earlthegoat2
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I have found precious little evidence to support modern bullets making smaller cartridges more powerful or what have you over a larger cartridge.
I am not a 9mm hater. I have preferred it from long before the “modern bullets” mantra. My second carry gun was an H&K P2000SK LEM and it replaced a Para Ordnance CCW LDA 45 ACP. The Para was a wonderful carry gun. Fully melted with a Commander barrel on an Officers size grip. The H&K just melted into my hand and I could hit anything with it.
Modern bullets have made 9mm a better performer. At the same time they have made 40 and 45 better as well.
What has happened though is that 9mm (and 380) really fit well into the small concealable pistol category for a gun that can have adequate capacity while being very carryable and in in a round that won’t rip your wrist off in such a small package.
The modern bullets of 9mm have helped in this arena a lot. The 9mm modern bullets have brought 9mm up to an apparent agreeable level of performance so folks have become more convinced of its viability as a concealed carry round. This also pertains to duty weapons of LE agencies and they can better afford more ammo than they can in 40 or 45 for training and duty purposes.
9mm has fallen into a niche performance-wise that makes it very attractive on a few levels. Economical, practical, adequate performance, politically friendly (LE budgets), and a plethora of concealable pistols available to complement this paradigm.
I am not a 9mm hater. I have preferred it from long before the “modern bullets” mantra. My second carry gun was an H&K P2000SK LEM and it replaced a Para Ordnance CCW LDA 45 ACP. The Para was a wonderful carry gun. Fully melted with a Commander barrel on an Officers size grip. The H&K just melted into my hand and I could hit anything with it.
Modern bullets have made 9mm a better performer. At the same time they have made 40 and 45 better as well.
What has happened though is that 9mm (and 380) really fit well into the small concealable pistol category for a gun that can have adequate capacity while being very carryable and in in a round that won’t rip your wrist off in such a small package.
The modern bullets of 9mm have helped in this arena a lot. The 9mm modern bullets have brought 9mm up to an apparent agreeable level of performance so folks have become more convinced of its viability as a concealed carry round. This also pertains to duty weapons of LE agencies and they can better afford more ammo than they can in 40 or 45 for training and duty purposes.
9mm has fallen into a niche performance-wise that makes it very attractive on a few levels. Economical, practical, adequate performance, politically friendly (LE budgets), and a plethora of concealable pistols available to complement this paradigm.
