You mean men who carry a .45 ACP, right?There are always going to be the guys that just want to ring the bell a little louder than others even if it costs a round to do it.
You mean men who carry a .45 ACP, right?There are always going to be the guys that just want to ring the bell a little louder than others even if it costs a round to do it.
Those will eventualy fade outYou mean men who carry a .45 ACP, right?
You mean men who carry a .45 ACP, right?
There's always something bigger out there. .500 Magnum shooters look down on 10mm shooters, who look down on .45 shooters, who look down on .40 shooters, who look down on 9mm shooters, who look down on everybody.
Maybe. But I doubt it. There are several factors in play now that make it unlikely IMHO. Millennials, women, hipsters, have limited hand strength (according to scientific studies. argue with the science people, not me) so I think 9mm or even .380 will be the most power that people can handle going forward.What happens the first time the 9mm round fails in the hands of a federal agent or agents ? Do we start the process all over again looking for a better pistol round as they did in 86 ?
What happens the first time the 9mm round fails in the hands of a federal agent or agents ? Do we start the process all over again looking for a better pistol round as they did in 86 ? With that said, I know all caliber bullets can fail at anytime to produce the needed results no matter the caliber.
There's always something bigger out there. .500 Magnum shooters look down on 10mm shooters, who look down on .45 shooters, who look down on .40 shooters, who look down on 9mm shooters, who look down on everybody.
....and 357 magnum shooters stand above it all!
What happens the first time the 9mm round fails in the hands of a federal agent or agents ? Do we start the process all over again looking for a better pistol round as they did in 86 ? With that said, I know all caliber bullets can fail at anytime to produce the needed results no matter the caliber.
Those will eventualy fade out
I’ve always heard the argument .40 hits harder but 9mm is tested to have a better follow up shot.
What happens the first time the 9mm round fails in the hands of a federal agent or agents ? Do we start the process all over again looking for a better pistol round as they did in 86 ? With that said, I know all caliber bullets can fail at anytime to produce the needed results no matter the caliber.
I'm a fan of .40 and would love to see it come back into favor, but I don't think that is likely to happen. If there were a major gun fight and the 9mm did come up short, there would most likely not be a big impact on what is carried. There's way too much data driving the change to 9mm for a lot of reasons outlined above. One bad result from a gun fight would not offset the metric ton of data collected in support of the move to 9mm.
As much as I hate to admit it, the drive to 9mm is being driven by test results. For departmental use, 9mm is going to be a strong performer for years to come despite any adverse results unless there is a long string of them. I'm still buying .40 for personal use and would jump on a deal if I stumble onto one, but I don't hold out much hope for it going mainstream in departmental use again.
With police dropping them the market is becoming saturated. I've been told that glock will not be making gen 5 40 pistols because majority of the guns returned are 40 and the high pressure the 40 has is causing stress on the guns.
I am in the market for a glock 23. I really only need a frame, but having a 357 sig barrel is intriguing to me.
Too soft, that is why we all get the .357 Sig barrels and put in the .40s....and the move to plastic pistols...my good 'ol metal SW 4006 doesn't have any more recoil than most poly-9's. Guessing the all metal Sig's shoot soft too.