Why The .45 ACP Stinks for Self-Defense (Oh My, He Went There)

By Bob Owens | 9:21 AM | December 31, 2016

“The .45 ACP doesn’t give you the best of anything.”

Lower magazine capacity than other defensive handgun calibers, less consistent expansion and penetration than other defensive handgun calibers, more difficult to manage recoil than other defensive handgun calibers, and higher cost per round per offering from the same manufacturer, larger frame sizes, and weight… he brings up some valid points.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.