Hahaha...at first I didn't get that, having 9mm on my mind n all. I hadda go n fix that. Thanks for the shameful head up.I'll take the 40mm over ANY pistol round!
CD
Hahaha...at first I didn't get that, having 9mm on my mind n all. I hadda go n fix that. Thanks for the shameful head up.I'll take the 40mm over ANY pistol round!
CD
Ok...they are a buncha "beens" with one "be". No reference to "here" nor the future "there". 9mm covers all those. It's has been, it will be, and is here and when ya get there you find it too.Also remember the cartridge been around since 1874 when Winchester developed the .38 WCF for the 73' Winchester rifle and Colt chambered it in the Peacemaker as the .38-40. 180 gr .401 inch bullet at 900-950 fps. It'll be around for a while.
CD
It won't be like the 41 Magnum... it's Short & Weak, where the 41 Magnum is Perfection in a Revolver or a Trapper length Levergun!
The .40 is a 10mm short, that is why it is called the .40 short and weak.
I'm seeing a lot of that.I don't like it, therefore it's no good for the rest of you.
Why thank you, thank you very much!Spoken like a man with some intelligence!
You can't be serious... you're implying it has no purpose in self defense...
Except those facts have no basis in reality. Who says .40's aren't selling and the FBI is one agency, this hardly equates to police across the country.Sure it can be a good self defense round. But, as been stated already in this thread, 40's are not selling, the police across the country are dropping for the 9mm. The only place it seems to me the 40 is still holding it own to make major in USPSA.
If my understanding is still correct, 165 gr is the largest projectile they still push to max 40 S&W pressures. They started down-loading the 180 grs because any setback of the bullet would push the pressures over the edge. I think this was a reaction/solution to the glock kabooms of years past. I can't say with certainty that is is still the case but last time I shot Speer Lawman 165 gr back to back with other factory 180 gr loads, the 165 was noticeably stronger.
Saved the day i hear [emoji2]The US Capitol police use the 40 S&W out of Glock 22 hand guns.
The movement back to 9mm is well under way and there are a ton of Gen 3 and 4 police trade ins becoming available.Except those facts have no basis in reality. Who says .40's aren't selling and the FBI is one agency, this hardly equates to police across the country.
Did you even read the article? The last half:
"The short answer to this, would be “no, it's not dead.” In fact, it's no more dead than 10mm is. The .40 caliber will always have a following, and there will be some who will always believe it is the best option, no matter what the FBI or anyone else says. The most important thing, is that we all carry what we can handle in a defensive situation.
However, it is in decline as a commercially used self-defense cartridge. Why is this so? Well, for starters, cost effectiveness has a big role to play. There is a direct correlation between cost per round and the amount of live-fire training a person does.
In other words, if you can't afford to shoot your gun, it won't get shot. And, the result of that, is being less effective in your self-defense pursuits. Period.
If you take two boxes of ammo from the same manufacturer, one in 9mm and the other in .40 S&W, the former will be cheaper 9 out of 10 times. That's just the way it is.
On the other hand, though, you have the people who don't care about cost simply because they believe it does a better job. And that is the main reason why the .40S&W will never actually die."
Did you even read the article? On the other hand, though, you have the people who don't care about cost simply because they believe it does a better job. And that is the main reason why the .40S&W will never actually die."
The FN Hi Power 9mm is the most successful military pistol ever...
that has a lot to do with the worldwide availability of 9mm ammo.
Nothing similar has ever happened with 40 cal.
Yes, I did read the whole article......
The 40S&W is on the decline, that is a fact. Does it matter what the reason is? No, not really.
Not even close.1911 fanboys will beg to differ.
Except The VP40. That one shooters vey nicely. Even my niece who weighs in around 110# can shoot a full mag no problem. But she has to take a short break shooting a mag in a Glock 40.Personally 40 is an amazing round that I don't own. The recoil is sharp and tends to have a snap.
You must have met nice 1911 fanboys...Not even close.
It's the facts that are not even close.You must have met nice 1911 fanboys...