It's my load of choice currently. (147's)
That is, when I can FIND IT, currently?
That's why I said what I said earlier. The bullets today are light years beyond anything even 10 years ago. Let alone prejudices existing from 4 decades ago! My point earlier was only that the 158 .38 Special +P in a SWCHP variant @ advertised velocity out of a 3 inch, had to be at the very least having it's performance equaled with a modern 147 JHP 9X19 out of a 3 1/4"(M&P9c). And long way around the barn perhaps? Saying if I was semi-comfortable with 5 of those (FBI's) in a 2" J, I ought to be twice as semi-comfortable with twice + that count on board of modern 147 9X19's?
I've only had about 3K rounds worth of 9X19 experience of any kind, so this is only a very green opinion. And since it's Earth Day, that should satisfy my quota of green things for the day!