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csmsss · June 19, 2013, 06:08 PM

I've been puzzled at the instant acceptance the .40 received. It went from newfangled cartridge to ubiquity seemingly overnight.

I'm not putting it down, mind you, but I've never understood what properties it possesses that made it such a superior choice to the .45 ACP, particularly when the .45 is loaded with 230 grain pills.

June 19, 2013, 06:08 PM	#26
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	I've been puzzled at the instant acceptance the .40 received. It went from newfangled cartridge to ubiquity seemingly overnight. I'm not putting it down, mind you, but I've never understood what properties it possesses that made it such a superior choice to the .45 ACP, particularly when the .45 is loaded with 230 grain pills.