I was hit in the head from a slide that had broken off the frame from the recoil. Many of the M9's that were initially bought from Beretta had cracks in the frames that allowed things like that to happen. I was lucky - one Soldier died when his M9 self-destructed and took him with it.

As far as the arm-chair warrior cheap shot: I have been in the army for 19 years. I am an 11B4V5W. I'm stationed at Ft Bragg. Have deployed to Just Cause, Desert Shield/Storm, OEF and OIF. When's the last time YOU returned fire for God and Country?

No BS on the .40 S&W. Most carry .45, but some were carrying the .40 in Iraq the last time I was there in 2003.