FOR ALL U PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE AT WAR ARGUIN OVER WHICH IS BETTER THE 9MM OR THE .45. WELL UM NEITHER THE .40 s&w IS. THE FEDS AND POLICE AND THE CIA ALL USE IT AND THEY TEST THE ROUNDS MORE THAT ANYONE ELSE COULD, AND THEY USE OUR MONEY TO DO IT, AND WHAT OUR MONEY HAS SHOWED THEM IS THE MOST LETHAL ROUND IS THE .40S&W. NO ARGUMENTS, READ MUZZLE ENERGY BELOW ON SOME GOOD 40 ROUNDS AND THAT MIGHT SHED A LIL LIGHT ON IT FOR U BUT THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY REASONS!
If u want the most muzzle energy go with the 135 grain bullet, corbon has jhp that have well of 535ft/lbs of muzzle energy, and their velocity is around 1400 i beleive. Muzzle energy is vary similar to stopping power, but as i have tested and recommend all of u do take gallon milk jugs and fill them full of water and shoot them with you hallow points, the biggest hole wins, and for me the 180 GRAIN WINCHESTER SUPREME ELEITE BONDED( PRETTY MUCH THE RANGER ROUNDS BUT BETTER MADE) DID THE MOST DAMAGE! BUT THE 165 GRAIN REM GOLDEN SABRE WAS CLOSE! AS WAS THE 135 GRAIN CORBON.
IF U CAN KEEP UR BULLETS WITH MUZZLE ENERGY OF 450FT/LBS OR MORE U ARE SMOKIN MOST 45ACP ROUNDS AT 390FT/LBS.
IF Ur LIKE ME LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE AMMO U ARE BUYING IS CAPIBLE IF THEN GO TO THIS SITE, THE PRICES ARE NOT GREAT, BUT EVERY RND U CLICK ON HAS THE VELOCITY AND MUZZle ENERGY AS WELL AS 25 AND 50 YARD ENERGY!
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=10480_14658_14743_14908_14749
I PERSONALLY LIKE TO HAVE MORE VELOCITY SO I GO WITH THE MOST MUZZLE ENERGY THE 135 GRAIN ARE THE BEST FOR THAT 135 TO 155. YOU CAN GET THOSE GLASSER ONES THAT ARE LIKe 65 GRAINS AND HAVE MORE, BUT THAT IS LIKE SHOOTIN A 22.
SO TO SUM IT UP, THE 40 CAL IS SUCH A GOOD GUN BECUASE IT HAS THE VELOCITY OF THE 9MM AND THE STOPPING POWER OF THE 45.
SO YEAH U ARE GOIN TO WANT A LIGHTER BULLET LIKE THE 135 TO 165 RANGE, THEN U ALWAYS HAVE 1100 PLUS FPS AND 460 PLUS FT/LBS OF MUZZLE. YEAH YEAH BIG AND SLOW, WELL I SAY NO, THE SLOWER THE BULLET THE LESS RANGE AND MORE DROP, AND THE FASTER THE BULLET THE MORE RAPID THE JHP WILL EXPAND!
MY RANGE ROUND IS A 165GRAIN FMJ WINCHESTER, AND MY CARRY ROUND IS A 135 CORBON 1375fps, 540FT/LBS, AND OR A GOLDEN SABRE OR WINCHESTER SUPREME ELITE, BOTH ESSENTIALLY THE SAME ROUND. 1180fps/485ft/lbs
ANY ONE WHO LIKE THOSE WEAK FEDERAL HYDRA SHOCKS MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THERE APPROACH, THEY ARE UNDER 400 FT/LBS FOR MUZZEL ENERGY AND ARE SLOW, THERE IS NPTHIN GOOD THE NAME SOUNDS COOL BUT THATS IT, A TARGET FMJ WILL OUTDO ONE OF THOSE, STICK WITH THE ROUNDS THE LAW USES, 180-165 GRAIN JHP REM GOLD/WINCH RANGER. AND THE 135 155 GRAIN CORBON.
(yea ive bump fired a clip or two, who hasnt!?)
DONT USE 180 GRAIN FOR TARGET, TOO MUCH KICK THE 155 TO 165 IS GREAT, A LOT LESS KICK.
***EVEN THOUGH MOST COMPETIVE SHOOTERS SHOOT THE 9MM, THE LIGHTER FMJ .40 ARE JUST AS GOOD THE 135GRAIN IS OUTSTANDING AND HAS JUST ABOUT AN EQUAL KICK TO THE 9MM.