Would you rather have a 1911 in 9mm or .45 Pros and Con?

[kevinl]

I was a cop. I carried a .45. Today, I have a 9mm. Love it! More accurate and with modern ammo, equivalent to .45. Also, I get extra rounds.

 

[kevinl]

I have 1911's in both and love em all. My personal preference is .45 because, well it's .45! My very favorite round in a 1911 and one you might consider is 10mm. I have several my favorite being the SA Ronin.

I have one in 10mm. Love it

 

[grainfed]

much as I enjoy shooting my Delta w/ it's 40 S&W barrel, I have a Sig 226S (aka X-5 Target) in 40 S&W , which is probably the most accurate handgun I own.
It's a older, German-made Sig, from their Custom Shop. Bought it from a gun shop owner ( one of his personal guns ) when asked what a nice pistol in 40S&W would be... He told me his truck needed a new transmission, otherwise he wouldn't be selling it. Came in the factory case, like a brand new gun
.I thought it was expensive @ the time ( most expensive handgun I'd purchased) but now, I wouldn't sell it for 2 X what I paid for it. View attachment 35820

 

[Kevin Rohrer]

The 9mm Punibellum is the DEI round of the 21st Century.

Hard Pass

 

[Pierre]

I keep going back and forth on the new 1911 -

I just shot my friends Tisa 1911 that was chambered in 9mm, and I must say it was awesome.

The ability to limit recoil, and having a few extra rounds was great.

Are there any other pro's and cons I'm overlooking when considering a 9mm vs a .45 for the 1911 platform?

I feel that shot placement is always more important than stopping power necessarily.

To my mind a 1911 means 45...

 

[barnetmill]

The 9mm Punibellum is the DEI round of the 21st Century.

Hard Pass

The 9x19 mm parabellum was issued in the P08 (1908) luger and was actually available before then. It was the round of the 20th century outside of the USA and still is for much of the world. Even the Russians are using a form of the 9x19. I am not sure yet if the red Chinese use it or not yet.
I just checked the Chinese do have a pistol chambered in 9x19

The Type 92 / QSZ-92 is a modern military pistol that is now a standard sidearm of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and many police organizations inside China. Designed during the early 1990s and currently manufactured by state-owned ordnance organizations, it is now available in two externally similar, but internally different versions. The first one, intended for military use inside China, is the QSZ92-5.8. It is chambered for indigenous 5.8×42 DAP-5.8 ammunition, which is loaded with pointed, steel-core bullets. The second version, known as QSZ92-9, is primarily intended for police use and is chambered for ubiquitous 9×19 Luger ammunition, which is known in Chinese service as DAP92-9. The latter version is also manufactured for commercial, and export sales as NORINCO NP-42 and CF-98, with slight variations in markings and external appearance. The CF-98 is also available chambered for 7.62×25 Tokarev ammunition.