Its been decades since I've owned a 9mm, but by far the best was a 92G Centurion. Great reliable pistol which, for some reason,, grouped at 50 yards like a bullseye gun. I was a dumbass for letting a cop buddy talk me out of it.
In the days before widely available ballistic gelatin, we used that Centurion and a 3" S&W to compare Federal's 115 grain 9BPLE load against their 125 grain JHP 357 Magnum. We used water jugs to catch the bullets at 5 and 50 yards. If we hadn't marked the jugs for each load, you would never have been able to tell the difference from the visible impact or the degree of fragmentation or expansion at either distance. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
So yeah, even old .40+ guys like me have to admit a good 9mm, especially with todays ammo, is a real decent combination.
Last edited by SargeMO; 07/03/22.
