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This made my day[:)][:)].................. But as much as I think the 40 Short & Weak is a waste, it still is a little better than Billary, but not by much.
I agree. The .40 shouldn't even need to exist when it was neutered down from such a great cartridge (10mm auto).
Sorry, but that last photo must be a .45 GAP. At least.
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Never like the .17 rimfire either and expect it to eventually die just like the six previous incarnations of the .17.
http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42486&SearchTerms=.40
Depending on who you are talking to, the .22 sucks, the .25 sucks, the 380 sucks, the 9mm sucks and apparently so does the .40. Oddly enough the same people that say these rounds suck are unwilling to let you shoot them with one of them. [:D]
It's ALMOST .45 diameter, but goes twice as fast.
It's ALMOST a 10mm, but it's in more guns than the 10.
Its' 180gr configuration gives up ALMOST the weight of of a .22 bullet to the 230gr .45 but costs less to shoot.
It's a wonder any of the calibers from the turn of the century still exist, but even the 25-35 & 44-40 are still available at Cabela's.....
The .40 is good enough to kill you.
Depending on who you are talking to, the .22 sucks, the .25 sucks, the 380 sucks, the 9mm sucks and apparently so does the .40. Oddly enough the same people that say these rounds suck are unwilling to let you shoot them with one of them. [:D]
and since the .500 s&w the .44 magnum is now a weak cartridge [;)]
i actually knew a guy that said he could side step my 9mm
how can anybody say the .40 sucks? it has better penetration than 9mm, almost as good stopping power as .45, and fits in a 9mm size gun.
quote:Originally posted by 35 Whelen
That pic does nothing but reaffirm my love for the .45.[:p]
how can anybody say the .40 sucks? it has better penetration than 9mm, almost as good stopping power as .45, and fits in a 9mm size gun.
Because we started with the 10mm auto before it was then neutered to become the .40 Short and Weak. [:D][:D][:D][:D]
It is a shame it became more popular than its parent cartridge. The fact that it fit many more already established frames than the longer 10mm did surely helped. I don't own any .40's (but over 60 10mm's). I pick up all the .40 S&W brass I find at the range and eventually I will load some of it and get a few drop-in barrels for a few of mine. The full power 10mm's are not cheap to shoot.