I've gone back and forth over the past 40+ years of handgun shooting and currently carry one or more of 9mm Shield, 642 and Remington RM380 depending on environment, clothing and disposition.
I carried a revolver in uniform and switched between revolvers and 9mm autos as a detective. Just before I pulled the pin the department authorized 9mm for uniforms. By then I had short-timers syndrome and had reverted to a Colt Lawman .357 snub. At my last qualification I shot with a group of uniformed officers (mostly younger) who hadn't received their 9s yet. I was drawing from concealment (that's how I carried, so that's how I qualified) and shot a 92%. One of the younger guys started pontificating about how once they were allowed to carry autos like the detectives they would all be shooting in the 90s. I just pulled back my coat tail and grinned.
You can't buy proficiency, but you do have to pay for it.
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