[Dead Corpse]

At close range, a .22 would do the job. The .40 S&W is a cut down version of the 10MM. Severely underpowered, not much better than a .38. The cops like it as it is a "big" round and yet easy to shoot.

I don't particularly like the round, hence the disparaging remark.

[TChris]

The .40 S&W is a cut down version of the 10MM. Severely underpowered, not much better than a .38.

I'd have to disagree pretty strongly there. Its essentially the same load as what the FBI was getting in their 10MMs, since the full load had too much recoil for good follow-up shots. They figured out a load that worked really well, then created the 40MM around those numbers. Its not underpowered at all. But, this probably isn't the thread to get into it...