Re: accuracy of .40s&w vs. 9mm

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From: James Douglas Del-Vecchio
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:27

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baechler@lia.di.epfl.ch (Emmanuel Baechler) writes:

#I have seen an explanation for this added weight, which, IMHO, makes a
#lot of sense. .40S&W ammo are extremely fast to burn. This is why the
#slide and the barrel start to recoil even before the firing pin has
#gone back to its original position. This explains the vertical marks
#on the primer of the delayed blowbacks .40. This also explains their

	I've seen these marks frequently on .40 cases that have
been fired through glocks, in these same cases I also see dented
mouths.
Any clues?
JD

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