him. I have attended autopsy's on the dead who died of the shootings. From all that I learned, for my duty weapon, when I had a choice and could afford a semi-auto back when LE was a wheel gun job I carried a .45 ACP and I kept her fed with 230 grain FMJ. I guess a throwback to my time in service. I always felt well armed. I had several guns over that time, even did some time carrying a Smith M59 in 9mm but always felt a bit light when it came to that. I ended up with an Astra M100 in .45ACP as my carry gun. She boasts a 10 round magazine and one in the tube makes 11. I carried 2 extra magazines and still kept her stuffed full of FMJ. Here in the Dakota's in the winter folks dress warm, they wear layers of cloths and I have seen shootings where the penetration was stifled by the cloths. The 230 grain FMJ will penetrate. those clothing and punch a nice .45 hole through the bad guy. May not stop him on the first shot but you 9mm guys with 20 rounds can keep punching, I still have 9 more chances and all of them are bigger and badder. Just my opinion. BTW most of the dead guys I saw over the years who were shot by non-law enforcement died of little .22 caliber lead bullets. The .22LR is nothing to turn your nose up at. I still have my old 9 shot .22LR revolver and don't feel underarmed if I am carrying her either (2 speed loaders keep her stuffed if I need to reload, and I have had a lot of practice with them due to my time with the model 19s.)

The struggle is real! It’s very natural to want the biggest, which may not necessarily be the best for YOU. I worked my way through college at a meat processing plant owned by my family. Most often, I worked the kill floor. So what did we use to dispatch? It certainly wasn’t a .45, .40, or the popular 9mm. The good old .22lr did the trick. From the 2000+ beef to the 100 lb hog, with very little exception 1 round did the trick. Do I carry a .22? Nope. But if I had to I’d be comfortable enough with the option. Practice, awareness, and placement.

Never been shot by a 9mm, but I have been shot with a .45 through the hip and out the back of my thigh. When I got to the hospital the doctor told me that nothing was as bad as the .45, He told me that high velocity rounds usually punched through the body clean but the .45 tumbled around (like mine did) and just wiped everything out. I got an artificial hip and a femoral rod out of it but a brilliant surgeon saved my leg.

That 80's retro intro is one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed in my life. As a child of the 80's, I applaud you.

I was a Supply Corporal for B Co., and HHC 3rd Ranger Battalion from 1991-1993. At the end of each quarter, I had to expend all of the surplus ammunition, so that our funding would remain the same. I fired thousands of 5.56 and 9mm rounds. I became very proficient with a 9mm Beretta. Unfortunately, due to some really messed up Battalion politics, my company and A Co., did not participate in the Battle of Mogadishu. My friends that did recounted that the 9mm. Beretta was too underpowered in combat, and the Battalion was considering going to the .45 after that, although I left the unit before that happened. As for me, I liked the Beretta. It seemed very reliable, easy to clean, and the recoil was almost nil. Great presentation as always Sire! 🙏