The Debrief - Is Everybody Wrong? Is .40 better than 9mm?

The .40 was only one of a handful of cartridges developed primarily for law enforcement use. Another example is the .38 Super Automatic. Introduced in 1929, the .38 Super was designed to be able to shoot through the automobiles driven by gangsters of the period. 113/c2jPK04/VW-Bb_7TVjb5W7wwSR06GRgKJW2x7JLQ5hGp2PN1KM5tn3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3m_W8744bN1LCwjkW4qxxSV6yxqjVVQhPgV5WfHfVW311MvL6_6-prW397Kyc6WW4VZW5Qn_v52rnGzQW5RyjzF91GXX2W38NwP1615NqFN3g0rMVZwprPW393Smd4bqVljW3BrDk984Kw75W4Yrm891W0knmW2y5t-p8FhLQbW8FJFxZ51bzR6VF2K5g6H_GKzW5tq3ty7hvkG9VqYgSP9krJDYW5YCWkg14-92yW6srT-y9gXWffW8-rnJN6zZvzJW8FzNRh3wsW1kVWsXvV6HXmZsW7Nk1tH60pw6tN85--vG4k4SPf22kRhT04 [tal-9mm-vs-40](113/c2jPK04/VW-Bb_7TVjb5W7wwSR06GRgKJW2x7JLQ5hGp2PN1KM5tn3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3n5W7TfN8t3yZqCDW3GKb125wVFPHW5FX0bt3bTlNNW3sR2sB1Wh3TMW6hqw_46kjYHqVVmZTQ15HQ4wW60zQHC1p6QjNW5_06vj6H3DbfW7rfXFn7RwK54W4fHs5R8PHLN0W9jsDpr7lH20VW590B5-1jqRm8N6HYg6d7b94QW8gql678s8RzQW2YcWHB1Fc5XPW5Y7sBs7-VFcZW17gTvN6mQc_QW3gXk3H6KYVVBW1V_TVH7rxBT7W50dqZ835hS2bW4cX07v2mrxkzN9jNM4f1-Hc6W2V6C5K3jbZFZW4GyB7x7ZgHwHf3M52Kx04) [IS EVERYBODY WRONG? IS .40 BETTER THAN 9MM?](113/c2jPK04/VW-Bb_7TVjb5W7wwSR06GRgKJW2x7JLQ5hGp2PN1KM5tn3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3pbW80vzYw1vmnHXW1NTmcb4-fZz_W1cnvq_2hXhcLW6Gs29576Gjv6W5Yl2jx3MdhWTW5tl0078TmCknW7tr8qY2FmN8DW2tcG3C5BkpRWW7XbnzM4TgnYsW1Z6SFf3tK-zZW1fW9bP7zDzgzW46VlMl3JWrlsW19Z7Nf26h-qkW77xsZW5G0tY-N5Ht-H2Kr2zXW2DGrz295-WSjW8R5gnt6FzMcCW8F8_2g5NrlX5W7vn07b5D4JsdW4LCjhT1gCy9sW1b7Dwv48KxLfW99bMLV2TjCs2W2rXVML8xK_hyN5y2hb9VP4Gwf8B04XP04) By Scott Wagner July 18th, 2024 - The .40 was only one of a handful of cartridges developed initially for law enforcement use. Another example is the .38 Super Automatic. Introduced ... 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Topics covered include general thoughts on carrying for ... 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When they eventually put a design in the water, it was ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VW-Bb_7TVjb5W7wwSR06GRgKJW2x7JLQ5hGp2PN1KM5tH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3q1W3XNf8L3z3X7LN8ZzmGTnnv4fMTdzRlp5CvDW1XRL5B17Y99hW1YhtwC21xFwhN3nXh00sqmnxW4XzdzP5gXQC-W3RclYv3GDFYFW1Vp0z-3dHGtRW3MNm338021YRW5GJL-08N9n_jW1Nt-Qk5cz1LMVrxcMr83YpQPW7JpYWV4vDcpNW2zKSHr5sJnM2W5y5KvM3DsqPWW6lxmXQ6gjyCXW44n9Y844HmCnW96vtNk2GGM2mW1BVm7W8dyBdGW7bc4xk5qx7WhW78kltD5XRzMjW1BFnD67NpSRZW1Xydl74V-dfnVvWwdJ5PbzMwW5tjHv55zB_VBf2lK6yv04) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we reconsider the now much-maligned .40, question if you are actually prepared to face a deadly threat, and learn about a risky effort the Nazis took to stop the D-Day invasion. First up, criminal justice professor and police academy commander Scott Wagner has us reconsider the .40 caliber round. While the 9mm has easily surpassed it in popularity today, does this storied round deserve a second look? Check out his take on it [here](113/c2jPK04/VW-Bb_7TVjb5W7wwSR06GRgKJW2x7JLQ5hGp2PN1KM5tn3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3mVW1Qg2777F9mVHW66Fmy_6Yj1HTW5DVsDz7LTbm3W5N50_l7f9t2XW5mGKKN1dvj7SW27CTtp4y_T0zVJngNG54M1wQV26mwl86lfQGW575w2b6tYqdbW7s_0y-7VtCDtW8b5smg3P_L35W88MKMQ7qhcLkW7Sysfl2c5Rb4W73_2nM8j7d0FW5jcd2c2mJQ6cW65fLqc6tnSTJW9bhQjR5q5-FWW75hvM63Z-7FdW7VZxMZ1YtzQmW1RKnYW98P_ppW2RzTNX7pGL-6N20tNF2qJ3SFW77xGLR36DFyGW6V5hMK89FzCgd67BwP04). Next, we have firearms trainer Andy Grossman give us his expert take on what the most overlooked aspect of self-defense preparation is. Spoiler alert — it’s not necessarily your firearm. Click [here](113/c2jPK04/VW-Bb_7TVjb5W7wwSR06GRgKJW2x7JLQ5hGp2PN1KM5vg3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3pPW2rTr092cvBJZVwJ3Rv5RD2PFW8McXF62dnVmyW78CYSf3KSbRzW1klXJ675nbtXW281BMp9lH-JyW8NCqCR43w7sMW5X0fh18TKhXbW6TmG2Z8Df2VLW3YNJM029B5LdW58TLTy4ZhRD5W6CL-XC8RZFZgW6cGMBY2swVFvW3wZdbv1jjppkW8gRWqq1t_KKtN1VVzHDJJDw1W7NfrTF1zJ788W2qWddS7-Rk86W4v1TMb1qWhYgW1PWjjR2dQdsGW4b7Pd863m7BJW775M7X10TLx9W3vLz722gZxCRW4bGb5p2-_nqXW3LHKCl1L9M7gN7By1cMnqWQLW4hgSMh5RLdWxW2vzNQ-4X12LKW4wzB9Y4pzZvDW6VbhQ56SKP-jf7qrBd-04) to find out more. And lastly, we have historian Tom Laemlein give us a detailed look at the German effort to develop “human torpedoes”. These risky and unproven weapons were designed to take down naval landing forces like those used during D-Day at Normandy. 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