Case Closed: FBI Says 9mm Is The Best Pistol Round
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New study shows when round-count, accuracy and penetration are factored in, bigger isn't better.
Those who prepare these studies assign arbitrary value factors to whatever qualities they decide to.
This is not the first time that the Fat, Bald, and Ignorant have closed the case on cartridge selection. Likely not the last.
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They use data from the field to determine importance.
And the report is for finding the optimum cartridge for law enforcement departments/agencies. Not every citizen in the country.
They always have used data collected from field incidents. They have previously come up with quite different results. The selection of data parameters factored in influences the outcome of the result.
The fbi is a large and dynamic agency with a diverse cadre. I believe that selection of the 9mm for them is common sense. At least for today. That said, common sense is a hard commodity to assign a data point to. They needed a study to back them up, and they are very good at achieving that end.
