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  • lilro
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 2374

    Theory I have about .40 as an HD weapon

    The .40 S&W was designed as a flat nosed round, and for the most part HP ammo has the same flat nose shape. Is it possible that HP feed more reliably in a .40 than other calibers? I was thinking about this because the DHS bought all those rounds of .40 when 9mm is the NATO standard.
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    alfred1222
    Calguns Addict
    • Jan 2010
    • 7331

    Originally posted by lilro
    The .40 S&W was designed as a flat nosed round, and for the most part HP ammo has the same flat nose shape. Is it possible that HP feed more reliably in a .40 than other calibers? I was thinking about this because the DHS bought all those rounds of .40 when 9mm is the NATO standard.
    I guess, ive never had a problem feeding HP through any of my .40 S&W pistols.
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    • #3
      Supertac916
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2012
      • 2423

      I haven't had any problems with 9mm, .40, or .45 with JHP's. I believe if you have quality handguns they should feed almost anything.

      Regarding DHS purchasing all of the .40 ammo. Most of the Federal agencies use Glock or Sigs in .40 S&W. Most LE agencies don't use 9mm anymore.

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      • #4
        voiceofreason
        Veteran Member
        • Oct 2010
        • 3785

        Theoretically, no.

        If anything, the .40 would feed LESS reliably due to the flat meplat.

        A longer, more rounded nose has a better chance of feeding reliably should the recoil be "off" in some way.

        That said...

        A reliable gun is a reliable gun.

        I'd trust my life to a RELIABLE .40 pistol any day. Over a semi-reliable 9mm or .45.

        Many 1911s struggle with feedramp jams even the though the .45 has a round meplat.

        In the end, it's the gun itself.

        p.s.- guns designed around the .40 caliber cartridge were likely designed with HPs in mind.

        guns designed around the 9mm cartridge and were later redesigned to accommodate the .40 & HPs may be less reliable?

        Is this your point?
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        • #5
          lilro
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2011
          • 2374

          Originally posted by voiceofreason
          Theoretically, no.

          If anything, the .40 would feed LESS reliably due to the flat meplat.

          A longer, more rounded nose has a better chance of feeding reliably should the recoil be "off" in some way.

          That said...

          A reliable gun is a reliable gun.

          I'd trust my life to a RELIABLE .40 pistol any day. Over a semi-reliable 9mm or .45.

          Many 1911s struggle with feedramp jams even the though the .45 has a round meplat.

          In the end, it's the gun itself.

          p.s.- guns designed around the .40 caliber cartridge were likely designed with HPs in mind.

          guns designed around the 9mm cartridge and were later redesigned to accommodate the .40 & HPs may be less reliable?

          Is this your point?
          Yeah that's the idea. The feedramp on a .40 is designed to feed a flat nose round. HPs have a flat nose. Usually when 1911s have problems feeding it's a hollow point, because the feed ramp is designed for ball ammo.

          I could be wrong. I probably am. Just an idea.
          There is no justification for the public servant police to be more heavily armed than the law-abiding public they serve...Unless...the government's intention is to be more powerful than the people.

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