Frame Description: Black Polymer with Serrated Trigger Guard
Frame Material: Polymer
Grips: Black Polymer
Hand: Right
Includes: 3 Magazines
Max Capacity: 13
Oal: 7.68"
Safety: Manual, Decocker
Sight Configuration: Night
Sight Style: Night
Weight: 28.96 oz
Barrel Description: 4.25" Polygonal Rifled
Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch
No Direct Ship To Rhode Island
No Direct Ship To Washington
Ambidextrous Safety: No
Barrel Length In Inches: 4.25
Caliber: .40sw
Drilled And Tapped: No
Finish: Colored
Dimension: 3.4 X 8.85 X 10.8
Frame Material: Polymer
Grip Material: Polymer
Magazine Capacity: 13
Newitem: Yes
Number Of Magazines Included: 3
Type Action Function: Semi-auto
Type Of Sights: Night Sights
Weight In Ounces: 28.96
Height: 3.4
Width: 8.85
Length: 10.8
Frame Color: Black
Slide Color: Black
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
Designed by Winchester and introduced by Winchester and Smith & Wesson in 1990, the 40 S&W was designed as a "compromise" semiautomatic pistol cartridge that would offer more performance than the 9mm Luger (9x19)…but would produce less recoil and allow higher magazine capacity than the 45 ACP. Few compromises in the firearms world have ever worked as well. From a manufacturing standpoint many pistols designed for the 9mm could be re-engineered to handle the larger cartridge; in a short time it has become a standard issue in the law enforcement community. Using a .400-inch bullet of from 135 to 180 grains from a .850-inch cae, the .40 S&W produces up to 1205 fps, and although recoil is greater than the 9mm, it is easier to shoot than the 45 ACP, and its greater velocity and smaller bullet diameter aid penetration. — Craig Boddington
