While the .45ACP was designed to be a combat sidearm, I don't believe the 9MM was. But I might be wrong. Either way, it ain't much a good combat caliber. I ain't heard the same about the .45ACP.
Wrong you are.
The 9MM has released more souls from their earthly bodies than the .45ACP, that's a fact.
WTM45,
Reread my post. There's nothing in it about which round has caused more deaths. However, it is about creating a handgun & cartridge for combat.
WTM45, please point me in the direction of primary source documents such as Luger brothers' notes about why they created the 9MM. That way we'll both know for sure its intent. If it was intended to be a battle handgun round, it was not a very well researched choice.
Finally, how do you know for a fact how many deaths either a 9MM or a .45 ACP caused? To reach such a conclusion one would need access to autopsy reports and factual accounts about the circumstances causing death. Otherwise, it would be anecdotal, no?
