Too many handgun calibers

[gemihur]

Elmer ain't gonna like that

 

[Necessary_Nutrient]

[QUOTE="Necessary_Nutrient, post: 12602142, member: 266671 Who who doesn't like to be able to carry nearly twice the ammunition for the same weight? In that manner, it's similar to the .308/30.06 vs 5.56 with the exception that 9mm isn't underpowered compared to .45 when loaded to NATO specs.

So why not go to the .22 short for our service handgun?[/QUOTE]

22 short is about a tenth of the energy as .45 or 9mm out of a pistol so it’s clearly inadequate and not comparable to either. Kind of a silly question.

with 9mm you get flatter trajectory, longer range, same energy, twice the rounds, twice the magazine cap (compared to the brick 1911)

huge advantages.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

So why not go to the .22 short for our service handgun?

22 short is about a tenth of the energy as .45 or 9mm out of a pistol so it’s clearly inadequate and not comparable to either. Kind of a silly question.

with 9mm you get flatter trajectory, longer range, same energy, twice the rounds, twice the magazine cap (compared to the brick 1911)

huge advantages.[/QUOTE]
With the .45 you get bigger holes, and in a survival situation, more shot for lizards and tweety birds, plus a bigger flare round.

 

[MutinousDoug]

Elmer ain't gonna like that
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Elmer looks an awful lot like Pablo Picasso in this pic but...

That's the joke!