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I can't change the market, but I deal with hard facts, not my personal likes and dislikes. The only reason the market didn't like .45 GAP is because it's .45 GAP, same reason the market doesn't like .357 Sig, .30 Super, or .32 NAA: ammo is expensive and hard to get compared to 9mm or there's a perception that the caliber isn't good enough.

Even if the .45 GAP was intrinsically better (which I lean towards it is because it's 90 years newer than .45 ACP) the market doesn't care about what's better, it cares about what it can get easily and cheaply. The only caliber the market has ignored that facet on is 5.7 because there's a mystique around it and it holds more than 9mm does and the market likes when it can get higher capacity.

The thought process that .45 GAP is stupid because it's .45 GAP is lazy. If people don't like it because they can't get the ammo, that's a valid reason to dislike it, same with the price of it.

And please, don't bother with the "negative value" thing again. I know reselling a .45 GAP is like trying to sell condoms to a nun.

<blockquote data-quote="T-Unit" data-source="post: 9458981" data-attributes="member: 64269">I can&#039;t change the market, but I deal with hard facts, not my personal likes and dislikes. The only reason the market didn&#039;t like .45 GAP is because it&#039;s .45 GAP, same reason the market doesn&#039;t like .357 Sig, .30 Super, or .32 NAA: ammo is expensive and hard to get compared to 9mm or there&#039;s a perception that the caliber isn&#039;t good enough.Even if the .45 GAP was intrinsically better (which I lean towards it is because it&#039;s 90 years newer than .45 ACP) the market doesn&#039;t care about what&#039;s better, it cares about what it can get easily and cheaply. The only caliber the market has ignored that facet on is 5.7 because there&#039;s a mystique around it and it holds more than 9mm does and the market likes when it can get higher capacity.The thought process that .45 GAP is stupid because it&#039;s .45 GAP is lazy. If people don&#039;t like it because they can&#039;t get the ammo, that&#039;s a valid reason to dislike it, same with the price of it.And please, don&#039;t bother with the &quot;negative value&quot; thing again. I know reselling a .45 GAP is like trying to sell condoms to a nun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="T-Unit, post: 9458981, member: 64269"] I can't change the market, but I deal with hard facts, not my personal likes and dislikes. The only reason the market didn't like .45 GAP is because it's .45 GAP, same reason the market doesn't like .357 Sig, .30 Super, or .32 NAA: ammo is expensive and hard to get compared to 9mm or there's a perception that the caliber isn't good enough. Even if the .45 GAP was intrinsically better (which I lean towards it is because it's 90 years newer than .45 ACP) the market doesn't care about what's better, it cares about what it can get easily and cheaply. The only caliber the market has ignored that facet on is 5.7 because there's a mystique around it and it holds more than 9mm does and the market likes when it can get higher capacity. The thought process that .45 GAP is stupid because it's .45 GAP is lazy. If people don't like it because they can't get the ammo, that's a valid reason to dislike it, same with the price of it. And please, don't bother with the "negative value" thing again. I know reselling a .45 GAP is like trying to sell condoms to a nun. [/QUOTE]

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