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<blockquote data-quote="Zaphod Beeblebrox" data-source="post: 3049616" data-attributes="member: 4606"><p>Let me guess, your friends say "Real men carry a cartridge that starts with four", right?</p><p></p><p>Hogwash. Pure hogwash. A solid hit with a 9mm is better than grazing a bad guy with a .45 mag super duper zombie killer. Frankly, the difference in performance between 9mm/.40/.45 with modern defensive ammo is negligible. Don't believe me? Check out the Lucky Gunner ammo tests online. They did a very comprehensive comparison of tons of ammo, complete with pictures, gel tests, retained weight, etc... It's really well done and very interesting. Not a ton of difference in penetration (FBI standards, not overall), and surprisingly, not as much difference in expansion as you may think.</p><p></p><p>I'd say carry what you shoot best. Get your butt to a USPSSA/IDPA match. You'll have a blast and may discover what you thought was perfect doesn't work for crap in your hands. It certainly happened to me.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line: If you like your .40, keep your .40. If you like the 9mm, keep the 9mm. If you really think you need super duper zombie killers, get some. But if you're better with the 9mm, carry 9mm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zaphod Beeblebrox, post: 3049616, member: 4606"] Let me guess, your friends say "Real men carry a cartridge that starts with four", right? Hogwash. Pure hogwash. A solid hit with a 9mm is better than grazing a bad guy with a .45 mag super duper zombie killer. Frankly, the difference in performance between 9mm/.40/.45 with modern defensive ammo is negligible. Don't believe me? Check out the Lucky Gunner ammo tests online. They did a very comprehensive comparison of tons of ammo, complete with pictures, gel tests, retained weight, etc... It's really well done and very interesting. Not a ton of difference in penetration (FBI standards, not overall), and surprisingly, not as much difference in expansion as you may think. I'd say carry what you shoot best. Get your butt to a USPSSA/IDPA match. You'll have a blast and may discover what you thought was perfect doesn't work for crap in your hands. It certainly happened to me. Bottom line: If you like your .40, keep your .40. If you like the 9mm, keep the 9mm. If you really think you need super duper zombie killers, get some. But if you're better with the 9mm, carry 9mm. [/QUOTE]
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