It’s fine, but the same size gun will hold a lot more 9mm and training with it is way more affordable. There’s not enough difference in lethality to worry about. The only situation where I’d take a 45 over a 9 would be shooting suppressed and subsonic since that’s the only time the bigger bullet would really be helpful.
He’s using a .45 in 2024. Evaluating available options and weighing the pros and cons is not in his wheelhouse.
Eh, .45 is still a good caliber when concealment is not a factor.
It’s fine, but the same size gun will hold a lot more 9mm and training with it is way more affordable. There’s not enough difference in lethality to worry about. The only situation where I’d take a 45 over a 9 would be shooting suppressed and subsonic since that’s the only time the bigger bullet would really be helpful.