The .45 GAP cartridge is ballistically similar to a.45 ACP depending upon the load, just shorter. That being said, it's also a highly proprietary and rare caliber and it's maximum capacities in the Glock pistols that use it is 10 rounds. With that, you're better off with a standard .45 ACP 1911 as you now have a common ammo type, a more than common gun, good ergonomics and a drop of only 2 rounds. It's even better argued if you're a purist or hate safe action pistols, but all in all a 1911 in .45 ACP to me is better than a Glock 37 in .45 GAP.
We've already discussed this at length so I don't know why we brought it up again, but I feel that 9mm overall is the better cartridge from a civilian's economic point of view. You can argue velocity and ballistics and whatever all day, but overall the 9mm is cheaper, more common, and it's easier to find high capacity firearms chambered for it. I like .45 ACP and my 1911 but I like shooting my 9mms more because I can get more rounds for my money (and my magazines). In the military or a few years ago, ballistics might come into play, but then there's modern bullet designs so on and so forth. Overall, 9mm is better for what I do.
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