Given the current trend in sidearms, especially in law enforcement, it's likely that a third non-waved caliber would be the .40, which Glock, Sig Sauer,
and others use in many of their more recent models. The .40 (also known as the .40 S&W, since Smith & Wesson makes quite a bit of it) is a round that
is heavier than the 9mm and has more knockdown power, but isn't quite as heavy as the .45 ACP (which requires a big, damn gun to use most of the time) and
isn't as likely to blow through an unarmored target and hurt hostages/bystanders. There has been, for about 10 years, a growing move to get the .40 in use
in many American police departments. I'm not sure how successful this move has been, given the ubiquitousness of the 9mm in the market.
Ebony the Black Dragon
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and others use in many of their more recent models. The .40 (also known as the .40 S&W, since Smith & Wesson makes quite a bit of it) is a round that
is heavier than the 9mm and has more knockdown power, but isn't quite as heavy as the .45 ACP (which requires a big, damn gun to use most of the time) and
isn't as likely to blow through an unarmored target and hurt hostages/bystanders. There has been, for about 10 years, a growing move to get the .40 in use
in many American police departments. I'm not sure how successful this move has been, given the ubiquitousness of the 9mm in the market.
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com
"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."