It also explains that 70-80% of shots fired by law enforcement personnel in deadly force situations are misses. Which means more bullets are always better than less bullets.
It also explains that accuracy is paramount above all else. And that the lighter recoiling cartridge improves the speed and accuracy of ALL pistol shooters.
If anybody has a valid argument against any of these key points, feel free to urinate up that rope.
Travis
If the argument is couched solely on what you've written above, then there is no point of contention. It still does not INVALIDATE the fact that a 45 ACP is a superior cartridge OR the fact the 40 S&W was designed in response to the 10s heavy recoil and female agents, and the 9mm recoils even less.
That's not why the .40 was designed. The .40 was designed to meet a specific ballistic standard which the standard 10mm greatly exceeded. Although the 10mm hit the market first, the .40 S&W had been in development prior to the 10mm. When the FBI had Federal download the 10mm to the FBI round, S&W pleaded with the FBI to hold off for the 4006 which was nearly finished in development, but the FBI jumped the gun (no pun intended) and adopted the 1076.
The .40 S&W was developed to be a modern .38/40, NOT a watered down 10mm, it was always that way and had nothing to do with the 10mm and women. The .40 S&W exists because it provides a specific performance requirement and fits in a 9mm sized pistol.
