[Does so]

Of the tens of thousands of firearms fired into our stainless-steel "shoot-tank", 40 S&W was the only round to hit the back of the tank. Go figure.

45 ACP or 9MM? Get the best of both worlds, the 40 S&W. Stopping power AND high capacity!

What the FBI designed and changed-to after their "1984 Miami Shootout".

(Though they may be changing again).

:-/

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“What the FBI designed and changed-to after their “1984 Miami Shootout”.”

In reality bullet development has come so far since 1984 that there is no significant difference in performance between 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP. Bonded, expansion controlled projectiles (Gold Dot, HST, etc) in all 3 calibers are about the same in penetrating clothing, windshields, plywood and other barriers while reliably expanding. Despite my previous post (just stirring the pot) if I were to pick a caliber today it would be a 9mm for highest capacity and low recoil.

[yarddog]

Massad Ayoob wrote a long, detailed account of the Miami Shootout.

The 9mm performed just like they were supposed to. The real problem was the guys took hits which killed them but would not quit fighting for some time and one of them was armed with a Ruger Mini-14 which was a devastating weapon for that type of gun fight.

One of the 9mm slugs tore the aorta off one guy and he was dead but did not know it for a while.