Most law enforcement agencies are transitioning back to 9mm. Cost is the primary reason I have been told but in reality who knows.
I'm a .45acp guy myself. I am not Wyatt Earp and my self defense plans do not include engaging in a running gun battle where I need 15, 20, 30 rounds. If I shoot it will be enough to get my loved ones to safety and me after them.
40 runs the gamut from 1100 to mid 1200's. I like the 40, it's a flat shooting cartridge for a pistol.
I often wondered if the best first 2 shots wouldn't be right in the crotch. If a guy keeps coming at me after that then I'm a big fan of the machine gunner theory, even though I would have to reload!
Good idea if too close and have to engage from retention or if they have plates on.
Our family has converted. Got plenty of Glocks but no longer carry "the AK of the pistol world". P365xl with a Wilson Combat lower fits all but the bikini gun/banana hammock concealment role. Gen 5 Glocks made me realize they are never changing, evolving, or innovating. Time to look elsewhere.
Considering the fire control group is the only serialized part of the Sig family (320 and 365), you can select grips from p365xl, p365, p365 XMacro, the new Fuse, and so on, till you find a size that fits you.
Cost, capacity, and newer bullet designs. FBI was the biggie. Cost and the fact thier shootings required 3-5 rounds to score 1 hit. So if the damage done by 9mm, 40, and 45 are damn near identical, the average FBI agent needs more rounds in the mag to score hits. 9mm becomes thier logical choice. That and the contract for the 135 Grain +p Critical Duty.
Well, I've got my everyday carry and a backup so I'm not exactly shopping. And before I ever considered getting a .357 Sig. I'll be buying a 38 Super.
Dan Wesson makes some beauts. Ammo becomes the problem with 10mm. Most of the commercially made stuff with the exception of companies like Underwood load it to 40 S&W pressures. Fuck that. It is 1 of a trio of pistol rounds I handload.
