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Never cared for Glocks myself. They have the ergonomics of two 2”x2”s nailed together, at least in my hand. I far prefer the feel of a Beretta or CZ75 which seem to point themselves.
Or, as the author posits, perhaps the reporter just switched from covering the Ladies Auxiliary Potluck Supper to firearms expert.
A vastly superior personal carry piece. IMHO.
I have, however, given up on striker-fired guns and returned to hammer-fired DA/SA pistols (albeit with decockers rather than safeties). I remain a contrarian even in my golden years.
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Well, I ain't all of the public, but I assure you, the police is the very last place I go to for firearms expertise and/or advice.
Most of the PO's I know can't hit the side of a barn from two feet and have no real knowledge of what makes their gun go bang.
The majority of firearms training for PO's is abysmal.
Sometimes I wonder if any of them actually ever receive any training at all, beyond 50 or so rounds every 3-6 months.
There are exceptions, but most medium and small departments simply cannot afford the time and expenditure for good, realistic firearms training.
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The LEOs want new guns. Who on the city council is going to challenge the explanation of the ‘expert’ and deny them the new toys?
The .40 S&W is a good cartridge.
It’s main problem is it is neither fish nor foul. It might be a tiny bit more effective than the 9mm but it does so at the cost of recoil, cost of ammo and wear.
Probably it’s worst feature is when you try to combine a compact gun with it. I have a Star Firestar compact which works perfectly, is accurate and recoil is not bad.
The only problem is it is so heavy that sticking it in my pocket makes my shoulder or pants droop. It is heavy as a hunk of lead.
Bottom line ... 9mm ammo is cheaper.
Do they absolutely know what kind of loads were being consistently used in the .40’s? How many of these guns got dropped, banged against walls and God knows what during normal police activities. Who knows?
One thing for sure according to a big FBI report the accuracy rate soars when the cops switch from .40 to .9mm
How about firearms that are over 100 years old that still work just fine?
And they wonder why nobody likes them.
The sergeant sounds like a gun shop ninja. If he knew squat about guns he wouldn’t use made-up terms like “cartridge ignition pressures”. A better, more understandable explanation would be cheaper ammo allows more range time for officers, higher cap magazines allows more shots in a high-stress situation where 80-90% of shots are misses, and lower recoil allows quicker follow up shots.
Maybe the uninformed public....
I’d take parts from 3 previously working .40 pistols in the hope of making one usable one.....
In place of a working 9mm.
Too fast, not enough mass.
Bullet weight, powder burn rates and bore diameter all influence the pressure curve of a fired round. The first two can be varied to affect internal pressures. Sounds like the officer just found a new way to say “I want a new gun,” and baffle those that would say he can’t have one. Try it on the wife.