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Article #7882Re: accuracy of .40s&w vs. 9mm
From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:49
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:49
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In article <1993Jan11.032627.10362@latcs1.lat.oz.au> jd@latcs1.lat.oz.au (John Dimogotsis) writes: # So I was wandering if 9mm is inherently more accurate than .40 ? # I do have a friend who believes .45acp is more accurate than 9mm, While there are a lot of factors, such as recoil and the shooter's grip, the simple answer is that any modern caliber in a decent gun will be more accurate than most shooters. The other day I was putting round after round of .40S&W FMJ into the SAME HOLE in a target at some 7 yards, with a Glock model 22. That is quite unusual for a hand-held almost-stock gun (mine has stronger magazine springs, which should have no effect on accuracy, and a stainless steel recoil buffer spring guide rod instead of the stock plastic one, which reduces recoil slightly). I can only say that "I was on a roll". But it does provide evidence that .40S&W ammo is not inherently inaccurate.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!dtix!mimsy!smoke.brl.mil From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: rec.guns Subject: Re: accuracy of .40s&w vs. 9mm Message-ID: <19544@smoke.brl.mil> Date: 12 Jan 93 00:49:54 GMT Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Lab, APG MD. Lines: 17 Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu