TXI listed some pretty decent advantages, but the Ammo cost + the larger Mag sizes have the result of being cheaper and more fun to shoot. If its fun to shoot we tend to shoot more. My next gun will likely be a .4x or 10mm, but it will be very tough for one of those guns to ever earn my trust and confidence over my 9mm, simply because I can't afford to shoot them as much.Geister wrote:I've never seen any benefit of using a 9mm when one can go for a .45. More ammo with the 9mm? Sure, but the .45 is more powerful anyway.
I believe the only strong argument for the 9mm is the fact that 9mm pistols can be built smaller.
I have in a few short months developed confidence that not only will I hit what I point my 9mm at, but that my gun will actually go bang and reload the next chamber. I have this confidence only because I've been able to push a couple thousand rounds through that 4 inch tube. I have been able to do this, because it is fun and affordable even with the skyrocketing price in ammo.