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In rec.knives jmarch <jmarch@ricochet.net> wrote:


> That's what SFPD and many others uses now.  It's inherently not very
> accurate; as an example, if a given 9mm gun can plant 5 rounds within 2" @
> 15 yards, it's .40S&W equivelent will put 'em within about 3.5", typically.
> That's not a horrifying problem per se, for a close-range street combat
> weapon...but you don't see 'em in shooting competition.


It's probably not the place to discuss this, but I have to say this!

.40S&W is THE hot ticket in USPSA/IPSC Limited and IPSC
Standard Divisions.  Since nearly all of the top Limited and Standard
shooters now use that caliber, you DO "see 'em in shooting competition."

Many of these guns are bullseye-level accurate as well.  I know several
gunsmiths who who can build a 1911 in .40S&W that is 100% reliable and
shoots under 2" at 50 yards.

So I take the tales about .40S&W being "inherently inaccurate" with a
grain of salt.  Certainly some loads will be less than optimum for
accuracy, but I don't believe it's as bad as some of the gun rags report.


OBLIGATORY KNIFE CONTENT:

As far as the original topic goes, I'll take this opportunity to remind us
all that gun rights and knife rights are closely related and both groups
have much in common.  Gun people and knife people should work together
(with other civil rights groups ideally) to reclaim and reassert ALL of
our civil and inherent human rights.