what handgun round?, from where? and on what?

Question

.50AE vs .500SandW vs .45ACP vs 9mm vs other handgun round

Answer 1

To what end are you asking your question? The .500 S&W is more potent than the .50 Action Express, but the .45 acp & .9mm don't even belong in this category as neither of the latter are hunting rounds. What do you want your handgun for? The .45 & .9 are good personal defense weapons against 2-legged predators. The big fifties are good against 4-legged predators. The .500 S&W is a revolver round. The .50 Action Express is a semi-auto round with a rebated rim. What do you like better, revolvers or semi-autos? Overall, the .500 S&W is the most powerful of the ones you've mentioned, but what is your application?

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Answer 2

The question is what do you want the round for... The .500 S&W outperforms the AE by far; however, for large cal hunting pistols you also have to look at the .460. It is an amazing round. I personally can not stand the 9mm round because of personal experience overseas. The .45 is my favorite overall round for all purposes, except for penetration. For penetration I prefer the .40 or the .357. The .40 is a great compromise. Still for home protection and carry I prefer the .45.

Answer 3

depends on what you want the firearm for. the .500 is a good hunting round. The .45 is more powerful than the 9 mm

Answer 4

All around "best" choice.......45. It's reasonably priced to shoot, accurate, has terrific stopping power against soft targets and there are all kinds of guns & ammo out there to suit your particular need. Sure, it hasn't got a great deal of penetration when it comes to hard objects, but how often will you shoot someone through a car door? And if they are wearing soft armor, it's gonna hurt like hell.

Answer 5

.50 caliber rounds are for hunting, they are impractical self defense cartridges. .45 has more stopping power than 9mm, but neither will penetrate vehicle bodies.