--Posted in the middle of an ongoing debate.
Nothing has ended the debate--it continues, and not just on this thread or on this forum. The debate continues, and a little thought will reveal that, if there were conclusive evidence of a winner, it would not continue.
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First of all, my comments are about comparing the traditional service pistol calibers and the other calibers that fit into that general performance class. Clearly if one departs too far from that general range of performance, then caliber differences start to matter, although, even then, the differences can be less important than people typically assume.
As far as opinions go, there is shortage of opinions. Educated ones, experienced ones, all kinds. But you explicitly mentioned studies.
If caliber choice is having a significant (i.e. meaningful) effect on the outcome of real world gunfights, it should be possible to see that effect. By definition, if it is significant/meaningful, it is also detectable.
If it is undetectable, then how could it possibly be meaningful or significant?
So...
Where are the "good studies" that show the significant/meaningful difference in the outcome of real-world gunfights based on caliber differences in the service pistol performance class?