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Ruger45LC · February 20, 2021, 06:42 PM

The reason for the .40 was not that they couldn't handle the recoil of the 10mm, the guns in 10mm were simply large and cumbersome and the .40 was an option to give the same ballistics but in a 9mm sized gun. To this day, that's one of the better selling points of the .40 over the 10mm, smaller guns.

February 20, 2021, 06:42 PM	#16
Ruger45LC Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 768	The reason for the .40 was not that they couldn't handle the recoil of the 10mm, the guns in 10mm were simply large and cumbersome and the .40 was an option to give the same ballistics but in a 9mm sized gun. To this day, that's one of the better selling points of the .40 over the 10mm, smaller guns.