Tell me what are the advantages of 40 Smith & Wesson.

[rmcrob]

I think jforrest and Mrmonte are on the money. It's all about hitting your target. That's more important than what you hit it with, as long as were being reasonable. I watch a lot of true crime shows on TV, and there are sure a lot of murder victims whose murders used a .22 rimfire to do the deed. Still, I want more than a .22 on me.

I made a new chart including a pretty good .45 ACP round, and you can see why I wouldn't really consider the .40 to be a compromise. All three of these are good defensive ammo, but the 40 hits harder than the 45 out to about 100 yards:



Here's a drop chart, too, if anyone cares. I just like playing with the software: