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January 30, 2013, 12:25 AM | #101 | |
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I mentioned that I was a law student to give a benchmark about how old I was when the .40 S&W was developed, certainly not to suggest I was smarter or more correct than anyone. The context of me mentioning that is clear, and in fact I had the moderators change my handle to LockedBreech from LawScholar several months ago purely so folks would stop bringing it irrelevantly into disagreements with me, so kindly don't use that fact to snark at me.
I would consider it almost certainly true that the number of shootings - fatal or otherwise - using a .40 S&W is 10,000+, probably more, given that it is the predominant caliber for law enforcement at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as a very popular civilian handgun cartridge. While it is true I didn't bear my burden of presenting cold numbers, then, my statement was not out of "thin air" but was a very roughly calculated estimate done in a quick jot of imprecise mental math on a mobile phone while I waited for my food to get done at the pizza place (note the lack of a signature on that post -that happens when I use Tapatalk for iPhone). Until such time as I locate factual information - actually, who are we kidding, I'm not going to trawl Google at midnight for an internet argument - how about we go with "a lot of dead felons and murderers", if that meets your criteria for how I should formulate my statements. The overall point of that post - that .40 S&W is a proven round several times over - stands. Many folks might prefer 9mm or .45 over it - for greater control and number of shots or the larger, heavier projectile, respectively, and perfectly logical arguments even if I disagree with them for my own personal use - but no one can seriously dispute the terminal effectiveness of the cartridge, at least for a handgun cartridge. It's fine to not like .40, but the beginning of your post was not necessary. You could have pointed out the lack of hard data behind my statement - quite correctly! - without any reference to me personally or use of the word "ridiculous", like it appears everyone else has this entire thread, making it so far one of the more civil threads of this type I've posted in. It would have been "ridiculous" if I suggested that .40 S&W turns people into lobsters. My post merely made a factual statement without data, that's all. Unsound argumentation to be sure, but not "ridiculous". I shouldn't be surprised, though, being as even on the best forums a caliber discussion will almost certainly lead to a personal jab at some point.
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January 30, 2013, 02:11 AM | #103 |
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IMHO it needs to be adopted by the military and used in some war before it is "proven" to some people.
I'm not sure exactly what there is to prove. Prove the round fires a projectile at high speed? Prove that it can stop someone? Prove that you can walk into Walmart in 40 years and find it on the shelf? Answers: yep, if you hit something, who the hell knows? |
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January 30, 2013, 11:16 AM | #106 |
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Caliber wars - fun. Anyway, from the presentations I've heard - it seems that we can't find truly significant and large effect sizes that favor one of the modern 9s, 40s, or 45s over the rest.
That seems a reasonable conclusion that you choose one of the three you shoot well, like the gun, is affordable, etc. I like my 9 and 45. They go boom on demand. For old folks - will a new wonder caliber be introduced before we reside in a urn next to the reloading bench or on the gun safe
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.40 S&W runs at 35,000 PSI, .45 ACP is 21,000 PSI, and .45 ACP +P is 23,000 PSI. A 50% overpressure in your .45 ACP +P would make things very exciting for you to say the least. |
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January 31, 2013, 02:55 PM | #108 |
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I stand corrected on the pressure thing, but a .45ACP+P is still WAY more performance than anything you can eek out of a .40 due to the .40 operating, by design, at max. The .40 is not going to equal or replace the .45. It is just a fine little thing in the middle for those who don't need or or think they can handle the .45. Makes them feel warmer and fuzzier than toting a 9mm.
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January 31, 2013, 03:07 PM | #109 |
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Could be cuz nine mm ammo is cheaper...
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dgludwig, Couldn't agree more, the rifle calibers are mind blowing. I have a pretty nice bullet collection thats been going on for the past 40 years and I can't keep up lately do to all the new short, unbelted magnums out there. If you can't find what size fits you aren't looking hard enough.
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January 31, 2013, 10:04 PM | #112 |
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Kinda funny how a .400" bullet just makes you feel more "warm and fuzzy" than a .355" bullet but a .400" bullet can in no way compare to a .451" bullet given max pressures and velocity's
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January 31, 2013, 10:13 PM | #114 |
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Rem Golden Saber 185+p 45 ACP 1140fps 534ft lbs
Rem Golden Saber 165 40 S&W 1150fps 485ft lbs you're right sissy forty! |
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As to why the .40 is more available IDK, odd considering it's explosion in popularity. Surprised to see 9 and .45 nowhere.
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9mm is not sissy. .45 is not sissy. .40 is not sissy either. They're all three lethal calibers. It should be noted that a 180-grain .40 goes about 1000 FPS, which doesn't seem to be blown out of the water by a 185-grain .45 going 1100-1200 FPS. Speer's ballistic tables for Gold Dot are as follows: Speer Gold Dot 180-grain .40 Velocity (FPS) Muzzle - 1025 50 Yards - 956 100 Yards - 902 Energy (foot pounds) Muzzle - 420 50 Yards - 365 100 Yards - 325 Speer Gold Dot 185-grain .45 Velocity (FPS) Muzzle - 1050 50 Yards - 955 100 Yards - 886 Energy (foot pounds) Muzzle - 453 50 Yards - 375 100 Yards - 322 If the .40's tiny increase over the .355-.358 9mm is generally regarded as not being very significant, I can't see why the .45's same margin over the .40 is profound.
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I question the premise of this thread. I do not think there is a rush to unload .40 cal. pistols. The .40 is a "snappy" round in some pistols, in others it's quite manageable. Also accurate, powerful and higher capacity than .45 - nothing wrong with the .40 at all.
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At the local LGS, there was plenty of brand name 40, some unknown company 45 but no 9mm.
So what does that mean?
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I have to disagree. I love the .45 and shoot it often, but if you want to eek more out of the .45 than a .40, you have to go up to a .45 Super. It's essentially a .45 ACP +P+, and can be loaded to 30K+ PSI. I load for it, and from a 5" bbl it can shoot 230gr JHP @ 1200+ fps and 200gr JHP @ 1350+ fps and 255gr hardcasts at 1150 fps. However, the .40 can manage more than the .45 ACP/ACP +P can. While the .45 has a larger case and could hold more powder, it's lower pressure which hurts it when compared to the .40. I don't know where people get that the .40 is always somehow operating at max, that's not true. Even factory loads for 165gr can vary 200 fps, so I suppose both are "max"? Most would agree that between the three, the .40 recoils more than both the 9mm and .45, so the whole "can't handle a .45 so they shoot a .40" thing makes zero sense. It's easier to handle a .45 than it is a .40, so I guess .45 guys carry one because they can't handle the .40? I handload for everything, and from a 5" bbl, I've shot 230gr .45's at 1000 fps with no issue using Power Pistol. But with factory loads, I know that while most 185gr +P .45 loads claim 1150 fps, they're usually doing less than 1100 fps, and just over 1000 fps from a 3.78" Glock 30 bbl. It's no problem to get a 180gr @ 1200 fps from a 4" .40 S&W, and in excess of 1300 fps from a 6" bbl. With the right powders and from a 4" barrel the .40 will shoot a 135gr over 1500 fps, 155gr at 1400 fps, 165gr over 1300 fps and 200gr over 1100 fps, throw in a longer barrel and it only gets faster. Calling the .40 sissy is silly. I know this will go over about as well as fart in church, but the .40 is capable of MORE than the .45 ACP/ACP +P. |
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Lets beat this dead horse again! (caliber war) I dont believe this but if there was alot of 40's being traded in there prob being traded for more 40's. Also 9s are cheap to stockpile if you can find ammo. But this thread is rediculose.
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The OP was tyrying to see if there were any rational, or irrational, reasons for seeing more used .40's for sale in his area. Is it better NOT to try to give him an answer, or more important to ARGUE about what the possible reasons are? Even in science, before being irrefutably disproved, theories can vary. Let's make room for the possibilities until we KNOW the answer.
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I will say that this store usually has at least ten or more used handguns of one variant or another for sale and I was more than a little surprised at how few they have in stock now. Also, no used .22 handguns of any kind were for sale.
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Can we conclude that it possibly means nothing, as reports from different regions yield different findings. Perhaps some areas are flooded with used .40's from police trade-ins, or a handful of people are swapping .40's for personal reasons. In the other areas, less .40 cal pistols might indicate higher demand for same, or shorter supply of same. It does not seem to be consistent across the nation.
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Sounds like a reasonable assessment to me, Sharpdressed Man.
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