User blog comment:Delta1138/What guns should be added in future DLCs?/@comment-4887100-20120515092141/@comment-770363-20120516205347

Well, I considered using the P229, which does have multiple calibers to choose from, but I decided that with a 12 round magazine, the number of bullets needed to get a kill would be the same as the 9mm pistols, and the smaller magazine would just hinder the player.

Now, I have to say that many of the guns in BF3 aren't military issue, to any militaries. But they are included anyway, with one possible line of reasoning being that the soldiers obtained them through non-standard means. The US military doesn't issue revolvers anymore, but you can still use the REX. So I see no problem with adding non-military pistols.

I'd rather have a regular-sized mag on a P226 than a shrunken one that just provides more damage at range. And I'd also rather not have a 20 round magazine on any 9mm sidearms, even if I do have a P226 with 20 round mags IRL.