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<blockquote data-quote="johnrunner" data-source="post: 110968" data-attributes="member: 925"><p>I would take a 9mm over a .40 and .45 over a 9mm. I hate the .40 hype. The recoil is bar none the worst to shoot than most common calibers due to it's snappy feel. Shoot a modern .45 caliber pistol, then the 9mm, then the .40. The felt recoil goes up in that order. Shot placement is KEY over anything. Size of a bullet isn't going to kill you, velocity and ballistics are. Handguns and most rifles DO NOT have &quot;knock down&quot; power. With advances in modern day ammo, you don't need to worry about bigger being better. Sure police use the .40 cause it was &quot;designed&quot; for LE needs <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/blah.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blah:" title="Blah&nbsp; &nbsp; :blah:" data-shortname=":blah:" />. In the end, some of the biggest agencies in the nation still issue 9mm. Look at LA County Sheriffs. They put down more bad guys then just about any other agency in the nation and they are still issued 9mm pistols.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="johnrunner, post: 110968, member: 925"] I would take a 9mm over a .40 and .45 over a 9mm. I hate the .40 hype. The recoil is bar none the worst to shoot than most common calibers due to it's snappy feel. Shoot a modern .45 caliber pistol, then the 9mm, then the .40. The felt recoil goes up in that order. Shot placement is KEY over anything. Size of a bullet isn't going to kill you, velocity and ballistics are. Handguns and most rifles DO NOT have "knock down" power. With advances in modern day ammo, you don't need to worry about bigger being better. Sure police use the .40 cause it was "designed" for LE needs :blah:. In the end, some of the biggest agencies in the nation still issue 9mm. Look at LA County Sheriffs. They put down more bad guys then just about any other agency in the nation and they are still issued 9mm pistols. [/QUOTE]

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