Why is .45 acp so much more $ than 9x19?

[30/30]

Wait till the U.S. goes back to a .45 calibre sidearm and the price will drop. It is going to happen.

can't be soon enough for me

 

[capp325]

Wait till the U.S. goes back to a .45 calibre sidearm and the price will drop. It is going to happen.

I wouldn't count on it.

 

[X-man]

if you reload, and buy in thousand round lots, it's not all that that different- the powder charge is the same, now that winchester has cahnged to the small primer, that's the same and your slugs about 10 bucks /thousand more- so get into reloading- ie for 9 i use a 130 grain slug, small pistol primer, and 5 grains of 231, for 45 it's a 200 grain , 6 grains( what's an extra grain of powder cost?) and the primers are a few extra bucks per thousand

I haven't bought any factory Winchester .45ACP lately, but its my understanding it was only the .45 "Winclean" that was using a small pistol primer and not the other loads. Can anyone confirm this? Just wondering, as I shoot mostly my own reloads using my own cast bullets these days.