My original comment was actually serious and not a poke at our elderly shooters.
Look at the Sig P365, there is no talk about a larger caliber and it’s a huge seller for them. Making a 9mm pistol that can be upsized to .40 has downsides, especially in the smaller carry sizes and they obviously don’t think the sales are enough to offset it.
It also costs money to make and stock parts for every pistol in every caliber.
I really don’t pay much attention to anything .45 but I’m pretty sure Sig dropped the P320 some time ago. I think .40 still has some inertia in LE so I expect to keep seeing duty sized pistols in it for a while.
Take the optic footprint of the acro or the holosun 509t and make it the standard in pistol red dots. Then pistols can come optic ready and we can stop with Ali this milling and long waits for costume work.
Everything you mention are great points and also apply to .40 and 10MM as well.
I’m just beginning to load for .40 in anticipation of a G23.5 MOS and that cartridge is pretty fun to shoot when loaded to 60% of the range and can make shooting 9MM a breeze.
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Because some folks like variety, and don’t need to feel compelled to follow whatever herd is gathering…
Most of my guns are 9MM, but I’m pretty sure I’ll always have at least one .40, one 10MM, one .45ACP, a .38, and a .357. That’s not counting my .22’s. Why?
Because I feel that shooting stouter guns in training makes me a better 9MM shooter. When I go to the range, I always start with a .22 (G44) and get the trigger work/sight alignment stuff in and warm up. Then I get into 9MM with either a G19 iron sight or MOS, or a G43X/G48 MOS. Those are my carry guns.
But lately, I’m bringing my G23.4 along and shooting several magazines for trigger control and mental conditioning as the recoil is more than my G19, and I feel it is helping me better deal with G43X recoil and recovery.
And also, I like my .40 cal. It’s a great caliber to shoot. Sure, no one needs it…but when did “need” really mean much in a firearm conversation?
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".., I've found I can shoot .45 acp just as fast with the same accuracy..."
When I say this, I mean me, with my timer and targets, there isn't enough difference to make a difference.
The difference is within my constancy. I hope that makes sense.
Were I a pro-gamer, there would be a repeatable difference that could matter in a close match. In a gunfight that time probably isn't going to be enough to get me a better hit or another hit, or an effect that matters. That's my assumption.
Bullets making slighter larger and / or slightly deeper holes? That could make more of a difference. Again, my assumption / hope.
Or, none of it will make a difference. Oh well.
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