9MM - Guide to America's Most Popular Caliber

by Robert Sadowski

Overview

9MM: Guide to America's Most Popular Caliber is a must have reference book for the veteran shooter or collector and an indispensable resource for the neophyte looking to select a 9mm and understand cartridge performance for concealed carry, home defense or competition.

Inside, you'll find:

• Expert advice to select the right ammunition for your carry gun
• Options and range performance evaluations for practice and self-defense ammunition
• Available options in full-size, compact, sub-compact, and competition 9mm pistols
• Coverage of 9mm carbines
• Collector guns

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946267214
Publisher:	Gun Digest Media
Publication date:	08/04/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	57 MB
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About the Author

Robert Sadowski is a long-time contributor to Gun Digest the Magazine, Cartridges of the World and the Gun Digest annual. His firearms writing career has spanned many years and he has appeared in a large number of gun publications. Additionally, he has authored books on combat handguns and firearms maintenance.

Table of Contents

Section I 9MM Origins

1 The Rise of the World's Most Popular Handgun Cartridge 5

2 A Pistol in Search of a Cartridge 9

3 Battle Tested Since World War I 11

4 Law Enforcement Gears Up With the 9mm 17

5 Uncle Sam Rethinks the .45 ACP 21

6 The 9mm in Pop Culture 28

Section II Ballistics & Cartridges

7 9mm Specifications and Performance 36

8 Why the 9mm Beats the .40 S&W and .45 ACP 42

9 Current Trends in 9mm Ammunition 46

Section III Guns

10 Iconic Nines: Game-Changing 9mms 65

11 Wonder Nines 97

12 The Striker-Fire Cometh 109

13 9mm Subcompacts and Micro Pistols for Deep Concealment 127

14 Cocked and Locked Nines - Single-Action 9mms 146

15 Super-Sized Handguns - Braced Pistols 157

16 Transitional-Trigger Nines - DA/SA Models 168

17 Rotary Barrel Nines 183

18 Revolver-Inspired DAO 9mms 188

19 Nines that Got Game - Competition 9mms 192

20 Optics-Ready 9mm Handguns 199

21 Wheelgun Nines-9mm Revolvers 205

22 9mm ARs: Pistol-Caliber Firepower 215

Section IV Accessories

23 Reflex Sights, Lights & Lasers 228

24 Carrying Heavy Metal - Holsters for Full-Size 9mms 241

25 Suppressing the 9mm: Silencers Go Mainstream 252

Section V Reloading

26 Reloading 9mm Ammo - Cranking Out Nines 259

27 9mm Components - Powder, Bullets, Cases 261

28 Progressive Presses for High-Quantity Reloading 268