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Originally posted by rsNINESOOPER
I have done this with my friends but between them they only have four brands of guns and only two would be a gun I would consider purchasing. Two of them are revolvers, one being a .50 cal, Im not interested in a revolver.
Anyone know of a range in the San Francisco area that I wouuld be able to have the opportunity to shoot a variety of different guns (current models) in order to find out what seems to be the best fit??
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Maybe jyl or other bay area guys will chime in. My local range has about 50 different pistols for rental. Last week I rented a p220 (45ACP) to shoot alongside my p226 9mm. After blowing holes with the p220, I found I was a lot more accurate with my 9mm...in part I think just because of less kick. But also because my hand fits the p226 grip a bit better.
I think the "stopping power" argument has been beat to death. You can get a 9mm round that will stop somebody. 45ACP makes a bigger hole, but if you are more accurate with a 9mm, then you should go with that. As they say on the sigforum (and elsewhere), hitting someone with a smaller caliber is better than missing with a big one. You have to take some of the studies, and especially the trends of law enforcement agencies with a grain of salt. LEO has different criteria than private citizens. You shouldn't need to worry about whether your round will penetrate through a door or other barrier and hit its target. And in fact I think you want a round that *won't* do that.
That being said, 40SW seems to be getting pretty damn popular.