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Friday, April 03, 2026

Why did we start shooting 9mm?

VIDEO HERE  (13:04 minutes)

There was a time when 9mm was laughed at, departments banned it, and .45 was king. Ken Hackathorn and I break down how America went from “big bore only” to a 9mm world — and what actually matters in a fight.

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I'm a 1911 guy at heart but most of the time I'm carrying a Ruger RXM in 9mm.