{"id":5336,"date":"2016-09-16T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T12:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2019-12-12T16:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:47:39","slug":"9mm-vs-45-acp-retro-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/9mm-vs-45-acp-retro-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"9mm vs .45 ACP: Retro Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9mm or .45 ACP &#8212; which caliber is best for self-defense? It&#8217;s a debate that&#8217;s dragged on for decades. In recent years, there has been a definitive shift in preference toward the 9mm as shooting instructors, armed professionals, and even the FBI have abandoned larger calibers like .45 ACP and .40 S&amp;W.\u00a0But there was a time not too long ago when 9mm was frowned upon by those &#8220;in the know.&#8221; While looking through the company archives, we found an old, forgotten, unmarked VHS tape with a clear example of this bias against the lowly nine.<\/p> <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f55_mFAOvRA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9mm or .45 ACP &#8212; which caliber is best for self-defense? It&#8217;s a debate that&#8217;s dragged on for decades. 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