Old line........
"It's not how big your bullet is....... it's where you place it!"
Or something like that.......
I had plenty of 9mm and .45s when the .40 "Short & Weak" was introduced.......... then we got the .357 Sig an inbred 9/40 offspring........
hooo.... hummmmmmmmm.................. still have plenty of 9mm and .45s.
"move along nothing to see here!!!!!!"
They are all minor caliber when compared to a 5.56, .308 or even themselves; out of a carbine length barrel !!!!!