.40 S&W
| .40 S&W | |
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| general information | |
| caliber | .40 S&W |
| Sleeve shape | Rimless with pull-out groove |
| Dimensions | |
| Floor ⌀ | 10.17 mm |
| Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 10.77 mm |
| Sleeve length | 21.59 mm |
| Cartridge length | 28.83 mm |
| Weights | |
| Technical specifications | |
| Speed v 0 | approx. 400 m / s |
| Bullet energy E 0 | 500-800 years |
| Lists on the subject | |
The .40 S&W cartridge is a pistol cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson .
She is also known as:
- 10 × 22 mm
- .40
- .40 Auto
- .40 Liberty
- 10 mm short
history
The cartridge was developed by Smith & Wesson in 1990. Because of the strong recoil of the 10 mm car , the FBI had downloaded the cartridge and thus practically created a 10 mm "light". Since the 10 mm car had also been criticized for having too long a case, the fact that the remaining amount of powder also fit into a smaller case was used. Smith & Wesson developed the cartridge, the caliber remained the same and only the cartridge case was shortened.
With a shorter case, this new cartridge could then also be loaded into smaller pistols that were originally designed for the 9 mm Parabellum caliber . The .40 S&W, along with the Winchester ammunition factories, was introduced as a newly created product at the 1990 Shot Show in the United States . It has also found its way into several countries outside the United States, such as Canada , Australia , Jordan (CTU Anti-Terrorism Unit) and the federal police authorities in Brazil . It offers about 40% more energy than a 9 mm Parabellum at normal pressure. The cartridge is also available as a subsonic version.
There was a trend among law enforcement agencies in the mid-1990s to favor .40 S&W versus 9mm Parabellum, which later reversed. The FBI switched back to 9mm Parabellum in 2015. The decisive factor was an increase in the performance of the 9 mm Parabellum through improvements to the projectile and the propellant charge. At the same time, the recoil of the 9 mm Parabellum is lower, which makes the firing more controllable, faster and more accurate.
Web links
- http://handloads.com/misc/stoppingpower.asp?Caliber=11 Rating of the different bullets in caliber
- http://worldinventory.googlepages.com/pw_federal List of US authorities using the .40S & W
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert A. Sadowski: Book of Glock: A Comprehensive Guide to America's Most Popular Handgun Verlag Simon and Schuster, 2018 ISBN 9781510716032 , p. 620 [1]