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COSteve · July 31, 2010, 05:41 PM

Unfortunately, as demonstrated repeatedly with doped up perps and enemy combatants in the sand boxes, the std 9mm isn't getting the job done as well as it was expected to. Most PDs, and many in the military have come to the conclusion that a semi-auto needs a caliber that starts with a '4' to obtain the necessary performance to deal with the issues. That's why the 40s&w is so popular with PDs and 45acps are the choice of special operations troops.

A 9mm+P or +P+ is just an attempt to soup up a marginal round, however, the result is increased recoil and blast for the shooter to learn to expect. In the +P+ version the blast and recoil make the 40s&w in that same platform look more appealing.

July 31, 2010, 05:41 PM	#6
COSteve Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2009 Posts: 1,344	Unfortunately, as demonstrated repeatedly with doped up perps and enemy combatants in the sand boxes, the std 9mm isn't getting the job done as well as it was expected to. Most PDs, and many in the military have come to the conclusion that a semi-auto needs a caliber that starts with a '4' to obtain the necessary performance to deal with the issues. That's why the 40s&w is so popular with PDs and 45acps are the choice of special operations troops. A 9mm+P or +P+ is just an attempt to soup up a marginal round, however, the result is increased recoil and blast for the shooter to learn to expect. In the +P+ version the blast and recoil make the 40s&w in that same platform look more appealing.