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I think your analysis is missing some important things. Bullet design has improved a lot over the last 30 years, to the point where 9x19 is good enough. Does .357 SIG have better terminal performance? Maybe. But that comes at the expensive of lower magazine capacity, higher cost, more recoil, and dramatically more flash and muzzle blast. The market decided that .357 SIG simply isn’t worth it.

As for .45 GAP, it has the advantage of allowing a smaller grip circumference, when compared to 45 ACP. But that is pretty much its only advantage. It comes at the cost of few guns chambered in 45 GAP, higher cost, and low availability. And 45 ACP isn’t gaining market share to begin with.

[QUOTE="M1911, post: 9459016, member: 123"] I think your analysis is missing some important things. Bullet design has improved a lot over the last 30 years, to the point where 9x19 is good enough. Does .357 SIG have better terminal performance? Maybe. But that comes at the expensive of lower magazine capacity, higher cost, more recoil, and dramatically more flash and muzzle blast. The market decided that .357 SIG simply isn’t worth it. As for .45 GAP, it has the advantage of allowing a smaller grip circumference, when compared to 45 ACP. But that is pretty much its only advantage. It comes at the cost of few guns chambered in 45 GAP, higher cost, and low availability. And 45 ACP isn’t gaining market share to begin with. [/QUOTE]

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