Mike Irwin
Staff
But most of the 9mm's history isn't with American shooters. It really only started making inroads here in the 1960s and started taking off in the late 1970s with the Wonder 9 craze.
Why. ?9mm will get the job done but I despise the round
Fair point, from a young age when I got interested in firearms I have known about the .45 and 1911 and its history. I assumed that Americans with a similar interest in firearms would know about the 9MM its history and the famous handguns that used the calibre mostly in Europe as you say.But most of the 9mm's history isn't with American shooters. It really only started making inroads here in the 1960s and started taking off in the late 1970s with the Wonder 9 craze.
40SW is only popular because of its LEO use.
Once that goes away, it'll be just a short, useless 10mm.
The police here use 9mm and are shot at often enough, and the British SAS used 9mm on numerous anti terrorist operations. But what would they know, I have never heard of them being called beginners or non shooters.The 9mm is a good choice for non shooters and beginners. It is cheaper and not hard on guns.
The police here use 9mm and are shot at often enough, and the British SAS used 9mm on numerous anti terrorist operations. But what would they know, I have never heard of them being called beginners or non shooters.
With the FBI going to, or back to, the 9 mm along with a growing number of police departments, I suspect the .40 S&W will wane in popularity.
We'll be back to 9 mm vs .45 discussions. The .40 after a decade or so will become a hotly defended but greatly diminished round in its sales.
What army, are you saying that the American army is dropping the 9mm. ? If they are I am sure they are not going to 10 mm aneway there's more to choosing a calibre than its alleged superior stopping power, if that was not the case the army would still be using 7.62 mm.The Army is dropping the 9mm
I really love loading 45 ACP