.45ACP vs .45GAP

[SavageEagle]

I'm sure I seen another thread on this but I couldn't find it....

What's the difference between the two? Are they interchangeable? What guns use the GAP ammo?

Just curious. Thanks.

 

[indyjoe]

They are not interchangeable. The .45 GAP is a shorter round. The idea is a round with the same power a .45 ACP, but shorter to allow a smaller grip. The .45 GAP also uses small pistol primer.

Personally, I don't see the .45 GAP sticking around. The smaller .45 ACP designs that Glock has come out with (G30, etc.) reduce the need that it was created for. But only time will tell.

 

[CSK22]

GAP stands for Glock Automatic Pistol same diam, but gap is shorter then ACP.


thats about all i know, sorry :-/

 

[Britton]

I keep one box of GAP in the shelf, and it usually lasts me about a year. We don't carry any guns in this caliber, they don't sell.

 

[CSK22]

I keep one box of GAP in the shelf, and it usually lasts me about a year. We don't carry any guns in this caliber, they don't sell.

Yeah I was going to say I got to sportsman's warehouse about once a week up here in Laff, and its been the only round constantly in stock for about a year. While 45acp, 9mm, 40, ext. works its way down to out of stock, 45 GAP seems to never budge.

I guess if you got one youd have plenty of ammo available ?

 

[SavageEagle]

hmm... sounds crappy to me! thanks for the info guys.

 

[indyjoe]

There are many examples of solutions looking for problems. I believe this to be another one of those.

 

[turnandshoot4]

Yep. Cabela's had a EAA in .41AE. I got a history lesson when I asked a much older buddy about the round. I am sure I will be doing the same thing in 5 years for the GAP.

 

[Pull Trigger Goes Bang]

The .45GAP round is also strengthened at the base to counter the Glock's partially unsupported chamber (i.e., the source of the infamous Glock kaboom).

Not so much around Indiana, as far as I know, but a fair number of LEO agencies elsewhere have adopted it. The New York State Police and the South Carolina Highway Patrol have selected the .45GAP as their standard round.

I am seriously considering buying a Glock 38 (.45GAP compact). I would rather get a .40SW Glock 23, but they are in short supply to say the least. Last week Davidsons sent me an alert that the G23 was in stock. By the time I got online to buy one, which was only 50 minutes later, they were all gone.

Anyway, if the G23 does not materialize eventually I may get a G38. Both have the same dimensions in just about every way, and the .45GAP and .40SW have similar balistic properties. FWIW, according to the cops quoted in the "Glock Autopistols 2009" magazine, the .45GAP has a more manageable, straight-back recoil characteristic than the .40SW, but that magazine is practically an advertising material paid for by Glock so you would not be faulted for being skeptical.

 

[SavageEagle]

Anyone here actually OWN a .45GAP pistol that would like to comment?

 

[Bigum1969]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department now issues the 45 GAP.

 

[JByer323]

There are many examples of solutions looking for problems. I believe this to be another one of those.

I think this is just Gaston wanting his name on a cartridge.

 

[printcraft]

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Personally, I don't see the .45 GAP sticking around. The smaller .45 ACP designs that Glock has come out with (G30, etc.) reduce the need that it was created for. But only time will tell.

Yeah, Agreed.
Also the .357 SIG I know they have advantages but
do you even see this caliber on a shelf?

 

[SavageEagle]

Yeah, Agreed.
Also the .357 SIG I know they have advantages but
do you even see this caliber on a shelf?

.357 SIG? Yea, Wally world in Plainfield had a box sitting for like a week. Haven't been there in a few days though.

I got a couple boxes of GAP HydraShoks, 230gr if anyone wants to trade me something for them. Otherwise they're going to Louisville with me to try and sucker a trade there!

 

[JByer323]

Yeah, Agreed.
Also the .357 SIG I know they have advantages but
do you even see this caliber on a shelf?

Yeah, now see, I agree with you, but I'm also seriously considering picking up a P229 in .357 Sig.

Don't the Air Marshals still use it?