International Use of the .40 S&W

BarryLee · February 13, 2013, 01:01 AM

I was reading a Tom Clancy book earlier and it referenced Russian Spetsnaz units utilizing handguns chambered in the .40 S&W caliber. Specifically they were said to be using the Varjag MP-445 as their sidearm. A brief check on Google does seem to indicate that it is possible that they would use this weapon.

So, while I realize this was a work of fiction I was just a little surprised that a non-US based military or Police organization might use the .40 S&W for a sidearm. So, just out of curiosity are there any other organizations outside the US using this round?

C7AR15 · February 13, 2013, 02:25 AM

The Vancouver Police Dept use a Sig in .40 ( they recently switched over from the Berreta )

Also the Metro Vancouver Transit police use Glocks in the .40

PS: the R.C.M.P. use a Smith and wesson in 9mm --DA only

February 13, 2013, 01:01 AM	#1
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 2,110	International Use of the .40 S&W I was reading a Tom Clancy book earlier and it referenced Russian Spetsnaz units utilizing handguns chambered in the .40 S&W caliber. Specifically they were said to be using the Varjag MP-445 as their sidearm. A brief check on Google does seem to indicate that it is possible that they would use this weapon. So, while I realize this was a work of fiction I was just a little surprised that a non-US based military or Police organization might use the .40 S&W for a sidearm. So, just out of curiosity are there any other organizations outside the US using this round? __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

February 13, 2013, 02:25 AM	#2
C7AR15 Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2011 Location: Burnaby Posts: 100	The 40 in Canada The Vancouver Police Dept use a Sig in .40 ( they recently switched over from the Berreta ) Also the Metro Vancouver Transit police use Glocks in the .40 PS: the R.C.M.P. use a Smith and wesson in 9mm --DA only