If You lived in another area the cops would all be carrying 9mm. Change to .40 if you want, but don't kid yourself it's because its' been proven to be the best calibre. All the major calibres have the same stopping power to within a few percent. Your speed and accuracy with a round that suits you, will far outweigh any 'advantage' of calibre. Besides what is the advantage of standardising? You planning on going on a wagon train or something?
qjs
I agree with the above post.
As long as the caliber chosen has adequate stopping power, to my way of thinking it’s more personal preference and how accurate one is with the particular gun. A gun needs to
be accurate,
have reliability and
have controllability. For instance, if I take two otherwise identical Winchester model 70 rifles, one .270 and one 30-06 to the range, the .270 is an easier rifle for me to control and thus it’s more accurate for me. Granted if I had two grizzly’s coming at me at the sametime the stopping power of the .06 might be nice, however overall the .270 is a little easier for me to use. In closing when you get down to similar calibers I don’t think there is a definitive answer other than what works best for the individual.
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