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In article <m0nBheG-0008QtC@liasun6.epfl.ch> baechler@lia.di.epfl.ch (Emmanuel Baechler) writes:

## I saw an article and thought "whatta stupid gun!"  The promotion I saw
## was in the Nov 92 Hand Gunning.  The thing weighs 43 oz empty: 4 oz
## more than a 1911A1, & 20 oz more than a Glock.  Not too impressive for
## something designed to be a "compact".  For some reason, the vels
...

#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
[explanation deleted]

Sure, that's a logical explanation for the added weight. But the original
poster's point was that the added weight didn't make sense in what is
supposed to be a compact carry gun--and I agree with him. 

Essentially, I don't think that the .40 S&W cartridge makes sense. It was
the child of the perennial search for the Holy Grail of magic
bullets--something that will make evil villains stop dead _every time_.
But what are the advantages of the 40 S&W over a hot 9mm Parabellum
cartridge? There's no evidence that it works better. (Consider that there's
some doubt whether the .45 ACP is better than the 9mm--and the 40 S&W is
supposed to be a compromise between the two!)

Despite this lack of demonstrable advantages over 9mm, and despite the fact
that the 40 S&W has significant drawbacks over this older cartridge (such
as requiring a beefier gun to make it work right, and reducing magazine
capacity) this round has become the darling of the gun mags and the
manufacturers. I can only conjecture that a new caliber is good for
business. 

In my opinion, the 40 S&W is an answer to a nonexistent question.

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