.40 S＆W (no ontology)

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.40 S&W is a pistol cartridge developed in 1990 by firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester. It is a shortened version of 10mm Auto, developed from the so-called 10mm Auto "FBI Lite loads" ; reduced loads to dampen the severe recoil of a full-power 10mm. That load was then adapted to a shorter case. Much like how .357 Magnum is dimensionally the same as .38 Special except for case length, .40 S&W is dimensionally the same as 10mm Auto, but with a shorter case. To better visualize their relationship, one can imagine that .40 S&W is the "10mm Auto Special", or that 10mm Auto is the ".40 S&W Magnum".

While it is considered a viable alternative to 9x19mm Parabellum and .45 ACP, many are divided on whether it offers the best of both worlds (citing high capacity and stopping power), or the worst of both worlds (citing relatively high recoil and only marginal performance gains over 9x19mm and .45 ACP). Regardless of one's position on .40 S&W, it is a street-proven cartridge with numerous law enforcement agencies having adopted firearms chambered for this cartridge. It even found use in submachine guns; notably the famous .40 version of the H&K MP5, the MP5/40.

Mazeworld overview

Type	LDV	C1	C2	C3	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5
Bullet	+2	45%	43%	41%	36%	29%	23%	11%	3%

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Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop in boxes of 50 or bulk cans of 500.
Available brands and projectile types:
- Standard (Regular, SP): FMJ, Lead, JHP, SEG, AP
- Personal Defense (Regular, +P): FMJ, JHP, AP
- Pocket Dragon (Regular +P+): FMJ, JHP, AP
Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 1.60 P$ /round
Recoil level: 3 - Normal

Handloading information

Primer type: Small pistol
Powder type: Pistol
Projectile type: .400, 200 grain
Standard load: 102 pwdr
- -P load: 92 pwdr
- +P load: 112 pwdr
- +P+ load: 122 pwdr

Cost of a 50 case box: 17 P$ (0.34 P$/case)
Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 1.473 P$

Weapons compatible

Standard weapons

Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: 20

Class 2 weapons:

Beretta Cx4 Storm, conventional rifle
H&K MP5/40A2, submachine gun
H&K UMP-40, submachine gun
Taurus MT-40, submachine gun

Class 3 weapons:

Beretta 96FS, pistol
Beretta Px4 Storm, pistol
Česká Zbrojovka CZ 75B-40, pistol
FN Herstal FNP-40, pistol
Glock 22, pistol
Glock 27, pistol
H&K P2000, pistol
H&K P7M10, pistol
H&K USP-40, pistol
Hi-Point JCP, pistol
IWI Jericho 941R, pistol
Para Ordnance P-16.40, pistol
SIG Sauer P239, pistol
Smith & Wesson Model 4006, pistol
Springfield XDM, pistol

Additional weapons that can chamber .40 S&W rounds interchangeably with their native caliber:

All revolvers chambered in 10mm Auto, including Maze Customs revolvers

Maze Customs

Customs weapon families: Available as a chambering for the 1911SS, 1911DS, Glock-SF, MP5 and AR-15 families, and naturally compatible with 10mm Auto weapons in the Blackhawk and Redhawk families.
Minor services: 96FS FA (Full-auto conversion for Beretta 96FS), CZ 75B-40 FA (Full-auto conversion for CZ75 B-40), MPX-40 (Minor rechambering for SIG Sauer MPX), P250-40 (Minor rechambering for SIG Sauer P250), M&P40 (Minor rechambering for SIG Sauer M&P357), UMP-40 Enhanced (Tactical conversion for H&K UMP-40),

Barrel length groups

Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a multiplier to Pain and Limb damage is applied. Please refer to the lists of weapons or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.

Group name	Length range	Damage multiplier
Handgun	Up to 6"	1x
SMG	6.1" to 12.5"	1.1x
Carbine	12.6" and beyond	1.2x

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 '''.40 S&W''' is a pistol cartridge developed in 1990 by firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester. It is a shortened version of [[10mm Auto]], developed from the so-called 10mm Auto "FBI Lite loads" ; reduced loads to dampen the severe recoil of a full-power 10mm. That load was then adapted to a shorter case. Much like how [[.357 Magnum]] is dimensionally the same as [[.38 Special]] except for case length, .40 S&W is dimensionally the same as [[10mm Auto]], but with a shorter case. To better visualize their relationship, one can imagine that .40 S&W is the "10mm Auto Special", or that 10mm Auto is the ".40 S&W Magnum".
-While it is considered a viable alternative to [[9x19mm Parabellum]] and [[.45 ACP]], many are divided on whether it offers the best of both worlds (citing high capacity and stopping power), or the worst of both worlds (citing relatively high recoil and only marginal performance gains over 9x19mm and .45 ACP). Regardless of one's position on .40 S&W, it is a street-proven cartridge with numerous law enforcement agencies having adopted firearms chambered for this caliber. It even found use in submachine guns; notably the famous .40 version of the '''H&K MP5''', the '''MP5/40'''.
+While it is considered a viable alternative to [[9x19mm Parabellum]] and [[.45 ACP]], many are divided on whether it offers the best of both worlds (citing high capacity and stopping power), or the worst of both worlds (citing relatively high recoil and only marginal performance gains over 9x19mm and .45 ACP). Regardless of one's position on .40 S&W, it is a street-proven cartridge with numerous law enforcement agencies having adopted firearms chambered for this cartridge. It even found use in submachine guns; notably the famous .40 version of the '''H&K MP5''', the '''MP5/40'''.
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