[editor-surveyor]

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>> “compared to those (recoil wise )” <<

Which is probably the whole point.

The 9mm luger cartridge is a superior balance between power and ultimate target hits.
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[Vaquero]

Yeah. 9MM Excellent target gun. We used the 1911 for 70+ years. Now we have women in combat and other sexes like Bradley Manning. That’s why we use the 9mm.

Special Ops, Seals, Rangers etc often opt for the .45 ACP. Not saying we shouldn’t use lighter weapons. But there are plenty of lighter handguns which hold the .45 ACP or other powerful rounds with fairly large capacity magazines. We’re not Europeans. We can handle a mans gun.

[Chainmail]

"The 9mm luger cartridge is a superior balance between power and ultimate target hits"

Which is fine if your targets are paper. If your targets are large, robust men trying to kill you, .45 is the real thing. 9mm just wounds them.