It turns out that the 40 was just another FBI hoax. I gave it the attention it deserved.
The FBI didn't invent the .40 S&W. I don't recall the FBI issuing the .40 until the late 90's. I don't think the FBI was even the first LE agency to issue the .40 S&W.
Perhaps it is true that the .40 S&W was created as a result of the FBI adopting a downloaded 10mm but to call it "Just another FBI hoax" is inaccurate - sorta like how lots of people shoot the .40 S&W.
Yeah, at full power it is a handful. Same pressures as a 9mm but heavier bullets? No wonder it kicks more.
