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The .40 S&W (10.2×22mm) is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester in 1990. [3] 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 ...
The FN Forty-Nine was designed to be a modern semi-automatic pistol with modern pistol chambering, [a] intended for law-enforcement and military markets. Introduced in 2000, [4] [5] the 49 pistol was apparently discontinued in early 2005, having last appeared on the company's website in late 2004. [7]
Magazine capacity for the 9mm version is 12 rounds and for the .40 S&W version is 10 rounds. The compact versions can also use full size magazines with the addition of a removable grip sleeve. A full size 9mm pre-loaded striker pistol, known as the FN 509 , was introduced in early 2016 with it being part of the XM17 Modular Handgun System ...
This is a list of firearm cartridges that have bullets in the 9 millimeters (0.35 in) to 9.99 millimeters (0.393 in) caliber range.. Case length refers to the round case length.
The .40 S&W CAN duplicate this performance. The .41 AE uses 0.410-inch (10.4 mm) bullets, whereas the .40 S&W uses 0.400-inch (10.2 mm) bullets. However, as it lacks the backing of ammunition manufacturers in making .410 caliber bullets suited for semiautomatic pistols, the .41 AE has not achieved widespread popularity. [7] [8]
The 9 stands for the caliber designation of 9 mm. The VP9 is the third striker-fired pistol that HK has produced. The VP9 is the third striker-fired pistol that HK has produced. A variant of the VP9, the VP40 , is chambered for .40 S&W ; the VP40 is known as SFP40 in Europe and Canada.
The round is also known as "9mm NATO" because it has become a standard pistol caliber for NATO forces. [26] The cartridge has been manufactured by, or for, more than 70 countries. [9] 9mm NATO can be considered an overpressure variant of 9×19mm Parabellum that is defined by NATO standards. The proof pressure is 3,150 bars (45,700 psi ...
While modern firearms are generally referred to by the name of the cartridge the gun is chambered for, they are still categorized together based on bore diameter. [citation needed] For example, a firearm might be described as a "30 caliber rifle", which could accommodate any of a wide range of cartridges using a roughly 0.30 inches (7.6 mm) projectile; or as a "22 rimfire", referring to any ...