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Originally Posted by blake-b
9mm is cheapest to shoot. .357 sig is the most expensive of the 4 mentioned. There is no one best caliber or every police department in the world would be using it.
Also, a Sig 229 is a heavy gun. I own one in .40. Shoots great but it certainly feels different than my glock 22 in .40. Compare rounds in the same platform if you can. My wife has an S&W SD (full size) in .40. It kicks much more than either the glock 22 or Sig 229 because it is so light weight. It is kinda like taking one engine (the .40 shell) and putting it in different chassis. An LS3 in a pickup will feel different than one in a Camaro which will feel different than one in a Corvette with all else being pretty much the same.
Shoot anything you are interested in and make the choice. Not many people will buy a car without test driving it. Same with guns.
The force you will when you shoot the gun is the same amount of force a person would feel being hit by the round comparatively. People don't go flying when hit by bullets like they do on TV. Other than seeing clothing move, you may not know you even hit them unless they go down. Mental state (drug influence or willpower are big factors) plays a HUGE roll in that too. There are only 3 guaranteed spots that will generate a 1 shot stoppage of a person - brain, spinal cord, or pelvis (if there is enough energy behind the round to break/shatter it). Even then, a shattered pelvis may not stop someone on PCP. It will just impair their mobility. A hit from a 9/357/40/45 will feel like a push to the person. A hit from a .50BMG has so much power it literally blows them apart. How many people have shot deer through the chest cavity and it ran 100s of yards? There is enough oxygen in the blood to keep the brain going for several seconds even if the heart is destroyed. A brain hit is like pulling the power cord of a computer (death). A spinal hit is like taking the keyboard and mouse away (paralyzation) and a pelvis hit is like taking the mouse away (severely impairs mobility but could still get around given the time.)
You should just go 10mm if you want a semi auto pistol. It is rated for hunting black bear and deer. None of the other pistol calibers are although I am sure they could kill either if necessary. It would be my choice of duty gun if I were allowed to carry anything I wanted.
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Once again Blake is spot on.
I also owned a 229 in .40. it was a great gun, but I prefer my glock 22c. Same round, but they shoot so much different. (The sig is not bad mind you, just different.) Heck I prefer my 22c over the new gen 4 glocks also.
Just try out each caliber/gun and decide. Just take the one that YOU prefer/shoot better with, not what someone tells YOU to buy. I'll take a hit with a .22 over a miss with a .44 magnum anyday of the week.