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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Colt Delta Elite 10MM 1911 Msg# 1147882
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The 9mm is FAR more popular today than the .40S&W, with law enforcement and everyone. In fact if you listen to the pundits they will tell you the .40S&W is dead. The .40S&W is not dead, it isn't even obsolescent, but it has taken a hit in popularity due to a 2014 report from the FBI praising the 9mm. That report caused a knee jerk reaction from law enforcement, resulting in huge numbers of agencies dropping the .40S&W in favor of returning to the 9mm. Still, many still use the .40S&W. See my report 2020: The State of the .40S&W, which is still accurate I think. At any rate, when the police started dropping the .40, many armed citizens did too, and anyone with a video camera and a YouTube account, or a job behind a gun counter started telling everyone they could that the .40 was dead. Those who didn't know better believed it.
If I were to venture into brown bear and grizzly country I'd rather have a .44 Magnum than a 10mm. A 10mm is powerful, but it uses lighter, smaller bullets than a .44. If it were black bears I think a 10mm would be okay. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Thanks, very informative, a great history. Now I understand the genesis of the 40S&W and it's place in the defensive handgun realm. In your opinion what is more popular today with law enforcement, the 9MM or the 40S&W? Again, in your opinion, which is the more effective round considering the ammo available today? I always felt if I were to venture into "serious" bear country I would want a S&W 44 Mag, 4" Md 29 but I guess a 10MM full power would serve just as well? |
