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The .40 S&W was developed as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's (FBI) reduced-velocity 10mm Auto cartridge which could be retrofitted into medium-frame (9 mm size) semi-automatic handguns.
If things had gone slightly differently in a conference room back in 1978, the history of Smith & Wesson’s first .40 caliber pistol would have been radically different.
2 févr. 2024 · The .40 S&W gained popularity among police faster than any new caliber before it, and by the late 1990s, it had become the nation’s dominant police service pistol cartridge. Even the FBI went to it, in the G22 and the fourteen-shot Glock 23.
30 mars 2014 · The .40 inspired more than just more gear. The 357SIG, another caliber with a whole unique set of ballistics in the defense and duty caliber debate, was spawned directly from the .40 Smith & Wesson. It was necked down in much the same way the .40 was born in the shell casings of 10mm pistols.
2 déc. 2021 · In fact, Glock managed to beat S&W by several months in 1990. As the round matured and was adopted by numerous law enforcement departments, firearm manufacturers jumped on board. Just about every maker offered a .40 by 1993. The “duty” pedigree of the .40 also influenced the competition world.
3 nov. 2021 · American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester designed and debuted the .40 S&W (10 x 22mm Smith &Wesson) on January 17, 1990. This rimless pistol cartridge was developed in response to a horrific shootout between FBI agents and two serial bank robbers in Miami in 1986—albeit nearly four years later.
8 mars 2022 · On January 17, 1990, the .40 S&W cartridge, and the Smith & Wesson Model 4006 semi-automatic pistol, debuted in the United States. However, the new Smith & Wesson handgun would not be the first 40 caliber handgun to hit the market.
