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Buzzcook · June 22, 2013, 09:53 PM

Don't know if the .40S&W is on the wane. It doesn't seem to stay on shelves here. Maybe that's a regional thing.
Might stay on store shelves because production is high due to its use by police and fed.
Or it might stay on shelves in regions where government uses a different cartridge.

June 22, 2013, 09:53 PM	#44
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Don't know if the .40S&W is on the wane. It doesn't seem to stay on shelves here. Maybe that's a regional thing. Might stay on store shelves because production is high due to its use by police and fed. Or it might stay on shelves in regions where government uses a different cartridge.