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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (174454)7/23/2006 11:19:09 AM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (2) of 794091
 
Maybe it was a political decision, which would explain but not satisfy.

The Brazilian company Taurus builds a 9 mm that is nearly identical to the Berretta. I believe that factory was once owned by Berretta, which accounts for how they got the design. I don't think the Taurus has any quality problems beyond those inherent in the caliber.

I thought part of the deal with Berretta was that they would build a factory in the US, which they did.

It's hard for me to understand how the military could buy into medium power rounds like the 9 mm and .223 given the development of kevlar armor. The .45 was developed to replace the .38 Special, which failed to stop enraged Philippine bushmen over a hundred years ago. The 9 mm is very comparable ballistically to the .38, so you would think the principle would have survived and saved the military from going back and forth on weaponry.
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