Quoted: The Nazi's used 9mm's.
We kicked their ass.
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So did the Brits, who used them to help with the above...
And the Russians used 7.62mm pistols very effectively too... So much for bigger = allways better...
Oh, someone said that the .357 Sig is a larger diameter than 9mm... It's the same, or perhaps .001 smaller (is it 9mm or .380 that's actually a .356 bullet?)...
As for the original questionNO.
The ban was 100% inneffective, and you could still EASILY get 9mm weapons with 15-17rd capacities and affordable mags for the entire duration.
Workable Beretta range mags were easily available for $9.99-15.99 thru the whole ban...
Any change in cartridge popularity would IMHO be related to the spread of CCW laws and the popularity of 'Carry' guns.
Just like the 5.56mm is an excellent cartridge for a 20" rifle, but not so great for a 14.5" carbine, the 9mm is a good full size pistol cartridge (90+ years of use by the UK, Germans, and most of the rest of the world says it can't be that bad), it is velocity dependant and starts to fall off as folks go to smaller weapons.
9mm out of a 5" bbl vs 9mm out of a 3" bbl, for example...
.45ACP is a low velocity round, so barrel length is far less important...
That's my guess...
I'll keep my 9mm thank you, I can't carry it here anyway...