sigp220.45
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I thought the guys in the Florida Shootout had body armor on? Would a better bullet had solved that issue?
Rosewood
If you mean the 4/11/86 shootout in Miami - neither of the bad guys wore body armor.
I thought the guys in the Florida Shootout had body armor on? Would a better bullet had solved that issue?
Rosewood
Just as well, I heard that S&W stopped chambering the M&P Series in .357 SIG because they kept getting them sent in for service by the Texas Rangers, and has subsequently gone on to advise against converting the M&P to .357 SIG using aftermarket conversion barrels. Which is a shame because apparently those who own them swear by them, so I guess they either don't hold up well to extensive use or otherwise some of the more *ahem* "equal opportunity employees" within the Texas Rangers were limp-wristing them.
If you mean the 4/11/86 shootout in Miami - neither of the bad guys wore body armor.
That must have been the shootout in Hollywood?? I am thinking about?
I thought the guys in the Florida Shootout had body armor on? Would a better bullet had solved that issue? Rosewood
If they were wearing body armor a 40 would not have solved the issue either.
...if you can't hit the target reliably with a handgun, it doesn't matter what caliber you are using. Might as well use a 9mm in places that pistols work and switch to a carbine or rifle if the handgun isn't up to the job.
I think a .40 cal auto is like a .41 cal revolver and a 16 ga. shotgun. 2 big 2 be little and 2 little 2 be big. Don't sit on the fence. Make a decision and pick a side. Larry
I've actually been seeing a fair amount of talk regarding a possible comeback of the .40 S&W in the civilian market. Supposedly all of the police trade-in deals were indeed too good to pass up, so now a lot more folks who would have otherwise never purchased a .40 S&W pistol own one and have actually come to discover that the supposedly wrist-snapping recoil of the .40 S&W cartridge actually isn't so bad, especially not in the heavy duty service pistols which have flooded the market over the past few years. So now more folks own .40s, and obviously enjoy shooting them seeing as sales of .40cal ammo are on the rise . . .
It's only REAL downfall, is it's an "In between" cartridge, NONE of them, rifle/pistol have any longevity. I still can't believe the 10mm's still around! It's loud, heavy recoil, and STILL not a magnum.
It's only REAL downfall, is it's an "In between" cartridge, NONE of them, rifle/pistol have any longevity. I still can't believe the 10mm's still around! It's loud, heavy recoil, and STILL not a magnum.
The biggest issue with 10mm Auto is that the vast majority of Commercial factory loaded 10mm ammo is nothing more than .40 S&W in a longer case. If more ammo manufacturers would load it to full spec, then it would be excellent. Honestly, I was actually shopping for a 10mm right up until I learned that you either had to reload or pay a huge premium to get real full-power 10mm loads.
This seems to be the case with most factory ammo, it's all middle of the road. Unless you buy the "hot stuff" from small batch manufacturers, it all seems to be this way.
I didn't really experience what 44 magnum could do until I started reloading for it...
While some factory loaded ammo typically runs shy of SAAMI Specifications, 10mm Auto is much more significant. Full-power 10mm will push a 200gr bullet at 1200fps or a 180gr bullet at 1300fps, but most factory loaded ammo is loaded to FBI Specifications, which launches a 180gr bullet at about 1000fps.
I don't think it is a coincidence that velocity numbers suddenly decreased when affordable chronographs became available. Happened not just with 10mm but also with 44 and 357 magnums as well as some rifle cartridges.