Originally Posted by Kai
My Mle.92 Berthier carbine > * :fawk:To hell with the size of the pistol, he has to decide on a cartridge size first. 9mm comes in lots of flavors.
9x17mm Kurz/Browning/.380ACP
9x18mm Makarov
9x19mm Luger/Parabellum/NATO
9x20mm Browning Long (obsolete)
9x21mm (rare)
9x22mm (.357 SIG)
9x23mm Largo (obsolete)
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
...and that's only the ones I can remember.
you should know that if someone is looking for a "9mm" they're not going to know that there are many flavors. they want the mainstream (not that that's bad) 9x19