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<blockquote data-quote="Fyrtwuck" data-source="post: 3561258" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>The caliber popularity seems to depend on the current issue of the Feds and the Military. The Miami FBI shootout of 1986 told law enforcement that they were outgunned. After this, the 10mm was born and became issue to Federal Agents. It didn’t take long to realize that the pistol was too large and the round was too powerful and agents were not qualifying on the range. </p><p></p><p>Then the .40 S&W was created and LE jumped all over it. At the same time the military dropped the .38 for the USAF and the .45 for the other services and adopted the Beretta 92. </p><p></p><p>Years later, the Feds decided to drop the 40 for the 9 supposedly because of advances in bullet design that made the 9 equal in performance to the 40 while at the same time increasing round capacity. </p><p></p><p>Bullet performance is important, but I see bullet placement as more important. I’ve seen victims shot with a variety of calibers and survive. The ones that are deceased on the scene were shot in the head or in locations that caused a lot of immediate damage to vital organs with heavy blood loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fyrtwuck, post: 3561258, member: 23"] The caliber popularity seems to depend on the current issue of the Feds and the Military. The Miami FBI shootout of 1986 told law enforcement that they were outgunned. After this, the 10mm was born and became issue to Federal Agents. It didn’t take long to realize that the pistol was too large and the round was too powerful and agents were not qualifying on the range. Then the .40 S&W was created and LE jumped all over it. At the same time the military dropped the .38 for the USAF and the .45 for the other services and adopted the Beretta 92. Years later, the Feds decided to drop the 40 for the 9 supposedly because of advances in bullet design that made the 9 equal in performance to the 40 while at the same time increasing round capacity. Bullet performance is important, but I see bullet placement as more important. I’ve seen victims shot with a variety of calibers and survive. The ones that are deceased on the scene were shot in the head or in locations that caused a lot of immediate damage to vital organs with heavy blood loss. [/QUOTE]
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