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Current poll resultsShould the U.S. military stop using the 9mm round and return to the higher power .45?
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If I were going into combat tomorrow there is no doubt in my mind that I would prefer to carry the 1911A1 to any other sidearm.However the NATO standard went to 9mm for the standard sidearm and that's the ammo that is stockpiled all over the place.A .45cal. pistol is pretty usless if all you can get is 9mm ammo.
They could even split the difference between 9mm and .45 Cal, with a .40 Cal bullet, such as the Glock 23.
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