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Army wants to dump the M9?
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<blockquote data-quote="Junior Bonner" data-source="post: 2574451" data-attributes="member: 33416"><p>I m not in the discussion comparing .45 to 9mm, because it is time to consider a rifle round in a handgun. There are two choices; go real big or real small. There are revolvers that can shoot .44 magnum light weight slugs that attain over 1,000 foot pounds of impact energy. The recoil of these .44 magnums is negligible when firing 180 grain slugs at high velocity. They can be stepped up to fire slugs in excess of of 330 grains. The problem with revolvers is reloading them quickly. On the opposite end of the spectrum are super small, super fast rounds like the 5.7mm which pierce body armor and FN has one that packs 21 rounds. This would offer a new and exciting dynamic to the debate of what to replace the M9 with. These are rifle rounds that do well in handguns. A 5.7mm is more powerful than a .22 Hornet. The .22 Hornet is to be found primarily in rifles. There are more options out there than 9mm and 45.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Junior Bonner, post: 2574451, member: 33416"] I m not in the discussion comparing .45 to 9mm, because it is time to consider a rifle round in a handgun. There are two choices; go real big or real small. There are revolvers that can shoot .44 magnum light weight slugs that attain over 1,000 foot pounds of impact energy. The recoil of these .44 magnums is negligible when firing 180 grain slugs at high velocity. They can be stepped up to fire slugs in excess of of 330 grains. The problem with revolvers is reloading them quickly. On the opposite end of the spectrum are super small, super fast rounds like the 5.7mm which pierce body armor and FN has one that packs 21 rounds. This would offer a new and exciting dynamic to the debate of what to replace the M9 with. These are rifle rounds that do well in handguns. A 5.7mm is more powerful than a .22 Hornet. The .22 Hornet is to be found primarily in rifles. There are more options out there than 9mm and 45. [/QUOTE]
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