Arkie_Lefty Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Bought 350 pcs of once fired RP 45acp brass at gunshow last weekend. Been loading mostly with 230rnl, but also bought 200 copper plated rnl and loaded them. There were several 40's mixed in, normally stuck inside a 45 with media. One that I didn't notice till I started it into resize die was a 45GAP ! Had never seen or heard tell of such before, so did a Wiki search to discover it's a Glock proprietary. It's a shortened (by approx 20 thousandths)45ACP supposed to have same terminal balistics by loading to higher pressures. Talk about an answer to an unnecessary question!!Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Talk about an answer to an unnecessary question!!Bob Kinda like the 327 mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie_Lefty Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Originally Posted By: Arkie_Lefty Talk about an answer to an unnecessary question!!Bob Kinda like the 327 mag. And the 204Ruger.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Good article on Wikipedia about the 45GAP I see a few of these at the range, but not many. I just throw them away.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 204 Ruger? What a great varmit round. Light bullets at over 4000fps and excellant accuracy. Better barrel life than the .22 caliber hotrod centerfires. All my friends that are avid varmit shooters have at least one .204 Ruger, and many have two or more. Easy to load for speed and accuracy compared to some other varmit rounds. All the major manufactures make rifles in this caliber and many custom guns are being made also. The .204 Ruger is here to stay and with good reason. The .45 Glock Automatic Pistol round was a solution for a non existent problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The .45 Glock Automatic Pistol round was a solution for a non existent problem. Not true. Glock wanted to make a smaller 45 pistol to meet customer demand and they could not do that around the 45 ACP, especially given the likelihood that +P ammo would be used. This was a "problem" that needed a solution.From the Wiki article:The full-sized frame Glock 37 pistol was introduced by Glock to use the .45 GAP and was followed by both the compact (Glock 38) and the subcompact (Glock 39) models. The width of both pistols is listed by the manufacturer as 1.18" compared with 1.27" for the subcompact Glock 30 (.45 ACP), indicating Glock was not only able to shorten the front to back dimensions, but also the width of the grip. The GAP models hold 10, 8, and 6 rounds respectively. The .45 GAP Glock pistols have slimmer frames than the Glock .45 ACP pistols, and have a frame size that is identical to Glock's 9mm and .40 S&W pistols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 If this is such a great solution, what other firearm company chambers for this round? Imitation is the greastest form of flattery. I would guess that the .40 S&W fills that gap very well without reinventing the wheel unless you just had to have some kind of .45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 If this is such a great solution, what other firearm company chambers for this round? Imitation is the greastest form of flattery. I would guess that the .40 S&W fills that gap very well without reinventing the wheel unless you just had to have some kind of .45. As more law enforcement agencies adopt it as the standard service round (there are currently five states that have, including my state, South Carolina) I think you'll see more makers chamber it.The same argument you are making against the 45 GAP was made against the 357 SIG. But once law enforcement agencies started adopting the round, it took off and now virtually every modern pistol can be had in 357 SIG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The 45GAP first service date was in 2003. Given the relatively short amount of time it's been out, it will be interesting to see if it does take off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie_Lefty Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Just an old fhart who's perfectly content with both 45ACP and 223/5.56. Trow in an '06 for bigger long distance, and what more honestly could you need? Other than a scattergun, obviously!Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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