If FBI moves to 9mm, what happens to the .40 cal Pistols?

[Krupski]

my guess is female agents and limp wristed gay men had a hard time qualifying with the .40 the same way they did with the 10mm so they are going to a smaller calliber to help "diversify" their work force.

My daughter (when she was 10) shot my Beretta M9 and my 1920 Colt M1911. No problem, and she even hit the target.

ANY adult (male or female) who can't handle a "4x" caliber weapon has no business handling a gun.

[Krupski]

I wonder how may .45 Owners have Carpo Tunnel in their Shooting Hand and Wrist.

Only the wimps.

[O.S.O.K.]

I think the 45 ACP has a softer recoil than the 9mm or 40 S&W. It pushes more than it snaps... It's also usually chambered in a heavy platform.

[Krupski]

I think the 45 ACP has a softer recoil than the 9mm or 40 S&W. It pushes more than it snaps... It's also usually chambered in a heavy platform.

That's true. A 1911 is quite heavy and that absorbs the harsh "snap" and makes it more into a "shove" or "push".

On the other hand, this pistol:



...is rather light and it's not all that much fun to "plink" with at the range. But if I need to defend myself from a bad guy or two, the recoil pain will be the least of my worries.

(in case you don't know, it's 45 ACP - 5 in the mag and 1 in the pipe).

[Hobe Sound AK]

Isn't 40S&W, and 10mm the same thing? .45ACP is 11mm so I thought 40 and 10 were the same?

[AK-J]

Isn't 40S&W, and 10mm the same thing? .45ACP is 11mm so I thought 40 and 10 were the same?

Same caliber, different length case.

[O.S.O.K.]

Yeah the 40 is a shorter 10mm. It's like .38 Special and .357 Mag.

The 40 S&W was created to duplicate the 10mm "FBI" load which was a reduced load. It was also designed specifically to fit into the current 9mm platforms of the day.