Originally Posted by
AndrewWiggin
I originally didn't admit to being the author of the article because I think that sometimes people hold back their criticism a bit if they know the person they are speaking about might read their post. Thank you for the honest assessment. I didn't intend to imply that a person SHOULD choose 10mm or .357 mag over the common service calibers. I was just musing about a personal speculation. I agree that 9mm is probably the best choice for most departments and individuals for personal protection. My own EDC is a G23 because I bought a G27, G23, and G22 years ago when I believed that .40 S&W hit harder than 9mm. I was pretty well invested in ammo, mags, and pistols before I began to learn better. While there are differences in the permanent cavity produced by the service calibers, the differences are not tremendous. Now, though, .40 S&W serves my needs well enough and there are some minor terminal advantages, especially in barrier performance. It doesn't hurt that I can use the same projectiles and dies and some of the same powders as 10mm. I see 10mm and .357 mag as extremely versatile cartridges that can be very useful for defense against humans as well as large animals or for hunting.
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