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.45 ACP, which is probably the second most common pistol round, is subsonic by default.
by darksaints 5y ago
.45 ACP, which is probably the second most common pistol round, is subsonic by default.
- CydeWeys 5y agoIt's definitely not the second-most common pistol round, especially in crime. It's way below .22LR and 9mm. Might even be below .380 ACP, .38 Special, and .25 ACP too. The guns used in crime are quite different than the guns preferred by the enthusiast community -- they're generally older, smaller, and cheaper.
- darksaints 5y ago.380 ACP, .38 special, and .25 ACP are also subsonic in their most commonly available rounds. As is .22LR as long as it is being shot out of a pistol (longer barrels will accelerate it past supersonic velocities, but almost all ammo is subsonic out of a pistol like a mark IV). According to this survey on guns used in crime, it is 9mm, followed by .40 S&W (a typically transonic round), and then .45ACP. https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-16.pdf https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/f...