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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 .38-40 Winchester (10.17x33mmR) is actually a .40 caliber (10 mm) intermediate cartridge shooting .401 in (10.2 mm) caliber bullets. The cartridge was introduced by Winchester in 1874 and is derived from their .44-40 Winchester. This cartridge was introduced for rifles, but in its reintroduction for cowboy action shooting it has seen some ...
The case is necked out and trimmed off above the shoulder at a case-length of 1.700", with a COAL of 2.250", resulting in a "straight-wall" cartridge. It uses .4005" jacketed rifle bullets, and can accept bullets from .40 S&W and 10mm Auto pistols (135gr–230gr). 400 Legend, Proprietary. The rebated rim dimensions exactly match the 6.8mm ...
In late 2015, Federal Premium introduced Syntech ("synthetic technology") line of pistol bullets for the 9mm Luger, .40 S&W and .45 ACP calibers, under Federal's American Eagle brand. The "Syntech" trademark derives from the Total Polymer Jacket (TPJ), a synthetic low-friction polymer jacketing that replaces the traditional bare lead or copper ...
Black Talon is a brand of hollow-point pistol and rifle ammunition introduced in 1991 by Winchester, primarily intended for law enforcement and personal defense use.Black Talon rounds were known for the unique construction of the bullet and its sharp petal shape after expansion following impact with tissue or other wet media. [1]
1,250 ft/s (380 m/s) 573 ft⋅lbf (777 J) Source (s): Corbon [ 1 ] The .400 Corbon (10.2x22mm) is an automatic pistol cartridge developed by Cor-Bon in 1997. [ 2 ] It was created to mimic the ballistics of the 10 mm Auto cartridge in a .45 ACP form factor. It is essentially a .45 ACP case, necked down to .40 caliber with a 25-degree shoulder.
The .401 Winchester Self-Loading cartridge. The .401 SL is of similar size to the later .41 Remington Magnum; but the longer self-loading rifle cartridge produced a muzzle energy of 2,000 foot-pounds force (2,700 J) with a 200-grain (13 g) bullet, [4] while the magnum revolver is credited with a muzzle energy of 790 foot-pounds force (1,070 J ...
S&W Centennial is a family of revolvers made by Smith & Wesson on the "J-Frame". Depending upon caliber, the cylinder holds either 5 (9×19mm Parabellum, .38 Special +P, and .357 Magnum), 6 (.32 H&R Magnum), 7 (.22 Magnum), or 8 (.22 LR) cartridges. Centennials feature a fully enclosed (internal) hammer, which makes them Double Action Only (DAO ...