It makes sense if you are doing it "for the women"... I just read and talk face to face w guys that were THERE on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan and they tell me the 9 SUCKS. Not to mention JWP's link above.. 9mm is for girls...
Kind of interesting in talking to a green beanie a few years ago having spent time in both places. He said the issues with the beretta's was keeping them clean and the mags, so he went to a hi power, then spent the last four months with a glock 17. It worked all the time. And they were not using ball ammo. He said those jacketed rounds worked just fine. A good friend of mine, marine, spent a lot of time on door knocker duty in both places. They would routinely replace ball on leaving the wire, and replaced with winchester jacketed stuff bought in the bazaars. Worked just fine. Then replaced with ball when they came back in. He is really a .45 guy too by the way.
