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:	9781946267191
Publisher:	Gun Digest Media
Publication date:	07/24/2018
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Robert Sadowski has contributed to Gun Digest the Magazine Cartridges of the World and the Gun annual. He has also authored books on combat handguns and firearms maintenance, and writes for numerous firearms publications.

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