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Originally posted by competentone
I thought the Secret Service had adopted FN's Five-Seven -- using the AP SS190 round?
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No. That round should only be for armor piercing ammo. And even then it's a stupid round. It has similar ballistic characteristics to hot .22 rounds.
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Originally posted by BlueSkyJaunte
Doesn't the FBI use .40S&W?
Who uses 9mm anymore? Stopping power is the only thing that's going to keep that dust-head off of you.
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The difference between .357sig and +p+ 9mm ammo is basically nothing. .357sig is designed as a penetrator round (windshields, auto-bodies, etc). 40 S&W is a man stopper. It is a compromise (a good one) between a fast bullet (9mm) and big bullet (45ACP).
The FBI's own ballistic studies show that stopping power is a combination of penetration to vitals and %chance of hitting something vital.
40 S&W penetrates better than 45ACP and it leave a bigger hole than 9mm. A fast, hot, expanding 45 is what I use for self defense rounds (45ACP Gold Dots).