The 9mm Parabellum was formed from the 7,65mm Parabellum caliber turned out to be too anemic to kill horses, among other things. The just blew the neck out to 9mm and jammed a 115gr slug into it and Voila, a new pistol caliber. Conversely, the Thompson-Lagarde ballistic tests refined and produced the ubiquitous .45 which has proven to be as effective as the tests promised. I have served in combat and have seen men shot with the .45 and all of them died. Conversely, I knew a man who survived Normandy with five 9mm hits to his lower body. I dated his daughter under his ferocious glare many years later.
War is about killing people, first shot if you can because the next shot will be the enemy's. It's not an academic exercise and it's not supposed to be skewed to favor weaker folks.
When you're fighting for your life and the lives of the men around you, you need effectiveness, not a compromise.
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>> “The 9mm Parabellum was formed from the 7,65mm Parabellum caliber turned out to be too anemic to kill horses” <<
How many horses to you expect to encounter?
You’re full of talk and little else.
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Your long experience tipped the scales. Not to say mopped the floor.
The line that sat me up was: I dated his daughter under his ferocious glare many years later.
I bet that was a damned interesting situation. I've tangled with you here, and have watched others have a go at it---which of course, in a different sense, was what the girl's daddy was worried about.
Wonder whatever became of him and her.
Again, thanks for the lesson, your personal stories, and your service.
FW