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Who makes the FN Baracuda and where can I see one?

The desire for versatility is a matter of practical considerations. In the USA the power range of the .357 magnum and ammunition availability makes it an easy choice, but our military standard is now the 9MM. A lot of todays young people who want high capacity semi-auto pistols think the 9MM is the cats pajamas (Also they are afraid of the recoil and cannon like boom of the .45 auto.), so l may find 9MM available when a .38 or .357 magnum caliber is not.

I will never forget that some anal retentive twit of a police official in California (Where else?) gave some female officer a citation of merit for spraying 14 rounds at a bad guy without hitting him once. If she had been using a .45, she either would have quit the force or learned proper firing procedures.

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