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Old 11-25-2014, 04:12 PM  
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Originally Posted by baddog View Post
Well, to be fair, I read the grand jury report and apparently he was using a .40. Turns out that shots to the hand and arms does not have the desired affect. Guess that is why cops are not trained to shoot at limbs instead of the torso.

As far as why do cops use a 9mm over a 357, I suspect a lot has to do with what if they miss.
Accuracy too. Much easier to group 9mm over higher calibre. So, yah, that is definitely part of it. Aaron M is your man to discuss calibre. Man takes his gun science seriously.
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