# State Police, 9mm out, .45 cal in.

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**Created:** [November 9, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/state-police-9mm-out-45-cal-in/19986 "2006-11-09T20:15:49Z")
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### Author: ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/state-police-9mm-out-45-cal-in/19986/10 "2006-11-09T23:08:01Z")

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Stang, the problems that arise with a .357 mag its a large weapon with, I beleive at most 6 shots. Granted that amount of ammo is 95% of the time enough, no one wants to get caught in a gun fight outta ammo.

Have you ever shot a .357 mag? Its a fucking cannon, a 6inch flame comes out the end and it bucks up about 6 inches IF you have a strong wrist. plugging more than one shot in the same hole takes a LOT of skill/strength/endurance. There are women on the force.

as for the deer thing  
“The old 9mm Luger, .38 Special, .44-40, and .45 Colt cartridges will also do for shorter-range hunting with expanding bullets (as far as 50-75 yards, depending on the load and the size of the target).”

from [http://www.chuckhawks.com/handgun\_hunting.htm](http://www.chuckhawks.com/handgun_hunting.htm).

And I’ve personally hit a gallon jug from 25-30 yds with no formal handgun training.

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