Does the .40 S&W Just Need More Time?

[buzz_knox]

Now new pistols such as the XD(M) and the M&P are first introduced in .40 S&W and then in 9x19 and .45 ACP. Just about every company that makes a service pistol offers that pistol in .40 S&W. That is amazing.

.40 provides a compromise that people have been looking for since the 9mm vs. .45 wars began. It's no wonder it's taken off so well, for both its real and perceived advantages.

It tends to work and the only remaining question is: does it do anything for the individual user that justifies switching to it? Answers will vary from user to user.