Thanks for your reasoned argument BUT that tells me, a .44 magnum should the round of choice. But no, the 40 S&W and the 9mms seem to be the preference of most police departments.
“44mag”
Good Lord. I have a S&W model 69 and that thing is just ridiculous.
Oh its cool to shoot and shake my head at the bang coming out, but after a few shots its not even fun anymore. It just plain hurts. (Still cool though)
Its like shooting a 12ga with magnum shells. Thats not fun at all. That hurts.
I reload 44mag as light as possible and it makes target practice somewhat bearable.
But after target practice with light reloads, of course I load Buffalo Bore 340gr +P+ back in it case I need to disembowel someone in the hallway of my house.