In the handgun world, the medium-powered 9mm Luger cartridge has become the overwhelming favorite in America, and much of the rest of the world, today. Light recoil, adequate power for a defensive handgun if you’re not after dangerous game, and lots of bullets on board. Relatively cheap ammo, too.
Still, whether the topic is long guns or handguns, the higher-powered ones do have a place. Here’s an article I wrote on that topic for Backwoods Home magazine back in 2010. Not much has changed on the matter since