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Old 10-26-2012, 09:15 PM
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GaryS it is the "standard" on a lot of departments where they use 9mm. In most cases the department follows what the FBI uses right or wrong. This is typical " If they use it it must be good" and that ain't necessarily so. The department I am most familiar with finally pulled their head out of the sand and let their armorer do the studies needed to find what worked. The 2 best performers were the 9mm 115+P+hp and the 357 Magnum 125 jhp. The worst was the 9mm 147 even behind the old 38 Special 158 +P swchp.
You have to remember that doing what the big boys do does not require your department to expend funds and that is VERY important on some of the small departments budgets.
As a private citizen you also face a very different set of needs and can find a load that fits those specific needs
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