I used to have a G36 and I was very impressed with its accuracy and ease of carry, the dimensions of the G30S are very similar so I'd say it's a solid choice. I used to carry Speer Gold Dot +P 200 grain JHP
Glock 30S thoughts
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Winchester 230 grain +P SXT.
My own thoughts are that, with the right round, the 9mm is fine for duty or carry use. Its the cartridge I carry the most off-duty. But, all things being equal, the larger hole you can put in the bad guy, the better. Police gunfights are still, on average, very low round count affairs, and if I could only launch one or two bullets at a bad guy, I want a really big round making the introduction.
Interestingly enough, I recently read an article by Pat Rogers outlining the reasons he switched from a .45 ACP to a 9mm carry gun. All of his excellent reasoning aside, the one "read-between-the-lines" moment I had reading the article was that he was retired as a law enforcement officer. Meaning while he was running-and-gunning on the streets, he carried a .45. When he retired to full-time trainer, he switched to a 9mm. Message received.
I think this is a combination of several factors, one of the primary being that 9mm is traditionally much cheaper than .45. Several classes I've taken the students had to supply the instructor with demonstration ammo, and usually they'll use 9mm to spare students too much expense. Also, it is the most popular cartridge with the civilian shooting market. The low recoil in 9mm also makes it an easy platform for demonstration, especially if you're constantly teaching.Ironically, almost all of the high speed operators on the training circuit are moving to 9mm.
Flavors of month constantly changing.
My own thoughts are that, with the right round, the 9mm is fine for duty or carry use. Its the cartridge I carry the most off-duty. But, all things being equal, the larger hole you can put in the bad guy, the better. Police gunfights are still, on average, very low round count affairs, and if I could only launch one or two bullets at a bad guy, I want a really big round making the introduction.
Interestingly enough, I recently read an article by Pat Rogers outlining the reasons he switched from a .45 ACP to a 9mm carry gun. All of his excellent reasoning aside, the one "read-between-the-lines" moment I had reading the article was that he was retired as a law enforcement officer. Meaning while he was running-and-gunning on the streets, he carried a .45. When he retired to full-time trainer, he switched to a 9mm. Message received.
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