theflatlander
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As the topic says what model of handgun's were designed specifically to handle the .40 round?
You can fit it into a High Power. Or a Beretta.
That's not true for the SIG P229. It was originally designed for the .40S&W cartridge. It was a some time later that the .357 SIG P229 came out with just a change in barrel. The first 9mm P229s also came later and were actually P228 frames, which were different from the P229 frames, with a stainless steel slide.If you're asking about guns that were originallly and solely offered only in .40S&W then I doubt there were any.
If you're asking about guns that were originallly and solely offered only in .40S&W then I doubt there were any.
Those guns which come in .40 are also available in other chamberings either right away or within a very short time frame. And from what I've seen of the answers so far all of them fit into this multi caliber role.
Sig Bill said:Most pistols that was chambered for 9mm were also chambered for 40sw. It's still a 9mm frame.
The early .40S&W Glocks were basically modified versions of the 9mm Glocks some additional minor changes to insure proper function. Later there were some changes specifically designed to provide longer service life in the .40S&W/.357Sig guns that were also incorporated into the 9mm guns to keep the designs as similar as possible.I believe with the glock its the same frame as the 9mm but they switched some internal parts between the 9mm and .357 sig/.40 s&w frame.
As I understand the history, yes on the P229. Probably not for the P250 as it was designed to be a "modular" gun with interchangeable grip sizes, trigger assemblies, and caliber options with the same frame.This is the second time someone has also mentioned the sig p229. I seen the sig 250 mentioned here also. Is that true they were both designed around the .40 cartridge?
...the M&P was designed for the .40, with steel chassis for increased rigidity and none of the durability or function issues of the Glock 22. Oddly, the 9mm was shoehorned into the M&P platform rather than the reverse which is true for Glock, and it is therefore the weakest model of the M&P.
How do you shoehorn in a smaller cartridge with equal max pressure? Also this appears to be a fan boy write up and he gives no citation of G22 issues. Although gen 2 .40s were weak these issues were solved by the gen3 3 pin frame.