It doesn't really work that way though. If you need a 10 foot ladder, a 20 foot isn't going to be an "improvment."
Isn't it great that we live in a country where we can have this discussion?
Just curious, how did Glock screw over Sig or S&W? I'm guessing something to do with the 357 Sig and the 40 S&W rounds?
bigger will always be bigger than smaller.
It is if you need to stop someone quickly. I'm not saying that 9mm is useless or that .40 is the end all, but you cannot disregard physics in making the point. bigger will always be bigger than smaller. Bigger bullets have more surface area. The larger the surface area, the greater (even if to a small degree) the chance of an incapacitating shot. What might be a nicked artery with a 9mm may be a cut artery with a .40. To that, add the greater energy in a .40 round. That energy goes somewhere. It does not just disappear and it could be that the energy may be the difference between being deflected by and passing through a bone.
If you are going to argue the merits of 9mm over .40, then do it based on the better ability to put a followup shot on target quicker than the .40 can. That's where 9mm has an edge. It simply comes down to whether or not you can inflict enough damage to an assailant before they do harm to you or a loved one. For some people, bigger bullets at a slower rate makes sense where as others prefer to do less damage with each round, but with more rounds in a given amount of time.
Isn't it great that we live in a country where we can have this discussion?
I have read several times that advancements in 9mm have brought it to virtually equal status with 40 and 45. If that is the case than why cant those same advancements be applied to 40 and 45?
My guess has always been the M in F=ma but I too would like to hear an "expert" answer on that question.
I have read several times that advancements in 9mm have brought it to virtually equal status with 40 and 45. If that is the case than why cant those same advancements be applied to 40 and 45?
Because Yeager /thread
I guess I just don't worry about that kind of stuff, I'm not sure what parts wear out quicker, but if I ever have that issue, I guess I will send it back to Glock and have them go through it.
Keep on top of recoil spring changes, and you'll probably get 80k+ rounds through it before anything remotely major goes wrong. While not disputing that 9mm is easier on guns, it's again a difference without a real difference in outcome for the vast majority, as few people are putting 5k-8k rounds or so through a given gun to the point it's time for a new recoil spring, let alone 80-100k.
I sure don't mind the surplus of trade-in 40's the gun shop has had recently, my checking account and wife are another story!