evolution
by bj 
, Friday, March 15, 2013, 22:22 (4216 days ago) @ Alfred John
Cooper influenced development of the 10mm as an improvement over .45ACP, police officers had problems with recoil of full 10mm so S&W shortened it and made it the .40S&W.
I think it is a good cartridge, not as good as .45ACP but it can come close in ballistics with some loads. As I recall I've seen .40 ammo loaded with 135, 155, 165 and 180 grain bullets. Good loads with 135 grain bullets are probably very similar to the common 125 grain .357 mag loads. 180 grain loads are close to 185 grain loads in .45ACP.
The big advantage of the .40 is that any gun model that is made in 9mm can probably be modified by the manufacturer into a new model that works with .40.
In a light compact carry gun the .40 can have snappy recoil but it is not painful unless you get something like the little KelTec in .40.
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