JT> JS> but shooting them just doesn't excite ..." 
re
JT> JS> just oozing with prejudice.  The .45acp is a great chambering, but 
it's
JT> JS> not a magical holy godsend.  The .40S&W easily outdoes it in muzzle
JT> JS> energy from similar length barrels in the lighter mass defense 
ounds.
JT> JS> There are tons of exceptions of course, and I'd rather get in front 
of a
JT> JS> 9mm than either the .40 or the .45, but I'd prefer none at all.
JT> JS> A hot loaded .40S&W can work wonders, as can a hot loaded .45acp.  
wo
JT> JS> choices, same general performance.  The USP however was made to 
asily
JT> JS> take .45acp +p, which will out perform .40S&W in terms of ballistics.
JT> JS> I'll stick with the .40, which has very impressive performance even 
out
JT> JS> of a 3«" barrel.
JT> JS> If I ever get a .45acp, unless it's a great deal on a good used gun,
JT> JS> it'll probably be a USP.  :-)
JT>why not get the best of both worlds, and shoot a 10mm
If I could get a high capacity 10mm I would.  Right now the only 
available ones are the Glock 20 and a custom chambering built on a 
Para-Ord frame.  I had a S&W 1006, great gun, but I wanted a bit more 
capacity for no other reason than to have it.
The Glock 20 is too limited of a design, I can't really crank out much 
more from a 10mm and expect the Glock to function perfectly, I am not a 
glocksmith.  The Para-Ord would be nice, but I don't want to spend $1000 
putting together a gun that I won't even have a ready supply of high 
capacity magazines for.
For that matter, I'd get a P16-40 and bore out the chamber to allow a 
greater OAL for the .40, making 10mm performance at Saami levels easily 
attainable.
Personally, i want to formulate a chambering using a 7.62x39 case with 
the neck trimmed off and formed to accept a 10mm bullet.  The case would 
be about as long as a .357mag, have lots more capacity than the 10mm, and 
allow it to surpass the .41mag in terms of ballistics.  Plus it's a 
rimless case perfect for semi-auto, and even though the round would be 
tapered, it'd be less so than the 9mm luger.  No that's what I would call 
a real 10mm!  :-)
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