mete - that is my understanding. The 147 gr subsonic 9mm was developed for a specific military unit for one application - to shoot enemy sentries in the head using a supressed weapon. They needed a quiet and accurate round to do so.
It was not meant for widespread use and torso shots.
Some police dept. saw that the military was using the round and felt it must have been the greatest thing since sliced bread. They adopted it and it went downhill from there.
That is ancient history and a lot of changes have been made to this round.
Someplace on the www is a write-up dealing with the history of this misunderstood round.
It was not meant for widespread use and torso shots.
Some police dept. saw that the military was using the round and felt it must have been the greatest thing since sliced bread. They adopted it and it went downhill from there.
That is ancient history and a lot of changes have been made to this round.
Someplace on the www is a write-up dealing with the history of this misunderstood round.