The following chart shows the trajectory and energy of each cartridge. 45 acp 230 gr initial velocity is 830 (slightly slower than average 45 velocity), and the 9mm 124 gr initial velocity is 1110 (slightly slower than average 9mm velocity). PMC is a pretty run of the mill cartridge manufacturer and the FMJ's bullet won't muck with the trajectory and velocity. Let's take a look at these 2 cartridges both made by PMC and as a FMJ. 45 auto PMC FMJ 230gr vs 9mm PMC FMS 124gr (200 yards, 10 yard increments) Less recoil means faster follow up shots. More recoil means more time spent between shots trying to get back on target. The 45 acp has a bit more recoil than the 9mm, and our database marks it as 0.93 out of 4. Dimensions - Height: 0.754" and Width: 0.394" gives the 9mm Luger a power rank of 2.82 out of 7. The 9mm is a faster smaller projectile, so it's more likely to over penetrate and as such has a greater risk of not dumping all of it's energy into the target. The 9mm is a slightly faster moving projectile with an average fps of 1136. Dimensions - Height: 0.898" and Width: 0.48" gives the 45acp a power rank of 3.88 out of 7. Large and slow means it is less likely to over penetrate it's target, so all energy is dumped into whatever it impacts. This is a large, slow moving, projectile. The average energy that a 45 acp will push is 403 fpps that is using the average 200 gr bullet traveling just over 930 fps. The G17 chambered in 9mm has a magazine capacity of 17. However to make things fair we are also going to compare it using the standard Glock 17. The military uses the Beretta M9 and it has a 15 round magazine. This allows for a good deal of capacity in it's most common platforms. To be fair lets use the standard size Glock 37 since its a double stacked magazine, and it holds 10. The 45 acp is a fat cartridge (Width: 0.48") and average capacity in the 1911 it's most popular platform, is just 9 rounds. So how do each of these rounds stand up? 45 ACP (Rounds / Capacity) We won't discuss this as they both have more than reliable and time tested platforms.
So assuming you don't have any grandiose expectations of your pistol cartridge blowing doors of their hinges and sending bad guys soaring through the air in a pyrotechnic display of might, what should a person require out of a pistol cartridge? Heck the average FPS on a 45 ACP is 937, while average FPS. A pistol cartridge is being fired out of a 2" to 6" barrel with limited powder, the bullet just doesn't have the space needed to get up to higher speeds. If you are new to firearms or cartridge analysis you will quickly realize even large "heavy hitting" cartridges like the 45 acp are nothing compared to even the medium to small rifle cartridges like the. You often hear something like."A handgun is only good for fighting your way to a rifle", and that does make a good point. What really matters in a handgun cartridge? Revolver cartridges tend to be long, while non revolving pistols that rely on magazines tend to be shorter because the magazine has to fit into the grip. Yes you can get a revolver chambered in both 45 and 9mm but there is very little point to it. Both of these cartridges are non-revolver cartridges. So we can see from the quick history that the cartridges were designed and produced within the same decade, early 1900's when the semi auto pistol was coming into it own. The cartridge shortly afterwards hit production in 1902. The 9mm also called 9x19 Para was designed by the Austrian Georg Luger in 1901. ( click here to learn more) 9mm Quick History It was also used in that time period for the 1911 / M1911 and was later adopted by the Army.
Designed back in 1904 for by legendary firearm designer John Browning, he designed the round for use in his prototype 45 colt semi-auto.
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