[Dead Corpse]

Smaller guns and calibers are just fine for target shooting and for training up the kids. They shouldn't be carried by anyone serious about preserving their own skin. .357 on the light end. Putting 600+ FPE on a target with a 10mm is a lot better than the .40's 400 FPE. The difference could mean keeping ones head on ones shoulders.

That was my whole point. The .40 "Short and Weak", as I referred to it, is exactly as I described it. An inferior round compared to the larger 10mm.

[Who is John Galt?]

The .40 "Short and Weak", as I referred to it, is exactly as I described it. An inferior round compared to the larger 10mm.

That's not always correct. Hitting the target is the first priority (which is one reason I like the .44 Special). The ability to hit the target repeatedly is also a plus. And generating a 'through-and-through' wound (which your 10mm is more likely to do) might not be as 'optimal' as dumping the entire energy load of a .40S&W in the same target. YMMV, FWIW, etc., etc...

;>)

[Spktyr]

If you can't hit effectively with it, it doesn't matter what caliber you carry. I hit competently with a 1911, but I'm far more accurate with the 9mm Browning HP.

A miss with a .50BMG is a lot less effective than a .25ACP through an eye socket.