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I have a Springfield M1911 and I've shot at least a thousand rounds through it. It never jammed once until I bought some cheap Wolf steel-jacketed rounds. Using those rounds it jammed all the time, but I blame the ammo, not the gun as it never jammed unless using that crap (did I mention that ammo was cheap?), at least it gave me some un-jamming experience.

.45 vs 9mm for a real life and death situation kinda tips to 9mm for me. For one thing, less power means less kick and easier to handle. Also, 9mm pistols tend to have 10 cap mags vs the 1911's 7. Plus the .45 will make you deaf where as the 9mm will just hurt your ears a bit. The .45 may be a lot more fun to just plink around with, but 9mm seems like a better choice to me. 'course I have no military experience, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Ammo plays a HUGE factor in performance. I will no longer shoot any ammo I consider questionable. I'm looking directly at you, UMC.

For pure stopping power, the Beretta is crap. The military likes them because they use the 9mm parabellum round, which is one of the smallest "big rounds" in production. Less mass = greater clip capacity.

I personally own a 1911 (.45), a Glock 17 (9mm), and a Browning Hi-Power (9mm). The Browning, although older than the Glock, is the best-performing pistol of the bunch. Plus it was Saddam Hussein's pistol of choice ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power

Nice collection, Dan.

I was considering picking up a 9mm Springfield XD (kinda similar to a Glock). I had a friend with one and I really liked it a lot. Very smooth operation, and lightweight (which is good and bad) so it'll fill the roles that my 1911 doesn't and vice versa. If I'm out camping, I'd definitely want a lighter pistol to carry around. It won't stop a bear, but then again the .45 might not either.

I can't believe no one's mentioned how hideous Elena's original design was.

You sir, are correct. Not even a Beretta at all. For shame...FOR shame.

i thought something looked off, good call.

curious, anyone hear word of a sequel?

Airsoft guns are ridiculously expensive. But to be fair, the gun is doing all the work of expelling the bbs. With normal guns the ammo does all the work.

Yup, just like a real Berretta. There's a reason most servicemen and police quit using this when the Glock debuted, particularly the Glock .45. Hint: it sucks.

Erm, when I talked to cops about why they switched to Glocks from Berettas, it was because the Beretta was "too complicated" and the Glock only had "a few moving parts." Stopping power? How accurately you shoot makes much more of a difference than .45 vs 9mm, and Glock vs. Beretta makes about, oh, NONE.
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