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I couldn't imagine that happening. Is 9mm more popular? Sure. But 45 ACP has been chugging along for over 100 years. Look at all the handgun rounds that have come and "pretty much" gone in that time: 327, 41 AE, 41 mag, 357 Sig, 45 GAP, all of those huge magnums that aren't 44 or 357 (and of course the 50 AE), weirdos like 50 GI and 400 Corbon. Then there are those that are "trying to make a comeback" or existing in certain niches, like 38 super and 10mm, and the 5.7 that really doesn't know what it identifies as (but I like it). Anyone remember the 38/45 Clerke? The 40 of course remains relevant, probably because it was so successfully marketed to LE (many agencies which are liquidating those guns, and going back to the 9mm- creating a "police surplus market". Proof that the 40 S&W is here to stay exists because even the Russians are making it in steel cases.
What 2 things do all of these calibers have in common? Well, some people drank the kool-aid when they came out, and are still die-hard users of all of these. They either have a hard time finding some of them, and end up paying a LOT when they do find them, or they enjoy the pastime of reloading. That's fine, do what makes YOU happy- after all, none of them are really "bad" for what handguns are generally intended for. The second thing? ALL of these calibers were released in whatever format of gun(s) they were offered in, from whichever manufacturers, and touted in various magazines (often as the "cover girl" of that issue) and touted as "the future", "the new go-to", "the solution to some problem", or whatever the catch phrase was (the source of the previously mentioned kool-aid). They were running sprints, and the 45 ACP was, and still is, running a marathon. Along with calibers like 9mm and 380.
What 2 things do all of these calibers have in common? Well, some people drank the kool-aid when they came out, and are still die-hard users of all of these. They either have a hard time finding some of them, and end up paying a LOT when they do find them, or they enjoy the pastime of reloading. That's fine, do what makes YOU happy- after all, none of them are really "bad" for what handguns are generally intended for. The second thing? ALL of these calibers were released in whatever format of gun(s) they were offered in, from whichever manufacturers, and touted in various magazines (often as the "cover girl" of that issue) and touted as "the future", "the new go-to", "the solution to some problem", or whatever the catch phrase was (the source of the previously mentioned kool-aid). They were running sprints, and the 45 ACP was, and still is, running a marathon. Along with calibers like 9mm and 380.