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>(As said on other threads: 10 mm is fine for handgun hunters and long range shooters that handload/custom loads, in a 5-inch+ barrel pistol But it's way more trouble than most people want or need to bother with for self defense or carry)
>.40 S&W and .45 ACP are more than adequate if you need the step-up from 9 mm
This reeks of Hop "muh S&W" cope bullshit.
40S&W is just as snappy in terms of recoil out of any compact or subcompact pistol, and has the same mag capacity.
Both are similarly stocked on store shelves, and cost roughly the same ordered online, but the largest difference between the two is that even the most basic 10mm load is WAY more energetic than most 40S&W (see pic related for links, look out up yourself), even out of subcompact barrel lengths.
So if 9mm isn't enough, you should be making the jump to 10mm, or 45.
The fact is that if you choose to CCW a 40S&W on purpose, and recommending the same to anyone else, you're doing yourself and them a disservice.
"More than adequate" in this case is cope. That's it.