Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns why did you choose 9mm?

By necessity I guess. I wanted something for the kids to be able to shoot, so I ended up getting a Glock 17. Of course I started shooting it too and loved it.

One of the biggest reasons these days, is the economical ball ammo and outstanding defensive ammo. What's not to love.

Thank you to all who responded.

If I can play devil's advocate for second. If a high capacity magazine came back limiting you to 10 rounds, would you still select?

It's still more shootable than .45 ACP or .40 S&W, and will still fit ten where those will fit less, so sure. For example, the single stack, compact, 9mm wouldn't become less popular if mags were limited to 10. Those same sized guns in .40 or .45 are much less enjoyable to shoot, and harder to shoot well (not to mention having less capacity).

you can carry a spare 10 round 9mm magazine in your pocket easier than a spare 10 round 45ACP magazine.

Truth for me is that you read that trauma surgeons really cannot tell the difference between pistol caliber wounds in the operating room. That major federal, city and state law enforcement agency's are moving to the 9mm. That better bullets abound. If you add it all up with weight saving, shootability of the 9mm, cost, and commonality the 9mm seems to be winning the popularity contest. On the other hand there are perfectly good reason for wanting to fire a cartridge that throws a heavier faster bullet for more penetration, this has more to do with 4 legged animals than two legged animals.

Yes. I have a strong liking for the cartridge.

Yeah I know. Caught hell for that! Says a lot for your hearing when their use don't really matter.

Certainly. Read all the other reasons to go 9 rather than just firepower. The SIG P938 is all the reason I need. It doesn't hold much more than many revolvers. Ultra concealable and packable.

9mm is the new 38 Special, which is not damning it with faint praise.

SIG938 is one cool little gun. Practical and useful small guns in 9mm like the SIG938, Kahr PM9, Glock43 plus bullets like the federal HST have changed the whole CCW algorithm over the last few years.

So you can carry your LW Commander with 8 45ACP HST Cartridges in it or you can carry you very LW G43 with 8 9mm HST Cartridges. The Commander is much easier to shoot and hit with, the G43 is much lighter and will work just fine out to 15 yards for me anyway, then again the trauma surgeons just don't seem to be able to tell the difference based on my readings anyway. Hard to justify a G17 or SIG226 or Beretta 92 in 9mm these days unless your in a combat zone.

you just caused rjm to rollover in his sleep.
insteady of that 1930's round the 38super, you COULD look at the modern day version the .357sig.

Had never owned a 9mm, cost of ammo was a good reason/excuse to buy one.

Federal HST 147 and 124
Open reliably regardless of medium and penetrate within than FBI 12-18" protocol
Really make the 9mm viable IMO
Pick your poison

Ha! What would be the fun in that????

Might as well buy an AR -15??????

Geez Ron.

If that happened, I would continue carrying my standard capacity (15 & 17rd) magazines. Some things are more important than obeying a politicians desire to disarm you.

just buy what you need now... any future legislation would probably only ban the future sale of hi-cap mags, i doubt it would require you to turn them in or not be allowed to use them....

and 19,26,34 and all the .40 double stacks with a lone wolf drop in 9mm barrel

Mike

along those same lines...you can get 30 round mag for another 9mm, the H&K VP9

i have one of these for the glock and it would be great in a RED DAWN/SHTF situation but I generally leave the magazine empty but hey more options, thats why were talking 9mm!

You should keep that 33rd mag loaded - they make a nice thumping stick too.

Then again, if you used it that way, it might be an "assault magazine".

hahahaha true
i could even use it as a bat!

I personally find the Glock 17 perfectly comfortable for all day carry. I don't even notice it at the end of the day. While it's true that a smaller, single stack like a Ruger LC9S Pro, prints less for all usual body positions; a Glock 17 is easy enough to conceal so long as you watch your posture a little. That being the case, I personally find it hard to justify carrying a compact single stack (with its comparatively limited round capacity), apart from rare circumstances. But they are well worth having for those rare circumstances.