The .45 ACP round has been experiencing a bit of a resurgence in popularity. Honestly, it is as much a move away from the .40 caliber, since the 9mm is also regaining a strong following. Improvements in bullet construction have made all pistol rounds more effective, meaning the other factors are more critical—shot placement, complete reliability and put-ting the biggest bullet on target effectively. For those interested in capacity, the 9mm is fast becoming the first choice, but for those looking to move up to a bigger bullet, the .45 ACP is king.
Glocks are like King Arthur’s Excalibur in reverse. They’re handguns that fit just about everyone. The reasons to own a Glock far outweigh reasons not to own one. However, as the company introduces more models under the Glock Gen 4 moniker, this year it’s coming out with three (Glock 21, 32 and 34), it may pull in the stragglers…
Recently, a Lieutenant at my police department was interested in downsizing from the Gen 4 Glock 21 he had been carrying on duty for several months. Previously, he supersized from his smaller .40 caliber Glock 23. He liked that the Gen 4 Glock 21 held 13 rounds of potent .45 ACP ammo in each magazine; regardless, he missed the lighter weight, controllability, and compact dimensions of his old G23. I happened to have a Glock 32 in .357 SIG caliber that I’d carried on the SWAT team available. Having less recoil but more power than the .40 in terms of kinetic energy, he decided to trade after giving it a test drive. I ended up with the like-new “hardly ever been driven” G21 as a result.